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While I would want a little more power, plants of elk have fallen to the creedmoor. Results speak for themselves.
“One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.” - James Russell Lowell
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Like every other cartridge, the 6.5 CM has its advantages and limitations. Depending on the shot opportunity, it is a better choice for elk than some other cartridges, not as good as others,
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.
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Many elk have fallen to 6mm and .257 chambers with what today would be judged as inferior bullet technology. Given today’s superior bullet technologies those chambers are so much better. Any non-magnum 6.5mm is more than capable with today’s bullet offerings. Don’t give it a second thought, hit right that elk is going down.
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If it's me, I want all the advantage that I can get, well within reason that is. I've never been elk hunting, but I've seen them fairly close up. They're big animals. If I ever have the opportunity to hunt them I want at least a .30 caliber. I have a .30-06 and a .300 WBY. The .300 WBY would be my first choice. No way I will go bear hunting with a switch.
What goes up must come down, what goes around comes around, there's no free lunch. Trump's comin' back, get over it!
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HEY doesn't Boddington hunt as a professional of sorts? I mean doesn't he write articles and evaluate hunting gear? That's his job. If I was bankrupt I surely wouldn't want to stop working. And there's lots of reasons or causes of Bankruptcy. I mean I don't know for sure, but he is still one of us, gun guy and hunter and all that. So I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. If I find out later he's a scumbag, so be it. But the jury hasn't even been selected yet. Give him a break until you have firm proof of his piece of [bleep] ness. Jus' sayin'
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