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There is quite simply nothing I wouldn’t use a 6.5 CM on that I’d use a 7-08 on. They’re killing twins. Buy and own multiples of each. Problem solved.
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We've had at least two 7mm-08s in the family at all times for the last 20+ years. They've worked well for us and I'm pretty comfortable with and invested in 7mm-08 now. That being said if I didn't either and were picking today I'd probably go 6.5 CM for ammo availability and price alone, that's the only real difference I see for what I would use it for.
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[quote=Kimber7man]Here’s factory ammo with a bullet over 150 grains. Think it would work at 400? ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/tgzgGw7w/148-C18-DD-EC31-468-C-9-CEF-83102-BE911-BA.jpg) XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX Yeah...IF you hold 2 FEET hi. >> drop 400 yds = MINUS 22.27" If you like it. Jerry
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There is quite simply nothing I wouldn’t use a 6.5 CM on that I’d use a 7-08 on. They’re killing twins. There is quite simply nothing I wouldn’t use a 6.5 CM on that I’d use a 7-08 on. They’re killing twins. This ^^^^^^^^^^^^ MM I'm with these guys...
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For reasons only the Biologists know, you have to use a 270 or larger for elk or bear to be lawful in Kentucky. That means that if I somehow magically drew an elk tag, or wanted to hunt the pilfering black bear that are swarming over Eastern Kentucky, I would have to go with the 7mm/08 over the 6.5 Creedmoor. My confidence in the ability of the smaller cartridge notwithstanding.
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For reasons only the Biologists know, you have to use a 270 or larger for elk or bear to be lawful in Kentucky. That means that if I somehow magically drew an elk tag, or wanted to hunt the pilfering black bear that are swarming over Eastern Kentucky, I would have to go with the 7mm/08 over the 6.5 Creedmoor. My confidence in the ability of the smaller cartridge notwithstanding. I think I’ll stay in Montana where we understand the 243 is perfectly adequate for elk.
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Throw in a 308 and ask the same question.
They are all more similar than different. And how many really shoot at critters at 400?
I have been trying to talk myself into a creedmoor for years but it really doesn’t do anything a 308 doesn't and I have a half dozen of them. And it is light years behind my old 264 win mag.
But that dang 240 Weatherby kinda gets me thinking about rebarrelling a 30-06 montana I’ve got sitting around. Would be a great lightweight, probably not too hard of a kicking, flat shooting booger.
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For reasons only the Biologists know, you have to use a 270 or larger for elk or bear to be lawful in Kentucky. That means that if I somehow magically drew an elk tag, or wanted to hunt the pilfering black bear that are swarming over Eastern Kentucky, I would have to go with the 7mm/08 over the 6.5 Creedmoor. My confidence in the ability of the smaller cartridge notwithstanding. Yeah, a 270 Winchester is OK but a 6.5x300 Weatherby isn't. Wow.
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I guess if caliber is not important then why not just use a fast twist 223? Personally I feel a certain amount of mass is a good thing. I would use a 708 between the two because I have plenty of 7mm Partitions.
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Yeah, a 270 Winchester is OK but a 6.5x300 Weatherby isn't. Wow.
And or 6.5x06, really lacking huh ?  - sarcasm G&F 'intelligence'  Jerry
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Poke a bigger hole. .284/.264
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For reasons only the Biologists know, you have to use a 270 or larger for elk or bear to be lawful in Kentucky. That means that if I somehow magically drew an elk tag, or wanted to hunt the pilfering black bear that are swarming over Eastern Kentucky, I would have to go with the 7mm/08 over the 6.5 Creedmoor. My confidence in the ability of the smaller cartridge notwithstanding. Hey CT, We are getting better. It hasn’t been too many years ago that we Kentuckians had to use at least 240 caliber for hunting whitetail deer. Maybe they will re-look the Elk requirement soon
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We kill elk out to 400 yards with our 7mm-08s and 150 gr bullets. What more could you ask for? Nothing magic about a 264. What would I do with a 7/08 that I would not do with a 6.5? Hunt with it.
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For reasons only the Biologists know, you have to use a 270 or larger for elk or bear to be lawful in Kentucky. That means that if I somehow magically drew an elk tag, or wanted to hunt the pilfering black bear that are swarming over Eastern Kentucky, I would have to go with the 7mm/08 over the 6.5 Creedmoor. My confidence in the ability of the smaller cartridge notwithstanding. Hey CT, We are getting better. It hasn’t been too many years ago that we Kentuckians had to use at least 240 caliber for hunting whitetail deer. Maybe they will re-look the Elk requirement soon Why do you let a government agency determine what caliber or cartridge you can use when hunting? Just curious.
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For reasons only the Biologists know, you have to use a 270 or larger for elk or bear to be lawful in Kentucky. That means that if I somehow magically drew an elk tag, or wanted to hunt the pilfering black bear that are swarming over Eastern Kentucky, I would have to go with the 7mm/08 over the 6.5 Creedmoor. My confidence in the ability of the smaller cartridge notwithstanding. Hey CT, We are getting better. It hasn’t been too many years ago that we Kentuckians had to use at least 240 caliber for hunting whitetail deer. Maybe they will re-look the Elk requirement soon Why do you let a government agency determine what caliber or cartridge you can use when hunting? Just curious. Couldn't you ask the same question about seasons and bag limits? All just part of how it gets regulated. (I'm not saying I agree with the caliber minimum, but you already know the answer to your question...)
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