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My son never had trouble with a 7mm08 and 120 BT's.
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
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Get a ballistics calculator. Find out for yourself.
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BSA- you think the Creed is as wind bucking as the 257 wby? Which bullet is the best in the 6.5 Creed? I've owned 3 different 6.5 Creedmoors, and all were extremely hard pressed to give me 1 1/4" 4 shot groups. I've had a Vanguard S2 in .240wby, also 1 1/4. I don't mind "boot n beller" recoil rifles, I just don't know if I want to use my 300WM again. I'm shooting the Nosler factory 70gr 243 ammo very well, is why I ordered the 70gr HH. But I like to take "2 rifles" with me when I go on a hunt. Caprice has me swap them off during the day.
I loved the 6.5/284 but I'm dubious on another 6.5 Creedmoor. I'm still uncertain...:)
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If you can't cut a good group with a 6.5 Creedmoor it isn't because of the cartridge per se.
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JG- I have some 120 TTSX for my 7x57 but man, its been hung up at my gunsmiths for several months now ( before Christmas) so haven't got to work with it. I have both the 146HH and 101HH for the Mauser too. I'm just not going to try to turn it into a 280, leaning more towed 150-160gr bullets.
My last antelope was at 150yds. An hour before, I missed one at a lasered 510yds ( I was up on a bluff, it was down on the prairie_ 90NBT going pert near 3500fps. I missed 6 times in a row! I was shooting through a "Ventura" I would miss over under, over, blown 6ft to the sides. I only went hunting with 9 rounds ( a wildcat) slipped around a bend and popped one at 150yds as I said. ha The wind is my biggest nightmare....arrrgh.
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Get a ballistics calculator. Find out for yourself. I plan to pard, just killing time. I don't get to talk guns as much as I like...
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Flatest shooting least wind drift would be a rail gun I believe.
I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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Too hard to fit it in the truck though!
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Too hard to fit it in the truck though! You're going to need a bigger truck
I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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Just to deal with the wind, the last lope I killed was taken with a 7STW and a 162gr A-Max bullet. That's about as good as it gets without getting to heavy recoiling magnum cartridges.
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The wind is by fair the biggest challenge here . There are days where a 500 yd shot is impossible here. Swirling wind with gusts 30 mph more than the steady wind. The good thing about those days are the antelope are usually on the down wind side of slopes and make for some what easier stalking.....
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Get a ballistics calculator. Find out for yourself. And run the zillions of different combinations?
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So in lue of all the ballistic chart comparisons. use the .257 100gr combo to 400 if flat shooting is your thing, and if not use a .375 CheyTac and 400 gr bullet if wind is your biggest concern......
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My son never had trouble with a 7mm08 and 120 BT's. Holy smokes, what a toad. Congrats to your son! Rex
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How about a plain ol' .260 Remington ?
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my 257 STW with 100 nosler BT going at 3985fps is the flatness thing I got. it's like a laser
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Thought I read at one time that the 7mm RUM had the shortest time of flight to target. With what weight I do not recall.....
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I think I am going to go with a Bergara B14 Ridge in 6.5 PR
Nah...Now I'm not sure I even want to mess with a new to me round. I'm spooked about do-nuts and Hornady brass. Still looking/thinking..
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270 Winchester and 130gr seems to work pretty well.
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Yes for the above Weatherby's
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