Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Long Range Hunting 6.5-06 vs bull elk......added rifle pic

Sweet deal. I can never seem to find elk that cooperate so nicely

I added a pic of my rig to the first page.

Standard cut 7828 or SSC?

I'm running a 26" 8 twist Rock barrel and RL22 ( 53.5 grs.)

I'd like to find a magical load with a Hodgdon Extreme Powder. I'mm gonna give 4831sc a whirl.

I'm liking the ballistics I've been running on the 260 and the 130 berger. But If I can run the 140 berger equal or faster than the 130 then the LA 6.5-06 would be the one to get the nod. If'in a guy could get the 120 gr TTSX to shoot well you could end to end a moose with that pill running 3100fps+ The have a LRX at 127 grs but who know what the BC is.
My goal is to get a lighter rifle than the one I have now and use it on anything from song dogs to Elk. I'm pleased to see the smk performed well on the Elk for ya.

I believe H-1000 is the ticket. Very accurate and good velocities with 140 Bergers in more than one 6.5-06 that I know of.

Merry Christmas!!!

If a horse wants to buck a tie-down ain't going to interfere with that. For a horse to "rodeo" he has to get his head down and a tie-down ain't going to interfere with that,

I don't see your point at all

more than one wat for a horse to ruin your day...

like throwing it's head back and smashing your nose like a tomato.

the tie-down is a corrective tool, not a permament piece of tack

This guy knows horses, I learned everything I know from him. We had old horses, young horses, big horses, green horses, and we never rode with a tie down. We rode in timber and uneven terrain. Sometimes we used bridles, some horses we used a hackamore. We never had a short rope, always tied the horse with a rope or halter, never the bridle.

Long story short, if you don't give a horse his head, you can end up in a real wreck in country where a horse can lose his footing. A 2000 pound animal rolling over you and putting a saddle horn in your guts will make you wish you never saw a tie down...

I've seen a few guys use a running martingale.


Classic pic Shrapnel!

Another good training aid

I think some folks missed that this wasn't rough country and was another guy's horse. Also that other guy was working on fixing problems created by previous owner/ rider(s). Give a fella a break and let him know he did a helluva job.

And, just for the record, one of my 3 horses does wear a tiedown most of the time - you just reach up and unclip it when you get off trail. He doesn't flinch in the tough stuff, but he's excited to get there when we're on the logging road.

Good work HC!

yep. hard to find fault with sucess.

My response is not to take away anything from the hunt, only to help clarify the need (or lack of it) for a tie down. We never used a tie down, many do for the reasons mentioned here too. Be assured though, when you are in the mountains with snow on the ground, I would consider that rough country.

Nice job reading the conditions, and making a great shot, h c. Congrats to you.

No sweat fellas, I know if it comes to rifles, horses or bird dogs....we all roll a smidge different. It's easy to judge 100% of someone's plan based on a single pic captureing but a fraction of a second. The horses were fine on the road and we walked them through the snow seen here. I don't like the tiedown anyhow, just one more thing to get hung up and cause a mess. I also know when a good friend who is a hell of a horseman tells me he is going to tie the horse down on the road cause its been know to throw its head and cause a stir....I take his word as a fact.

All in all we had a great time, made a seasons meat and some great memories from a lot of work.

I am glad to see criticism, it shows love of animals...just remember, there is always more to the story. Merry Christmas and may all your shots fly true.

A 6.5-06 will be next project!!

Sweet rig. One of these or a 6.5-284 is in my future.

You will not be disappointed...!

Nice hunting story, thanks for sharing. May I ask what scope that is your running.

Shod