6.5 CM for Elk?

[Kentucky Windage]

I've shot accubonds out of my 270 WSM for quite a few years and have been extremely happy with the results. Lots of dead deer, some very dead coyotes and one unlucky beaver.

Who shoots their wife in the crotch?

Answer: Dirty Mike, Dirty Mike does that

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I like nosler partitions, accubonds, swift a frames and scirrocos. Who gives a shit about bc shoot a man's gun with a reasonable powder charge. If a little recoil bothers you make the gun heavier or put a brake on it. A 6.5 Creedmoor is nothing more than a necked up 22-250.

I care about BC, a bunch actually.

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Will it work? Yes. Would it be my first choice? No. In my opinion, the eldx is a great shooting bullet, but not a great killing bullet. Wife shot a mule deer with the 143eldx right behind the front shoulder, and the bullet fragmented into little slivers. Took two more shots to put him down. I've shot elk and deer with the 178eldx out of my 300wm. Both died, but I found multiple pieces of the bullets under the hide.


Personally, I'd go with a 140 grain barnes ttsx or nosler accubond.

So the ELD-X is a fake renamed A-max?

 

[LBrandt]

As I was told by an old elk hunter many years ago, you want something that will turn 25# of meat to pure shit.

 

[Kurtr]

There are a awful lot of cartridge/bullet combinations that recoil a bunch more than the 6.5Creed that folks would say are "better" for elk and yet deliver less energy past 300yds.

it.

Facts don’t make for good story though.

 

[PrairieGhost]

As I was told by an old elk hunter many years ago, you want something that will turn 25# of meat to pure shit.

I can do that.

I have been shooting a lot of ELD-X and VLD. I go to the Berger VLD when I want to make sure they will open at long range. I tried the ELD-X in my 300 Win mag, but am sticking to the 210 Berger.

I used the 178 gr ELD-X in my 300 WSM for bear in Montana. 400 yards, in front shoulder, lodged under skin of left hind quarter.

 

[5575]

My 6.5 hits harder at 400 than the CM does at the muzzle. :;:muahaha

 

[Kurtr]

So does that make them deader

 

[5575]

Umm actually it kinda does..
Hydrostatic shock is a good thing.:;:thumbsup

 

[Big Iron]

Can I shoot an elk with my 6.5 Creedmore? If so, what is the best bullet to use?

No Love for Nosler Partitions from the peanut gallery?

 

[Kurtr]

Umm actually it kinda does..
Hydrostatic shock is a good thing.:;:thumbsup

so how do you determine if its more dead than dead.

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i still have never seen any living thing live after getting holes in its lungs.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

dead=potential for zombie
Deader=less to no possibilty for zombie
Liquified = zombie fertilizer

 

[Wrkn2hunt]

You can't compare a 22-250 to a 22 creedmoor. If you do then throw in the 22-6MM Ackley or .224 TTH or 22-250 Ackley. Yes it does have a advantage over the 22-250 Ackley. But it will take a back seat to the other two.

While it sits slightly behind those two cats the Creed eliminates all the wildcat work that goes into them. I'm burning a 77 TMK at 3500 and shooting .3's and can buy brass readily available. I'll take that all day!

 

[BrokenBackJack]

Our job as sportsmen is to put the game down and make a humane kill.
Boils down to know your gun and ammo, know what you can do with it humanely, and do it to not cause any more pain or suffering to the animal. Do it quick and don't make them suffer.
Shooting an animal that is calm and relaxed is much different than shooting one that is being chased or shot at that has the adrenaline flowing.

 

[Kurtr]

i agree and thats were most people fail they dont practice enough

 

[MarbleEyez]

6.5 Creedmore will do the trick if you can shoot it properly & know you "limitations". There's a lot of variable when it comes to the mountains. Thermals, canyon whip, elevation compensation for shooting downhill/uphill.

I shoot a 28 Nosler with 195gr Bergers. Elk are amazingly tough critters. The 6.5creedmore will do the trick, but you better bring your tracking boots along!


PS: If you don't think BC matters in bullets & shooting, you should do a little more research...

 

[jdinny]

6.5 Creedmore will do the trick if you can shoot it properly & know you "limitations". There's a lot of variable when it comes to the mountains. Thermals, canyon whip, elevation compensation for shooting downhill/uphill.

I shoot a 28 Nosler with 195gr Bergers. Elk are amazingly tough critters. The 6.5creedmore will do the trick, but you better bring your tracking boots along!


PS: If you don't think BC matters in bullets & shooting, you should do a little more research...

that bullet was built for that gun. helluva combo. i wanna build my wife a 6.5 that slings the new berger 156's. 26 nosler just mught be the ticket

 

[Kurtr]

will it push those 156 in that 3100 range? if so that would be devastating . I think my next gun is a 30 cal in some flavor

 

[MarbleEyez]

that bullet was built for that gun. helluva combo. i wanna build my wife a 6.5 that slings the new berger 156's. 26 nosler just mught be the ticket

It shoots/performs like a wet dream.
195Bergers @ 3155fps (3 shot average)
It's hard to beat this calibers performance at longer ranges

 

[HuntingGriffs]

While it sits slightly behind those two cats the Creed eliminates all the wildcat work that goes into them. I'm burning a 77 TMK at 3500 and shooting .3's and can buy brass readily available. I'll take that all day!

I recently built one as well, pushing 88 ELD's at 3370 with a 26" barrel. Love that gun


I'll be taking the 300 win mag 215 Berger combo elk hunting this year

 

[Jiffy]

Barnes 127 LRX would be my choice. That big front shoulder is not going to stop it.
It doesn't have the BC of sleeker jacked bullets, but that isn't going to matter within the range that the 6.5 CM is effective on elk anyway.

Have you gotten that bullet to shoot? That damn thing is my kryptonite!!

If so you wouldn't mind sharing load data would you?

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Have you gotten that bullet to shoot? That damn thing is my kryptonite!!

If so you wouldn't mind sharing load data would you?

I had trouble as well with it out of my 6.5-284. 120gr TTSX did good though