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    2645 FPS 156 EOL for elk

    I have a Cooper in 6.5 PRC, Cooper sends out a test target with load info on it. The half moa load was a 124 grain Hammer Hunter with 56.0 grains of Magnum. I was able to duplicate that load and accuracy but Labradar showed it at mid 2700 fps and some change. This was Creedmoor speed, and the...
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    Springfield Waypoint 6.5 prc gun and company problems

    I own a couple of Coopers one in 6.5 Creed and the other in 6.5 PRC. These are niche rifles and while they are fine guns, their cost has gone out of sight. If I were to purchase a 6.5 PRC tomorrow with 2K (cost of a Waypoint +-) I'd spend that money on a Seekins.
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    A 9mm PCC for home defense ?!?!?

    The real answer is, that each person's situation is unique to themselves. Even a Chief's Special with its five shots is better than a golf club. A suppressed AR/SBR with a 5.56 is still going to be pretty loud in a residence. So's a shotgun. Subsonic Blackout rounds still aren't cheap. My...
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    Colorado Left Over Tags

    I got a terrible tag, 59/581 fourth rifle bull. It's pretty country but no elk. I expect to walk around both GMU's enjoying the scenery.
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    Peep Sight Chicanery

    I just went through this mess with a new to me Cooper MZ. This one has a fluted barrel and the gunsmith didn't want to drill a front post. I got a globe from Arrowhead for the price of a kidney, and with a couple of shims to get it to fit the barrel and a gallon of loctite, I had a front sight...
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    Shotgun without any plastic or polymer

    I agree, and if you don't want a Turkish-made gun, it's going to be a 40-year-old Citori that's seen some use.
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    Best 6.5 bullets

    I have both a 6.5 Creedmoor and a 6.5 PRC. I shoot the 124 Hammer Hunter and both are extremely accurate in my rifles. Unfortunately I cannot comment on their effectiveness on game. I will confess however Natchez had a sale and I bought some 127 Barnes LRX's. I haven't made a load for them yet...
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    Elk are as real as Big Foot

    My experience mirrors the OP's. The only elk I see are on lands I can't hunt, or out of season. In season, in any GMU I can hunt, with a rifle in my hands, I have a better chance of sitting on a rock and having a cup of coffee with Sasquatch.
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    6.5 Creedmoor and 127 LXR how hot is to hot?.

    If your getting less than .5 MOA with factory, I'd call it a win and leave it alone. I've killed elk with that exact round.
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    Colorado Draw results 2023

    I have not pulled a first-choice tag for any species since the free points, and no upfront money. Also, I played the youth draw every time but this year, and got nothing. I also live in Colorado and I'm not putting in for premier units.
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    6.5 PRC Regrets

    But what does it do better at 400 yards, in five seconds or less at 3 MOA?
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    6.5 PRC Regrets

    No negatives for me. But feel free to swim in your PPU ammo fort like Scrouge Mcduck. While conveniently ignorant of the 55+ page of 6.5 kills with photo's, ranges of kills, and field forensic photos. And those of it's little siblings. Meanwhile you can send me a like thread of awesome 270...
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    6.5 PRC Regrets

    It's painfully obvious he's emotionally invested in the 270 Winchester. I had one, it was ok. None of his listed reasons was good enough for me to keep it, as the 6.5 PRC just shot better, is more accurate, and was simple to reload for. To be honest I thought the same thing about the 6.5...
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    2011 options... want opinions from people who know

    I'm in the G45 and Radian crowd. But just to be different, I've heard good things about Jacob Gray's TWC9. It's the one I'd buy, and I qualify for Staccato LEO discount. That is, of course, if you're actually going to carry it.
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    6.5 PRC Regrets

    I can't speak to the Swede, but I've owned two 6.5 PRC's and they both, (using handloads) were more accurate than the custom shop CZ 270 Winchester Sonoran I owned. By a decent margin. Perceived recoil seems to be less also at least to me. I submit the 6.5 PRC is a better 270 Winchester. I feel...
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    UT Bison Tag - Book Cliffs

    I'd like to see an exotics section, such as Bison, Nigali, Aoudad, Sika, etc.
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    What powder/bullet for co elk hunt

    Weight or volume?
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    Ebikes

    I'd like to see a ebike forum. Perhaps with designated tester(s)/evaluators of these bikes for hunting, as Rokslide does with other gear.
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    Scope bell/barrel spacing concerns.

    It's fine. You might get mirage if your shooting a lot. I have gone to Picatinny rails on all my rifles so I no longer worry about clearance.
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    Caliber Choice On New Rifle

    My original elk rifles were a .338 WM for a primary and a 375 H&H for a secondary. Now they are a 6.5 PRC and a 6.5 CM. IMO the CM is a better .308, and the PRC is a better 270 Win. I like the reduction in weight and recoil. Bullets have caught up with the CAD designs and CNC machining of the...

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