6.5 Creedmoor/260 for Deer, Elk, and whatever else.....

[Dave0317]

I of course can’t say with certainty, however- the evidence presented does not allow any other conclusion.

That was actually my first thought when I saw the pic, before reading the post. I was thinking “wow, these guys are dedicated to experimenting with bullets…he did some experimenting on a fresh carcass”

Gotta be more to the story.

 

[Formidilosus]

That was actually my first thought when I saw the pic, before reading the post. I was thinking “wow, these guys are dedicated to experimenting with bullets…he did some experimenting on a fresh carcass”

Gotta be more to the story.

I’ve watched people do it when I was younger- people can be weird about deer.

 

[Jake Larsen]

That was actually my first thought when I saw the pic, before reading the post. I was thinking “wow, these guys are dedicated to experimenting with bullets…he did some experimenting on a fresh carcass”

Gotta be more to the story.

If that’s what happened, his shot placement sucked No wonder he had to “kill” an already dead deer. Allegedly. All around weird situation


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[bigbuckdj]

Gotta be more to the story.

Not anymore that I have.

All the outcomes seem so unlikely in my brain. Definitely weird.
Here I thought I had the first documented case of a 6.5 creedmoor bullet bouncing off a deer and I come out feeling like my good friend may be a closet psycopath. Thanks guys.

 

[TripleJ]

Bought my 1st Tikka (T3X light 6.5 cm) last December and got it set up with UM rings and a tenmile scope. My dad was the 1st to notch a tag with it last weekend on this little blacktail. Factory 147 eldm at 165 yds = a very efficient no drama DRT.

 

[Solm]

I've got an AR 10 in both 6.5cm and in .260, I built the creed before complete rifles were available and the only real difference is ammo availability. Both are extremely accurate rifles but neither will do anything the other won't do just as well.
Personally if I were buying a new rifle today I'd go with the creed for 2 reasons. First is the obvious ammo availability that the creed has, the other is that most of the .260s have to slow of a twist rate for what little quality ammo is available.

 

[bpitcher]

6.5 PRC, 156gr EOL

2841 MV, 2530 impact.

Cow Elk - 300 yards, quartering away, slightly uphill.

Bullet entered through the ribs, got a lung, split the heart and destroyed the far shoulder. Lots of bone fragments. Recovered some small pieces of jacket, but was unable to find the bullet.