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

[Harvey_NW]

Well the creedmor struck again today with 147 eldm. This time a 400 yard shot on another Roosevelt bull. Bullet entered just behind the shoulder and exited in the same location. Heart and lungs were a complete mess. He went 20 yards and tipped over. Didn’t have time for good pictures as light was fading fast.

Had a guy try to argue with me on another page for saying "the irony of guys trashing the 6.5 Creed, while gut shooting animals with some shit kicking magnum to prove their masculinity, is hilarious", said he needed his 338 Whatever because he "hunts elk in thick timber in Western Washington and needs em to go down quick". I was gonna attempt to educate him, but he spelled it "penitrate", so I digressed.

Apparently you got lucky

 

[General RE LEE]

Had a guy try to argue with me on another page for saying "the irony of guys trashing the 6.5 Creed, while gut shooting animals with some shit kicking magnum to prove their masculinity, is hilarious", said he needed his 338 Whatever because he "hunts elk in thick timber in Western Washington and needs em to go down quick". I was gonna attempt to educate him, but he spelled it "penitrate", so I digressed.

Apparently you got lucky

Yeah I bet he has tiny peni to “penitrate” with thus the 338 big Johnson mag

 

[541hunter]

Had a guy try to argue with me on another page for saying "the irony of guys trashing the 6.5 Creed, while gut shooting animals with some shit kicking magnum to prove their masculinity, is hilarious", said he needed his 338 Whatever because he "hunts elk in thick timber in Western Washington and needs em to go down quick". I was gonna attempt to educate him, but he spelled it "penitrate", so I digressed.

Apparently you got lucky

I had a guy yesterday tell me that it was good thing it was only a spike by fork other wise my caliber choice would have been inadequate. Then I showed him my 13 year olds 4x5 Rosie from a couple weeks ago at similar distance with similar results and he changed the subject. Couldn’t argue with results, especially 2x in 2 weeks I guess.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Had a guy try to argue with me on another page for saying "the irony of guys trashing the 6.5 Creed, while gut shooting animals with some shit kicking magnum to prove their masculinity, is hilarious", said he needed his 338 Whatever because he "hunts elk in thick timber in Western Washington and needs em to go down quick". I was gonna attempt to educate him, but he spelled it "penitrate", so I digressed.

Apparently you got lucky

You can’t argue with stupid people because they will drag you down to their level and win with experience….

 

[Harvey_NW]

You can’t argue with stupid people because they will drag you down to their level and win with experience….

I usually drop a smartass comment like that, followed by some facts to set the post on fire, and then go about my business. Often times it results in a message with someone genuinely curious, and then we have a real discussion. People are funny.

 

[Timplant]

220 yd 143eld-x to the throat. I will dig the bullet out of this deer and the last and add a data point.

Bullet retained 78gr of the 143 if anyone is curious, dug it out of the vertebrae.

 

[camp_86]

6.5 Creedmoor at 341 yards. 140 ELDM with impact velocity of 2260 fps. Shot her bedded down on top of a ridge, stood up and took 2 steps before falling back into her bed. 12 seconds between shot and her dropping.

No necropsy photos but a bullet size hole in the hide followed by roughly 3" entry though ribs and lungs destroyed.

 

[TreeDog]

Three more data points. All with 6.5CM 140 Berger Elite Hunter. Tikka factory barrel cut to 18" with suppressor. Muzzle velocity 2630. Need to take more and better pictures.

Montana whitetail shot yesterday. 35ish yards. Neck shot so CNS and DRT. Shot was quartering away.
Entrance with shoulder removed. Some bloodshot between shoulder and rib cage.


Entrance


Entrance


Exit



Girlfriend's buck. Shot was approximately 80 yards. Ran 30 yards. Slightly quarter to. She hit in from of the the left shoulder and exit was out the opposite shoulder. It was mush. Exit with shoulder removed


Also shot a whitetail in Wyoming. 178 yards. Ran 30 yards. Downhill shot that entered just behind the crease and mid body elevation. Exited low just behind opposite side leg/ No pics, but red bull can size exit and the heart looked like hamburger. (hamberger?)

Thrilled with the accuracy I've gotten out of this load and happy with the small sample size of terminal performance.

 

[NDHUNTER24]

6.5cm with factory 143 eldx. Shot was just under 100 yards, the deer ran 25 yards.

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[NDHUNTER24]

Wife's buck was 140 yards and went 25. Same rifle shooting factory 143 eldxs. Im terrible at taking photos when in the moment. But, this is the final result.

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[SouthPaw]

Roosevelt Elk, 140gr ELDM, 2150 fps impact.

I shot this elk twice in about 5 seconds, once broadside and again quartering-to after a few steps, same POI behind the shoulder. The first broadside shot went through the lungs and exited, with a 2-2.5" wound throughout...typical of what I've seen from ELDMs at this impact velocity. The second shot was a bit weird. It hit a rib and deflected rearward with a delayed upset, but the offside wound was massive. 7"+ of trauma. No issue, the elk was down within 10 yards of initial impact.