6.5 Creedmoor Lung Damage Pic

[lduston]

My 9 year old son shot this Michigan Elk about 3 weeks ago. I did a lot of research on mild calibers for kids that could effectively kill an Elk. 6.5 CM kept coming up as a marginal round for Elk. Yet several reputable hunters have endorsed it when under 300 yards. 7mm-08 was my 2nd choice, but went with the 6.5cm. Bullet choice was a bonded bullet from Norma "Bond Strike 143gr". A lot was at stake for this hunt with such a hard to draw tag. We spent hours at the rifle range, his shooting was exceptional. Honestly the 6.5 cm recoil rocked him pretty good, but he completely stayed in control & shot beautiful 3" groups at 100 yards. Anything bigger would have been too much I believe. So he ended up making a perfect 87 yard lung shot on this 500 lb cow Elk. Here is the lung bullet trauma pic. The elk went about 70 yards we estimate. I just wanted to post this for anyone with kids who may be recoil sensitive. This combo worked great and was manageable for my little guy.

 

[SloppyJ]

I don't disagree with you that it's probably too much for him but it looks like he stuck it out and made a nice shot. Congrats on the time with your son and making memories.

I opted for the .223 route with my 7yr old but we are hunting whitetails. My buddy got a tikka 6.5cm for his son the same age and he can handle it off a tripod but it doesn't look comfortable. I imagine they'll grow into them just fine though.

 

[mtnbound]

I like the 6.5CM but the 6CM does the job even better with less recoil. I think either the 6CM or 223 are perfect for kids to learn on.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Congrats, feel free to double post in this thread too:

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

You knew it was bullshit when he said it sounded like it hit

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[birddog55]

Congratulations

 

[KDAhtr]

Congratulations! Its great to hear a dad take so much time and effort to give his child the best advantage he could to ensure a good hunt. And its great to see his practice really paid off. He'll remember that hunt forever!

 

[MikeDeltaFoxtrot]

My son, age 11, shoots a 6.5CM with no trouble. I think it is a good combination of power and relatively low recoil for a kid. Congrats to your son on the elk.

 

[coyotekilla]

Congrats! I'm a grown man and like my 6.5cm, don't need more than that for whitetail. While doing load development I found a nice combo of a 135 berger & some 4831sc. Absolutely drives tacks but it's slow. (2400 fps) in my Tikka. It's pretty gentle on the shoulder too

 

[Fork N Horn]

Congratulations. Proud father moment.

 

[199p]

Epic mate, if you can add a suppressor as well

 

[Phaseolus]

Epic mate, if you can add a suppressor as well

We can only wish it was easy to add a suppressor. I know you can get them easily.

 

[199p]

We can only wish it was easy to add a suppressor. I know you can get them easily.

Was listening to the meat-eater podcast and they had the guys from Silancer Central seems much easier these days and very little wait time now.

 

[Thisisme2828]

Congrats to your son! My daughter shoots a 243 Winchester on whitetail hunts for all of the reasons you listed. I'm glad he got to start his season out successful!

 

[lduston]

Epic mate, if you can add a suppressor as well

Yes..........actually been looking into it.

 

[The Harbor Master]

Congrats to both of you!

 

[CjMelendrez]

Very nicely done!

I killed a decent bull and big mule deer 2 weeks ago with my 6.5cm Tikka shooting factory 143gr ELD-X. First animal I've killed with a 6.5, I'm a believer. Favorite rifle for the time being.

 

[Boone-In-Wall]

Wow! He wasn't going far.

 

[Mr.Ktm]

Look into a suppressor! I put a scythe-ti on a 6.5 creedmore. Makes for a very comfortable shooter, lightweight too

 

[Short Track]

I took a Moose with my 6.5CM. It's the speed that kills. My Moose went 10 feet. Not 10 yards, but 10 feet. Nosler Accubonds. Nothing goes far.