6.5 PRC for elk? If so how far?

[eoperator]

Wouldn't a heavier slower projectile perform better if it nicks a twig or branch the shooter didn't see?

Maybe the smaller diameter bullet would sail by that twig without contact?

 

[Tbone26]

Who needs social media when you have threads like these for comedic value. This stuff cracks me up!

 

[Tobe_B]

Well crap. I sold my 6.5 PRC after I destroyed two mule deer with it this year, went with a smaller caliber rifle to preserve meat. Guess I’ll dust off my ol’ .300WM in October and check the zero to make sure it’s good to kill elk this fall. I would certainly hate to find myself in a situation where I couldn’t take a 900 yard off angle shot in the timber and not have enough gun…


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[mtblackdog]

Ive killed 3 elk over 500 one was 608, a speed goat at 570 and two mule deer with 147 grain eldms. None went more than 10 yards. Its a great caliber if you can shoot.

 

[Gone4Days]

 

[BleedingCoffee]

My 6.5 PRC is a great rifle and round and I agree with most it is more than enough. I however usually grab my 300 WM. My shooting is good, but western hunting adds many variables which I feel more comfortable with the heavier bullet.

 

[IDVortex]

My 6.5 PRC is a great rifle and round and I agree with most it is more than enough. I however usually grab my 300 WM. My shooting is good, but western hunting adds many variables which I feel more comfortable with the heavier bullet.

Why not a shotgun with a slug?

 

[Seth5005]

All about that shot placement!

 

[BleedingCoffee]

Why not a shotgun with a slug?

really? What point is your post, unproductive.