Kill pictures from cartridges above 6.5 Creed???

[Hardly_Hangin]

30-06 168grain eldm m1 garand factory load, 150ish yard shot quartering to me. Barely visible entrance wound just behind shoulder, disgustingly gaping exit. Massive blood trail. Total distance ran was 20-30 yards.

 

[BLJ]

That’s convincing.

 

[Lou270]

Pig shot about hour ago. Good size sow quartering slightly away about 100 yards. 30-06 150 swift scirrocco (older rem factory load). Dropped at shot but did not exit. Did not autopsy because I did not want to smell like pig for the next few days plus I have dug through bunch of them in the past shot with scirroccos so know what to expect

 

[Erussell01]

190gr SMK’s


1st shot in the neck, 12 hours prior-
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2nd shot the next day.
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Modified 190gr SMK-
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Modified 220gr SMK’s-
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Factory 220gr SMK’s
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2x 220gr SMK’s. Fiat is lower, second is upper-
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168gr TTSX, 3,100fps impact-
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Form you are a wild, wild critter killin machine

 

[BAKPAKR]

300 win mag 208 eldm at 680 yards dropped the elk in place and he rolled down hill under a log.
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I bet it was fun dealing with him stuck like that.

 

[BAKPAKR]

300 gr Berger Elite Hunter out of a 338 LM at about 2350 fps at impact. Entrance and exit were just over caliber size. Dropped in its tracks.




230 gr Berger OTM out of a 30 Nosler at just under 1900 fps impact velocity. The bullet did not hit a rib on the way in but hit one on the way out. The doe ran 75-100 yards. Like @Ross’s elk earlier in this thread, it took a while to get to her.

Entrance:



Exit:

 

[Article 4]

280 ai, 600+ yards, Hornady Precision Hunter ammo.

This is the offside where the hide caught the bullet. Sloshy insides. One shot kill, and he died within yards of impact.

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Sarcasm alert!!

But how were you able to shoot accurately with a caliber larger than 6mm?? I have heard it cannot be done with any reliability

 

[Article 4]

Here is an elk shot at 656 yards with a 7/300 NMI and a 195 Berger. Purposefully shot in the shoulder to try to anchor him so that he did not fall down into the ravine (nightmare pack out)

No exit to show, smashed through shoulder and the shrapnel and energy caused immediate death and drop to the ground - 700 Lb elk

Would an 80 grain bullet out of a 6mm accomplished that?

 

[prm]

Heart and shoulder after bloodshot meat was removed. Waterbuck, .338 160 TTSX, impact velocity ~2700.

 

[BAKPAKR]

Here is an elk shot at 656 yards with a 7/300 NMI and a 195 Berger. Purposefully shot in the shoulder to try to anchor him so that he did not fall down into the ravine (nightmare pack out)

No exit to show, smashed through shoulder and the shrapnel and energy caused immediate death and drop to the ground - 700 Lb elk

Would an 80 grain bullet out of a 6mm accomplished that?

You might not have had the same results with an 80 grain bullet out of a 6mm, but what about the 22 cal 77 gr TMK? Based on the 500+ pages on the subject, complete with 8x10 color glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one*, it sounds like you could have stretched your range a bit farther with the TMK.

*Sorry, but I had to throw in a little Arlo Guthrie.

 

[Article 4]

You might not have had the same results with an 80 grain bullet out of a 6mm, but what about the 22 cal 77 gr TMK? Based on the 500+ pages on the subject, complete with 8x10 color glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one*, it sounds like you could have stretched your range a bit farther with the TMK.

*Sorry, but I had to throw in a little Arlo Guthrie.

Maybe - without actually trying it who would know

Real question - have you seen results on an elk in the shoulder like that?

Stretching my range over a 195 Berger traveling at 3140? Hope you were kidding LOL

 

[HandgunHTR]

Here is an elk shot at 656 yards with a 7/300 NMI and a 195 Berger. Purposefully shot in the shoulder to try to anchor him so that he did not fall down into the ravine (nightmare pack out)

No exit to show, smashed through shoulder and the shrapnel and energy caused immediate death and drop to the ground - 700 Lb elk

Would an 80 grain bullet out of a 6mm accomplished that?

First of all, those of us who know what we are doing won’t be using 80 grain bullets out of our 6mm caliber rifles.

With a 108, 109, or 115 grain bullet, I wouldn’t hesitate to take the same shot and would expect, and get, the same result. Do you think there is something magical about elk shoulders that stop bullets less than 7mm in diameter?

 

[Article 4]

First of all, those of us who know what we are doing won’t be using 80 grain bullets out of our 6mm caliber rifles.

With a 108, 109, or 115 grain bullet, I wouldn’t hesitate to take the same shot and would expect, and get, the same result. Do you think there is something magical about elk shoulders that stop bullets less than 7mm in diameter?

Seems like I knew what I was going to hit a 6" spot at 656 off a sitting rest in the field

Asking a legit question.
Sounds like you haven't done it yet?

Magical no - great result and a result I wanted, yes

 

[BAKPAKR]

Hope you were kidding LOL

I was.

 

[Article 4]

I was.

Hey, I recognized sarcasm lol

Cheers!

 

[Decker9]

9.5x57 (.375 rimless express) shooting a 220gr interbond about 2300fps, shot was 100 yards broadside, bullet found under opposite hide. Wasn’t hardly any meat loss.




.375 h&h shooting 260gr partition in a reduced load, about 2500fps. I could only see the top of the back through the brush. Plowed through some saplings and passed through the spine at 120 yards. This is the entrance hole, the exit wasn’t much different.

 

[BAKPAKR]

This was with a 300 gr Hornady HP from a 16.17” barrel 45-70 at a little over 150 yards. So, the bullet was not traveling very fast. Entrance on the left, exit on the right. The doe ran 20-25 yards.

 

[hereinaz]

Sarcasm alert!!

But how were you able to shoot accurately with a caliber larger than 6mm?? I have heard it cannot be done with any reliability

It's not that it can't, but it is easier to shoot smaller calibers. Which is why I now have a 25 cal magnum with shorter barrel that beats the ballistics of this rifle. And, I still have a 7mm mag in my safe.

 

[Archery Ninja]

This was a 7mm Berger hunting 180 vld at 730 yards. 3050ish mv. 7 Sherman Short. Here is the video. I don't know how you can argue with a bullet that will go through 26" inches of vitals and gut, and then blow a giant hole in the offside leg. Look close at the hole filled with grass... nasty. The pics of the jacket were recovered in the ham. Deer ran maybe 50 yards and piled up.

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[Article 4]

It's not that it can't, but it is easier to shoot smaller calibers. Which is why I now have a 25 cal magnum with shorter barrel that beats the ballistics of this rifle. And, I still have a 7mm mag in my safe.

Appreciate your opinion - small calibers are more comfortable to shoot. Large calibers make bigger holes and transfer more energy, but do have more recoil.

I love shooting my 6CM and 25CM.

This isn't the thread for this discussion

Ill choose to do my thing.