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Is the 6.5 Creedmoor too "light" for 1,000+ yard hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="surgeon260" data-source="post: 1437824" data-attributes="member: 103874"><p>I do not agree with this statement without qualifying it. No amount of shooter knowledge or experience or skill is going to help you discern the net wind vector with enough accuracy out on the swirling Colorado prairie at 1000+ yards in order to make a first round hit in the vitals with a 6.5CM. In a vacuum, sure, that bullet will kill a small deer or antelope. So when you say it comes down ethics, if you mean that a hunter must be willing to tolerate a maiming shot due to a bad wind call (unethical in my opinion), then I would agree with you.</p><p></p><p>In your example comparing 300WM with 165 TSX to 6.5CM with Berger 140, you may be correct that the 6.5 has better wind/velocity/energy characteristics, but that is a bit like saying an unglazed jelly donut is better for you than a glazed one. Neither one is really all that good for you.</p><p></p><p>Part of knowing what you are doing is knowing that there are variables outside of your ability to measure accurately, and knowing when not to take the shot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="surgeon260, post: 1437824, member: 103874"] I do not agree with this statement without qualifying it. No amount of shooter knowledge or experience or skill is going to help you discern the net wind vector with enough accuracy out on the swirling Colorado prairie at 1000+ yards in order to make a first round hit in the vitals with a 6.5CM. In a vacuum, sure, that bullet will kill a small deer or antelope. So when you say it comes down ethics, if you mean that a hunter must be willing to tolerate a maiming shot due to a bad wind call (unethical in my opinion), then I would agree with you. In your example comparing 300WM with 165 TSX to 6.5CM with Berger 140, you may be correct that the 6.5 has better wind/velocity/energy characteristics, but that is a bit like saying an unglazed jelly donut is better for you than a glazed one. Neither one is really all that good for you. Part of knowing what you are doing is knowing that there are variables outside of your ability to measure accurately, and knowing when not to take the shot. [/QUOTE]
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