6 Creedmoor for Desert Bighorn

DMack said:

Visible exit is several inches higher than the entrance. Steep sheep shot...

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gillettehunter said:

Sheep are thin skinned and are fairly easy to kill when hit in the vitals. I'm sure that combo would work. My question to you is this. It's $40-70K for a desert bighorn hunt. The only chance you have at the biggest ram in the unit is 600 yds with a 15 mph wind. Do you want a 103 grain bullet bucking the wind or something bigger? Personally I want/need every edge I can get and would go to a bigger caliber rifle and bullet. Your money and your choice.
Bruce

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WYO300RUM said:

Congratulations on an awesome Ram !
I looked back at first couple pages and couldn't find what state you shot him in. Arizona or California? Maybe Nevada? I don't remember. Sorry.

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DMack said:

New Mexico

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memtb said:

A better response than this, I'd love to hear!

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DMack said:

Visible exit is several inches higher than the entrance. Steep sheep shot...

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DMack said:

Visible exit is several inches higher than the entrance. Steep sheep shot...

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DMack said:

So, here's the result of all the wisdom, sarcasm and heartfelt advice...

Decided to go with the 6.5 Creedmoor at the end of the final auditions. I was getting a random flyer with the 6CM I could not explain. The 6.5 is shooting bugholes with SD's under 5. Using Peterson SRP brass, H4350, 143 ELD x, and a Fed 205M primer.

I was able to sneak to 330 yards of a 9 year old ram. The steep uphill angle needed almost .3 mil correction. He was bedded, and when he stood up I had a slightly quartered broadside. The first shot was a solid hit right where I was holding. He humped up and turned the opposite direction. I bolted the rifle and hit him a second time in pretty much the same place on the opposite side. That round piled him up and he fell about 30 feet into a tree

Both rounds had full penetration and the exit holes were about an inch I would guess. In this instance, the rifle, round and bullet all performed fantastic. The more I shoot the mid-bore rounds, the better I like them. I certainly did not "needmoor".

The hunt was hot, miserable, grueling and AWESOME! Keep applying, you never know...

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stazmania said:

Not many "Griz" or "Brownies" in desert bighorn country! But what if you get charged by a rouge desert tortoise? surely you will need a magnum to get though that shell to the vitals The 6 creed will work fine.

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Marky_mark said:

incorrect
You miss a little back with a 6mm it doesnt have an exit hole and the animal runs a long long ways with minimal blood lose
You miss a little back with a 150 plus gr bullet and its guts are dragging behind it and its not going 100 yards without laying down

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