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6.5 Creedmoor build 2K budget
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If you want a 6.5. The 6.5-284 is fantastic. I'm shooting 143 eld x with same hole accuracy at 3080 fps.
boston85018
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I bought a Howa HCR in 6.5 Creed and topped her with a vortex 6.5-24x50 viper scope took out my cow elk with a single shot at 330 yards i suggest NOT using hollow points and getting solid coper projectiles as i used hollows and lost an entire front quarter she weighed over 600 pounds dressed out.
Triggerhead Ed
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If you really wont to kill elk
Get a Savage 110 in 3006 and a Vortex scope. Get some 180gr ammo and practice. Spend any money left on good boots warm clothes sleeping bag GPS and a range finder
Be sure to get a good back pack to carry the meat out
I wish you good luck and a successful and memorable hunt
Get a Savage 110 in 3006 and a Vortex scope. Get some 180gr ammo and practice. Spend any money left on good boots warm clothes sleeping bag GPS and a range finder
Be sure to get a good back pack to carry the meat out
I wish you good luck and a successful and memorable hunt
chparatrooper88
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CRaTxn
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Deer Hunt NOT elk hunt !!
VLD Pilot
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Lots of opinions here as well as good advice. The 6.5 cartridge isn't the best option for an elk only cartridge and the .284/30s would be best. Yes the 6.5 with good bc hunting bullets will get it done easily at long range, the extra bullet weight and performance of the 7s or heavy 30s would be better. The build is another story. "Depends" is the word. Can you assemble and head space a barreled action ? Can you bed an action if necessary ? If so, YES you can easily put together a $2K elk rifle. Rem 700 or Savage action. Grayboe, B&C, Choate or Stockys stock. Shilen prefit select match barrel and Shilen or Rifle Basix trigger. Optic at around 700-800.00 and you'll be in your range of cost. Vortex, Sightron or Leupold gets you in that range. All decent optics for your goal.
CRaTxn
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Can't you guys read-for-comprehension...he said for a deer, DEER hunt NOT an elk hunt. Go back and reread the #1 post.
gohring3006
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It was originally posted as "elk hunt".
I seen he edited his post and knew the entire thread was going to be completely off the "edited" topic.
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Deleted member 48126
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He definitely edited it. He originally asked about elk hunting.
I can't agree more. The original post was about building a deer rifle and everyone got off track about ELK. The guy wants to build a 6.5 Creedmoor "deer rifle" as it reads in the original post. "Unless he edited it of course".
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Deleted member 48126
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...he did edit it. Original post was about elk hunting. I guess the thread did some good since guys with elk experience talked him out of it.
Ugg i did not see the age or size of this post, it looked new and unanswered from my phone.... Here is what i posed but cant find how to remove it now that it is un needed. My 2 cents. Go look at a Sauer 100 in 6.5 cr. They shoot 1/3 moa. Extreamly awesome trigger for about 800.00. I sell guns. This is a great rifle and it's light. Also look at the shephard scoope with Bdc for hunting in the 6.5 cm. Nothing like looking through an 100% American made scope and knowing the range, set and fire without any adjusting. All for under 2000.
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