How not, to use a 6.5 creedmoor

[seattleman1969]

What an embarrassment. If I did that there would be no way I would post the video. We all have had bad shots but the last thing I want to do is show the world how much I sucked.

I don't take videos of my hunts, those memories are for me good bad or indifferent...

 

[TX Badger]

Wow...such criticisms from everyone...maybe the gun was sited in perfectly...maybe it was 600 yards....big deal........where does elk fever fit into this.......that is a long time frame to get cool and collected and have a mistake happen.....
What are you guys.....a bunch of democratic senators with nylons on your legs.......
Things happen...evn with a bigger rifle the outcome could have been extremely worse...
And no....i don't own a creedmore....but i have seen good shooting people make poor shots........
And the rifle is easily a 600 yard killer.....but it is unfortunate that the bull suffered for so long.....

Of course things can go wrong. That is the point. If you are using a marginal cartridge you have no margin for error. Based on how that leg was injured I believe more energy would have made the difference.

 

[remingtonfan]

Am I seeing this right, please correct me if I'm not. I'm having a hard time telling where his first shot hit. On my phone it looks like it hit shoulder (maybe broke it) and didn't penetrate. Then miss (?...all I see was dirt flying) and another miss (third definitely, wide left). Then base of the neck/shoulder junction (?), then another rifle and pistol shot after jumping him when they made it over.
I know crap happens when hunting but the video made me cringe a bit.

Crap like this is what gives long range shooters a bad name.

 

[sp6x6]

That was a joke.It was twice that guys effective range,and to far for that cartridge.Ive sat down leaned back against tree and shot braced off knees and one shot killed elk at that distance.I put my kid and his buddies in my 338 NM when they where teens and never taken elk,and did better at similar range.My sons first bull as well as mine 243,his was 400 yrds and he was 12,shots ALL went in boiler room,I was on spotter and saw hits and bull was surrounded by 15 cows going by him,6x7.

 

[PSLM23]

I found this gem the other night. Didn't want to share it, but here it is! I really appreciate what my 6 & 6.5 Creedmoor's are, but this is not how or what they should be used on. If you've hunted long enough, you're gonna have a bad experience, but DAYUUUM!

 

[MudRunner2005]

We all make bad shots.

My 2017 cow was shot at 225 yards with a 300 WSM, 165 Gr Barnes. More than enough medicine right? I spotted her in the open after hiking 2 miles over a 2500 foot rise. Breathing hard, no rest, no where to go, no shot from prone because of the roll of the hill, took a kneeling position and first shot grazed her front leg. She took two steps and stopped, second shot missed under. Third shot broke her back above the shoulder and she went down, sliding down the hill on the snow about 300 yards (This would work in my favor on recovery), but she was still very much alive and calling the rest of the herd in a panic. Finished her with a head shot from 50 yards.

I felt terrible. The spine shot I found the bullet under the hide on the far side. Looked like a text book Barnes expansion... but elk are tough critters.

Giving the benefit of the doubt maybe this was just a bad day...

Yep. I made a couple myself when I was a young hunter.

 

[PSLM23]

I dont post comments a lot but I wouldn't have posted that video on social media.

 

[newtonian]

I just don't know where to start on this. I didn't like anything about that video.

 

[NChntr]

The Creedmoor has a huge following and nothing wrong with that. I do however feel like that its capabilities are miss represented poorly on some occasions. I've said this time and time again that we owe it to the animal that we're harvesting to make a good, clean, ethical and quick kill on all our quarry. Every caliber has a range of capability. Since the Creedmoor is so popular many people push the rounds limits. I see two things wrong with this video. One the shooter appears to be past his range that he is efficient at resulting in potential unethical take of an animal and two he is under gunned. The two combined can and will at some point lead to way more devestating results than this. Bullet technology has pushed many to using smaller calibers on large game more than ever but are we as the individual ready for it? Are we as the person behind the gun as efficient as we need to be? I'm sure someone will hate me after this post and whatever. Let an anti hunting group see how this animal was taken and see how much more that fuels the fire that is already burning on their behalf to try to strip us of our God given rights. Yes they'll hate on us regardless of the caliber used but why give them more ammo to push against what we truly love and are free to do? Throw all the ballistic info at me that you want on this round and all others. I've already read and seen it all myself and what may be impressive to you may not be to me at all. My six yr old is already getting ready for his first whitetail season back east and at his age is using a .30 cal to prepare. He or I are no better than anyone else and the last thing I want to do is start a fire from within our brotherhood of the outdoor life but sometimes we all need to take a little bit more time to think things through. At some point hunting long enough will cause you to be in a situation where an animal is lost or taken in what most of us would regard as an unclean way regardless of caliber. Why increase the odds of this?

 

[whirlwindjml]

Ive seen the same thing happen with the magnums. 100 yard shooter 6x way out of his league.......if he could have shot 3 moa the elk would have been a quick kill. That 30 moa just dont cut it with any gun.

 

[Deleted member 48126]

It was **** poor planning. That's it. I've made two poor shots on deer where I couldn't recover the animals. It still bothers me. But with that said. I keep my shots within 100 yards, I use adequate cartridges (6.5CM, .308, .300BO, .243, .30-06), and I shoot a lot. In 2018 I've probably shot 1k rounds for the year out of my hunting rifles. And like I said I've STILL messed up hunting.

I do everything that is within my control to hunt ethically. I've made the mistake of shooting a big hog with a .223. He went down on the first shot but it took, literally, 6 more to kill him. That bugged me too. I learned on that day to bring enough gun.

This guy didn't have the correct round/cartridge, wasn't at the correct range, and didn't have enough trigger time. All three of those things were in his control. To argue anything in his defense is absolutely ridiculous. Then to post it on social media? It's clear this bro has zero critical thinking skills. It's pretty black and white.

 

[whirlwindjml]

So what happens when ya do it right?

You get an exit wound and a dead elk.

 

[marvee]

Poor decisions by ALL. Guide should got closer. Shots more thought out. Nothing wrong with gun, but any gun at that range or more is capable. Problem being 90% plus people can hit gongs or paper, but an actual animal is different. If that animal hadn't move after shot would they of walked over to look? Just not a fan of game hunting at long distance. Paper and gongs are fun, but I have to much respect for these great animals. Glad they got there bull, would have been better eaten had it been a clean put down shot. Maybe a lesson learned, but poor example taught.

 

[Ratdog]

I made a bad shot on a 4x3 Blacktail, range 173, uphill, tremors, probably a little buck fever with Browning A-Bolt 7mm-08 flying a Hornady 139 gr. ISP. First shot broke r front leg at knee, he tried to run uphill but couldn't get traction, second hit just behind r front shoulder and dead. Purely a good shot gone wrong and made me feel terrible but that is my world with ET's.