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<blockquote data-quote="Buano" data-source="post: 1546718" data-attributes="member: 21641"><p>Although a 6.5 Creedmore will kill an elk under the right circumstances, it's not enough gun for elk under many circumstances. Elk are BIG, majestic animals that deserve a quick and relatively painless death. I have seen an elk not even blink upon being hit with a 165 grain bullet from a 7 MM Rem mag square in the shoulder (from very short range). I firmly believe many elk "misses" are not misses, but wounded elk that will die a day, or week, later. </p><p></p><p>Elk cartridges start with the .300 mags and peak with the .338s. The .375 H&H is great elk medicine. Whatever you pick, be sure it has the power to quickly dispatch an elk with a "less than perfect" shot — because sometimes shots are less than perfect.</p><p></p><p>Most people do not need a brake on a .300 mag unless it's a LIGHT rifle. I shoot a .300 Weatherby without a brake as comfortably as I shoot my daughter's .260 Rem. (My .338-.378 Weatherby Mag wears a brake.) Above a .300 Mag most shooters appreciate a brake — but the negative of a brake is the absolute need for hearing protection. With a very light rifle a brake becomes critical. The hardest rifle to shoot well I've ever had my hands on was a mountain rifle in .270 WSM. The recoil was abusive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buano, post: 1546718, member: 21641"] Although a 6.5 Creedmore will kill an elk under the right circumstances, it's not enough gun for elk under many circumstances. Elk are BIG, majestic animals that deserve a quick and relatively painless death. I have seen an elk not even blink upon being hit with a 165 grain bullet from a 7 MM Rem mag square in the shoulder (from very short range). I firmly believe many elk "misses" are not misses, but wounded elk that will die a day, or week, later. Elk cartridges start with the .300 mags and peak with the .338s. The .375 H&H is great elk medicine. Whatever you pick, be sure it has the power to quickly dispatch an elk with a "less than perfect" shot — because sometimes shots are less than perfect. Most people do not need a brake on a .300 mag unless it's a LIGHT rifle. I shoot a .300 Weatherby without a brake as comfortably as I shoot my daughter's .260 Rem. (My .338-.378 Weatherby Mag wears a brake.) Above a .300 Mag most shooters appreciate a brake — but the negative of a brake is the absolute need for hearing protection. With a very light rifle a brake becomes critical. The hardest rifle to shoot well I've ever had my hands on was a mountain rifle in .270 WSM. The recoil was abusive. [/QUOTE]
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