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I was talking to a friend yesterday who built a 6.5 Creedmoor and then recently sold it because he shot two deer and could not find them.
I asked a friend who has a dog who tracks deer and I asked him a lot of questions last night. One of the questions is what round have you had to track the most deer. This year its been the 6.5.
I dont blame the round. Ive been trying to figure out why. I dont know if there are that many folks using the 6.5. Maybe its newer shooters choosing the 6.5 and not being efficient enough to make the shot. Maybe its folks who are smarter with their shots in smaller calibers think they are stepping up and just letting her rip because they have a new gun. Maybe the bullet is just too fast at the short distances we are shooting them at. Most of the ones Ive heard run off were less than a 100 and often 50-75.
Im intrigued by the round. Just find that this conversation has been brought up several times in the past day or so.
This is interesting and somewhat refutes the claim that you can't hunt with match.Also, with the 6.5CM a lot of the factory stuff is Match ammo. If match ammo doesn’t strike bone it’s not going to have the rapid expansion all the guys who swear by them have experienced. In my dumb choice to use match ammo, all three times the bullet did not upset causing pencil throughs and long tracking jobs. That was in a .308 win 168 grain FGMM with SMKs. Pick the right bullet construction and you’re set.
This is interesting and somewhat refutes the claim that you can't hunt with match.
What is everyone else’s opinion on the Winchester Deer Season XP ammunition?I was talking to a friend yesterday who built a 6.5 Creedmoor and then recently sold it because he shot two deer and could not find them.
I asked a friend who has a dog who tracks deer and I asked him a lot of questions last night. One of the questions is what round have you had to track the most deer. This year its been the 6.5.
I dont blame the round. Ive been trying to figure out why. I dont know if there are that many folks using the 6.5. Maybe its newer shooters choosing the 6.5 and not being efficient enough to make the shot. Maybe its folks who are smarter with their shots in smaller calibers think they are stepping up and just letting her rip because they have a new gun. Maybe the bullet is just too fast at the short distances we are shooting them at. Most of the ones Ive heard run off were less than a 100 and often 50-75.
Im intrigued by the round. Just find that this conversation has been brought up several times in the past day or so.
It all depends on the environment you are hunting in. If you are hunting in the foot hills of N. Pa with lots of woods and brush a 30-30 is hard to beat. If you hunt in the open with vast fields there are many equally good choices.Just wondering what everyone's thoughts are. I listed the maximum number of choices for the poll, so if I missed someone's favorite I apologize. My main deer slayer is my grandfathers 30-30, but I've moved to Creedmoor lately.
After the pencil exit wound I got on a buck Saturday I will be exploring other options. I may just be brand loyal but I will try core lokts next. They've never failed me in 30-30, 308 etc. and I've dropped more then my fare share of deer.What is everyone else’s opinion on the Winchester Deer Season XP ammunition?
What is everyone else’s opinion on the Winchester Deer Season XP ammunition?