Biggest game?

Did JOC have the proper licences for all of his Mexican hunts?

I think it was Elgin Gates that wrote that he entered China and shot a Marco Polo ram, he certainly didn't have a Chinese Licence.

The story may be apocryphal, but Erwin Rommel supposedly admonished Officers to follow the French Game Laws during the occupation.
 
Times have changed, wildlife and all resources used to be viewed as infinitely renewable, and that influenced what people did and how they thought in the ‘golden ages’. The world’s still the same size, there’s just less in it to quote a famous pirate.

Now my question is, would you shoot anything with a 6.5 Creed you wouldn’t with a .250 Savage and a 120 grain Partition or good mono. The answer to me is no, I’d use the .250 on anything I’d use the Creed on. That is to say no grizzlies or bison, and with discretion on large cervids.
 
AlbertaJohn said:
What's the biggest game you can hunt using the 6.5 CM?

Well you "can" hunt whatever you want with a 6.5 cm but should you?
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Long prior to the 6.5 Creedmoor, there were other ballistic quadruples to that cartridge. It never crossed by mind to have such a cartridge to hunt any big game, reason: a multitude of other superior ballistic cartridges. The 264 Winchester Magnum is very appealing for most big game...........speed really kills, better than just lobbing them in, do the math.
 
Ardent said:
Times have changed, wildlife and all resources used to be viewed as infinitely renewable, and that influenced what people did and how they thought in the ‘golden ages’. The world’s still the same size, there’s just less in it to quote a famous pirate.

Now my question is, would you shoot anything with a 6.5 Creed you wouldn’t with a .250 Savage and a 120 grain Partition or good mono. The answer to me is no, I’d use the .250 on anything I’d use the Creed on. That is to say no grizzlies or bison, and with discretion on large cervids.
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don't leave much left in some areas ... go big or go home ..6.5 has very limited capabilities
 
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Spruster said:
sorry I think its a coyote round with the the wind and down hill. 6.5 way over rated
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Like Don Quixote...titling at windmills. Historically the 6.5 x 5something was developed for the biggest antimaterial targets of the 1890's... horses pulling cannon at a distance that was safe to shoot from ... 350-400 paces.
I have a couple 6.5's...old military calibers for sure. I smile at folks like Blakey whom undubiably have a 6.5 CM tramp stamp. It's not new, eh.
But they are a damn capable caliber...til Armour became a threat...it would be the bomb. Hard to spot 6.5 Jap snipers...no real noise or muzzle blast.
But it's only good for 'yotes at a couple hundred yards yeah....sure...
 
Spruster said:
don't leave much left in some areas ... go big or go home ..6.5 has very limited capabilities
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BlackRam can certainly disprove that. 6.5 is a fantastic bore, one of the best. The only issue I have with it is when folks try and say it is the only bore that makes sense. I can’t hold some of its most vigorous supporters against the bore, or the 6.5 Creed.

It’s inarguably a fantastic combination, and I’d put it on a list of the ten best mountain chamberings, midway in the pack. It’s great in a light rifle, and easy to shoot. It isn’t the only one or the penultimate cartridge and bore however, just a really good option.
 
Ardent said:
BlackRam can certainly disprove that. 6.5 is a fantastic bore, one of the best. The only issue I have with it is when folks try and say it is the only bore that makes sense. I can’t hold some of its most vigorous supporters against the bore, or the 6.5 Creed.

It’s inarguably a fantastic combination, and I’d put it on a list of the ten best mountain chamberings, midway in the pack. It’s great in a light rifle, and easy to shoot. It isn’t the only one or the penultimate cartridge and bore however, just a really good option.
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Hate to be the Grammer Police, but penultimate doesn't mean best or even good.
 
Thanks for the info inspiration Mig25 and Ardent, I may start hitting the gym. Only got to beat one guy to be the penultimate athlete!
 
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