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May as well add in the 260Rem and make it a trio. Have used 2 of the 3 on game, all under 350 yards. For hunting, not enough difference to make an argument. For target/LR work, 6.5CM for the shorter stiffer action, that long neck in a SA cartridge and a little less recoil. For nostalgia...

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Shootist43, a pic of a pic of a mid 180’s mule deer. Man cave currently tore apart, so the mounts are in piles in the garage. Best I can do right now. He’s very tall & narrow, one small eye guard, and a good sized in-line and kicker. What I’d call a 5 x 5.

Thank you. Not much of a writer about my hunts, do have a few pictures scattered here and there. I may dig a few up if I have time. Much of my hunting is for meat, wild game is our red meat in my house. That said, I’ve managed to take a number of very good Mule Deer (mixed bag of 30”+ and...

Tough to beat wood and some form of blueing. But for what I’ll call working guns/truck rifles/loaners..., I often use cerakote or some form of nitriding or bead blasted SS. We often deal with moisture, rain, snow etc. I have more than one rifle so done with both nice wood and a...

Interesting, they why go to the expense of a partition or weldcore? Gonna make me get a box here pretty soon to see.

Possible, maybe probable, but keep in mind round nose 220’s in a 30-06, are but a few 1/1,000 different in length and SD from that round nose 180 in .277. Both commonly made with 1 in 10 twists. The profile & length of the bullets factors into stabilization too. There are sure loads of 220’s...

If in NA, you have 160gr partitions and 180gr Woodleigh Weldcore offerings easily available for the 270 a Win. from Double tap Ammo. Probably others and for well under $75 a box. Suspect either would do to 200-250 what the 140 A-frames would. Much further and one would be much better off with...

The 6.5CM was designed for LR competitors, where it excels, despite being a slightly slower round. It’s that longer neck, designed to grip heavy match bullets, with a fairly long ogive, that distinguish it. Along with a 30 degree shoulder that is said to help accuracy. So I suppose I do...

.277 180 gr Woodleigh Weldcore Bonded. Within a very few 1/1,000ths of an inch as long as their 220 gr .308 bullet and a very similar SD. Double Tap sells them as loaded ammo. It’s not a high BC bullet play at all, their soft nose line, makes for a shorter bullet by weight vs a high BC...

I shoot a 25-06, 270 and 280 the most. 280 is also my fav. One loves 145gr. LRX’s, the other thrives on a steady diet of 175gr. partitions.

The 6.5 craze in the states was driven by LR competition and shooting rags, IMO. Now that there are smaller calibers, with similar exterior ballistics easily available, many competitors are moving that direction. Turns out recoil matters... Had there been very heavy .277 pills commonly...

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WY for Pronghorn, MD and Elk. Points are affordable there. Essentially in WY for PH, points = access to public land. Any unit there can and usually will hold VG PH. They are tough to judge for most, including me. There are good options there for mature elk and MD, and in fairly easy to...

Just south of Portland, graduated in 81. Thank you.

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Got my degree in Corvallis. Feel the same about the Ducks as you do the Beavs. Take care.

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Thank you. I seem to recall a name similar to yours on a 6.5 Grendel forum, do you post there? I kept getting my posts deleted from system crashes and gave up trying there. But gleaned enough to hopefully make an intelligent choice in 6.5G.

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Thank you. Then for the biggest question, Beavers or Ducks, lol.

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Am thinking about it in a few years. Thank you.

Experienced W. U.S.A. rifle big game hunter would be an apt description of me to date. Never hunted Africa and may never make that journey. But one never knows. I enjoy hunting, processing my own game and all that goes with. Spending time passing the traditions & knowledge on to my kids and...