Other way around Micky. There's plenty of 6.5 140 & 147 ELDM on the shelf, its the 7mm that's suffering the most. Anyway to the OP, 6.5 all the way....just coz, rest is all academic
Liked On: 22-10-2022, 06:18 PM
Shoot to kill and the animals won’t know the difference. Since I bought my PRC earlier this year, I’ve shot 27 deer from 31 shots, from ranges 80m to 560m. The furthest any ran after being shot was...
Liked On: 22-10-2022, 06:18 PM
I imagine that part of the 6.5 thing at distance is at what point it stops being frangible, then you would expect considerably slower killing. The PRC would move that distance quite a way out from...
Liked On: 22-10-2022, 06:17 PM
andyanimal31 is right about shot placement. For many years when I started hunting deer I just aimed at the chest area. As I gained experience I've learnt to pick the exact spot on the animal I want...
Liked On: 22-10-2022, 06:17 PM
Don't tell everyone about 6.5! Must say the 168eldm 308 do the trick as well. When I went to buy my first rifle I quizzed my guru hunting mate and his advice was if your going to put a hole in it...
Liked On: 22-10-2022, 06:17 PM
I have the 284 for hunting and a 6.5x55 for paper (and the eldms for both), I've always been skeptical about the 6.5 at distance but I was surprised by the numbers. Outside the size of the wound...
Liked On: 22-10-2022, 06:17 PM
The for sale threads prove it.... I'd be going with what projectiles you can get your hands on, if you have a stash of both (lucky bastard) second hand rifles of both calibres will start showing up...
Liked On: 21-10-2022, 09:43 PM
To what extent given the demise of the current barrel are you prepared to sacrifice keeping the blued appearance for corrosion resistance? I've put stainless on all my Mausers and for me it was the...
Liked On: 21-10-2022, 09:40 PM
I have just completed 6 more Delisle .45 carbines. Come see me at the Sika show if you want one. I have stopped taking orders for them now and they are for sale on a first in first served basis. ...
Liked On: 21-10-2022, 09:27 PM
208527 grouse breasts, ruffles are white, shaptail on the right side of the plate and on bench, spruce on the left side of plate, ruffles and sharptail are very good, spruce can be a bit gamey, ...
Liked On: 21-10-2022, 08:58 PM
Been getting a few birds this season, in Canada, missed the ducks migration in this area due to work and holiday, so been out for upland several times a week while off, ruffles, spruce and sharp-tail...
Liked On: 21-10-2022, 08:58 PM
If you're researching buying one or the other the real option is to split the difference and get the mighty .270, the king of calibres for almost 100 years.
Liked On: 21-10-2022, 08:51 PM
Looking for wet road performance / safety over everything else as it’s the vehicle We use mostly when travelling long distances with the family onboard,never really towing heavy loads,only...
Liked On: 21-10-2022, 08:51 PM
I previously owned a tyre store and had many customers with the same reviews of the BFG as 6x47 posted up, they go hard quickly, and hard equals slippery to put it in very simple terms. Firemax was...
Liked On: 21-10-2022, 08:50 PM
I'm just coming up to 80k on my Maxxis A/T ones. Mostly road but a fair bit of gravel too and towing a caravan quite a bit on a 2012 Ranger that's just ticked over 200k
Liked On: 21-10-2022, 08:49 PM