WHITE OUT: General Unit Montana Elk with 6.5 PRC 

Let me correct you. If you feel this level of excitement, you are no hunter. You are a murderer that enjoys killing. We hunt for the food, not for the sport. When you hunt for the sport, you are pathetic.

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Would you ever consider the 300 WSM, if you didn't have your WM already?

I was thinking the same thing. 150 yards for a running elk takes about 4 seconds.

They didn’t find it until the next day. Vert poor choice in caliber and bullets. Apparently you haven’t been around many elk hunts that’s not what is supposed to happen when a elk is hit in the shoulder. Yes to small of a caliber. !!!

@@rustywandler1894 Actually, I live in Montana and hunt elk every year for myself and several family members and friends. We've killed elk with a 125 grain broadhead going 300fps and 338 Lapua. The goal out here is to take out the vital organs so they die. You haven't hunted elk enough if you've never had an elk go further than 150yds or not recovered an animal that was shot just before dark until the next day. It's so easy to sit back and criticize hunters on youtube.

​@@craigwhite7209 Hi Craig like you Ive shot a lot of Deer, Red deer in particular. In New Zealand we /I hunt Red Deer all year round, Im 59 and Ive been hunting with rifle since I was sixteen. Its 7th of April today and Im on deer number 5 for this year, 2 of which are stags. I have shot many deer with 22magnum, 204 Rugar, 22-250, 243, 270, 7mm Rem Mag and 300 win mag. Ive witnessed many of my hunting mates over the years shoot and wound deer and had to track them, many times over Ive spent days, blood trailing and tracking and grid searching for deer shot by others when I could have been hunting myself. Ive come to the conclusion over my lifetime that energy, bullet construction, shot placement and calibre choice are all equally important when hunting and shooting big game. Its my opinion, my 10 cents worth is, 30 calibre is better suited for Elk than 6.5.

I don't disagree, in fact I typically hunt elk with larger 30 caliber cartridges but have killed them with a 6.5 prc. I just wanted to emphasize that this was an effective kill and harvest and he would have likely had the same result in "this exact situation" with a 30 caliber cartridge. I often tell people to take the gun you shoot best and know your limits because where you put the bullet is the most critical part of the equation (given they have a proper bullet for the hunt). It sounds like you have some amazing hunting opportunities down there. I've always wanted to hunt Red Stags in New Zealand. Maybe I'll make it down there some day.

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Not that I agree the 6.5 prc is a great elk round...but I've seen plenty of elk with .300 win, .300 RUM, .338 win get and go 150-200 yards easy. Hell saw a bull take 3 hits right behind the shoulder with a .375 H&H and after the first two go 100 yards till the 3rd one hit hit.

That's what happens when you use a suppressor on a 6.5 PRC bout like turning it into a 6.5 creedmoor

@@emanennis8992 Incorrect info. Suppressors usually cause a velocity increase with the same loads. Sometimes, they cause a decrease (10-15 FPS) on rare occasions depending on the can. Just because its 20 dB quieter doesn't mean the cartridge is downgraded in power.

@@emanennis8992 clearly you don’t have a clue what your talking about. Suppressors don’t reduce velocity…

@@MrHf4l theses guys need to learn to shoot then because everything I've shot with a 6.5 PRC using 143 ELD-X eats the dirt or only goes 20 yards I've shoot bear elk deer nothing has left beyond 20 yards and yes I'll agree on velocity my chronograph was screwing up and bought a new one and it verified your answer

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I just watched a video where an elk got smacked with a .338 and stood there for a minute...which caliber did you have in mind?

I think you probably haven’t hunted elk then lmao

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@@BergaraOfficial so I know this is an odd place to do it but I wanted to say thanks for making great rifles! I used y'all's Bergara BMP for my first PRS year and have been quite successful because of it! It's always a great feeling to have a reliable rifle that works well. So thanks Bergara.

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I 2nd the 7mm.PRC. I will buy instantly as well. In the mean time I will be purchasing a Savage UltraLite until then.

I have a 7prc, you'll like it!

Thick timber can make for some tough tracking in those conditions.

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That's so true. They are a tough animal, and even the big calibers don't drop them right away even with proper placement.

Was it a good shot or terrible shot?

If caliber size does not matter then why not shoot a 223?

Camera angles can be deceiving, I usually like to think most these guys probably hunt more than I do?

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Same question I have, what bullet?

140

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I’ve had a 300 win mag for years that just started acting fussy on me so last week o bought a 300 prc and I am very very impressed so far! 6.5 is too small for this big of game. Leaves less room for error in my humble opinion.

I’m not seeing where anything said this was public land.

I’m guessing this was a southeast Montana draw hunt. We seen big bulls there while deer hunting Custer. Just because he seen a couple bulls and killed a big one doesn’t mean it’s not public.

Wow! Did anyone pay attention? Nowhere did it say he was hunting public property. It did say it was general draw.

Even tho I love both my 6.5 creedmoor and 6.5 prc the prc is basically the magnum version of the creedmoor. And then you got the powerhouse 6.5 weatherby and 6.5 Grendel is just sitting in the corner lonely

It sure is!

What shooting sticks were used ?

@@kevinrhodes3902 looks like old school hunter specialties wooden sticks

Yes it was!

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Love them accubonds. I get complete pasthroughs on elk with 30-06. 180 gr. No substitute for bullet mass

Buddy, those aren't bullets, those are cannon balls.

Exit holes means you’re leaving energy on the table. Luckily for you, with that caliber you got a few thousand lbs of energy to spare lol.

Got to push through the conditions!