Thread: A question for the doubters

Originally Posted by ojc2

I'm certain there's shooters here that could hunt reds effectively and ethically with a 55gr .223 fmj... I do not at all have the confidence in my ability to do so and wouldn't even attempt. That's why I use a 6.5prc for long (factory load Hornady 147gr eld-x) or .308win for short (new build, yet to work out). The last time I was out I got two reds with the 6.5prc within 10s of each other, I thought I missed the first one as it just disappeared from view, I saw the second go down. Turns out the first one was pole axed so hard it dropped where it was standing before my eye even register it moved, it was there and then it wasn't.

This is a major advantage of light recoiling cartridges. You can see the impact and know when & where you have hit your deer.

Originally Posted by gimp

This is a major advantage of light recoiling cartridges. You can see the impact and know when & where you have hit your deer.

I wouldn't call the 6.5prc high recoiling, it just knocked the deer down so quick I thought it had taken off, optics had barely moved.