Thread: 6.5 Creedmoor? whats everyones thoughts? on hunting performance

Originally Posted by 6.5 CRD

All a pointless debate at the end of the day because almost any calibre is capable of killing almost any animal when the rifle is in capable hands.

If we want to be more specific in regards to 'good deer cartridges/calibres', then I would start with a bullet weight between 120gr up to about 180gr max, with a diameter of between .25 and .30, with a velocity of between 2700fps and 3200fps.
Also, unless you want a heavy rifle (>4kg all up), you will probably want to limit your bullet weight to about 150gr if shooting unsuppressed due to recoil.
Choose the rifle and cartridge from within this criteria, and then the one that is best will be the one that you get the best accuracy from. Accuracy comes from practice. Practice comes from sending rounds down range.

Then everything works.... just shoot things with the right projectile in the right place.