Late Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 What's the general opinion on 6.5x47 for deer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryh Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Late, If you were hand loading I'd say 'very nice' I've a 6.5x55 for deer and a 6.5x47 for range work (but have used it for deer, bit bloody heavy though!). Personally I went with the Swede as the rifle was an off the shelf factory and more than good enough for my needs. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gun nut Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Late, like all the 6.5mm calibers it kills deer very efficiently, but not any deader than a 6.5x55 and you can have one of those off the shelf for half the money. Having said that I have a custom 6.5x47, and since when did common sense come into gun choices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcampbellsmith Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 What's the general opinion on 6.5x47 for deer? I've pursued deer with a 260 Rem successfully for a while now. If I was starting again, I would have no hesitation in doing the same with a 6.5 x 47. My only caveat would be with respect to sika. I've shot a very occasional sika with 243 Win, 243 AI and 260 Rem, but my preference now would be to use the 308 for sika. Regards JCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambsey Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Used mine for the last 3 years, bit expensive to run, but so so accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-NZ Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I'm off in a few weeks to chase some sika and the dusk shoots will involve shooting across a wide gully. Closest shots will be 250 and the furthest maybe 360-400. My spook-n-shoot 7-08 doesn't have a dialable scope so I might take along my med-heavy 6.5L with some 123 A-Maxes. It's dead accurate and I know the come-ups are right on out to 600yds. I can take the quad to within 1/4 mile of where I'll be shooting so the weight won't be an issue. I've shot deer there with the 7-08 holding over up to 330yds but it's not very precise. I'd be far more confident of putting one right on the money with the 6.5L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Used mine for several years on Roe, Reds and Fallow, none walked away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackb Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I've used a 260 for years which give or take a bit delivers a 6.5mm projectile the same as creedmoor , x55, x47 etc , the performance on game is broadly similar , take your pick of the 6.5's and don't give it a great deal more thought ! just go stalking......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Thanks folks, I am just starting out with the stalking and planning to have a deer condition added to my 308 but it's a bit on the heavy tactical side for stalking and I do not want to get rid of it so I might get myself some thing new, and I have heard nothing but good for the 6.5 lapua so I might be the perfect excuse to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Nothing wrong with 308 for stalking either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offroad Gary Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Nothing wrong with big and heavy for stalking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 The heavy I can deal with its just the tactical style never seems to go down that well when not on the range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srvet Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 The heavy I can deal with its just the tactical style never seems to go down that well when not on the range. Don't tell Ronin that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackb Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 The heavy I can deal with its just the tactical style never seems to go down that well when not on the range. your stalking with the wrong people ! their primary focus should be your abilty to make a clean kill not what you do it with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbal Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Late,there is a balance to be considered here.There is a very good reason that game shooting mandates a break open shotgun,with two shots.It's safety-nothing else is so obviously 'safe' to everyone as a broken open shotgun.It also allows a very good effective design etc.Brownings two shot auto never caught on,because it failed the safety issue,and perhaps was a thin end of a wedge ...it is hard to see any case for multi shot weapons-though of course the rate of fire with a loder and a pair of doubles is very much greater.So there is an element of what is considered proper. OK,all this is very much less in stalking,and might be non existent for many solitary stalkers on their own permissions.If someone wants to carry an 15 lb rifle,that s their choice. If they choose a 'tactical' style,or more extreme,then they may encounter some disapproval,mostly on traditionalist grounds-and the better point that it is just not neccessary-whether you rate this is your decision.Ditto overtly camo clothing. I agree that effective and humane shooting is the top criterion.None of the possibly frowned upon kit really makes much difference to that-we are talking about deer shot at 250y or so,occasionally a bit more. The 6.5 M/S carbine (6+lb,) has done that probably more than any other combination of rifle and cartridge over the past century.It's classic because it just worked. My "Bat-non-mobile",even with a cosine calculator added,just would not. You have wider choice.It is not an exclusive choice between traditional accepted/admired kit and 'superior' if eyebrow raising tacticool,and most can find a 'compromise' that is acceptable to their niche-and it's not a £ issue either. Sporting ethics and competence are quite different issues from equipment. There is class,and there is classic -unfortunate and admirable,respectively in my book. Just be aware and make choices in accord with your context. gbal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackb Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Late,there is a balance to be considered here.There is a very good reason that game shooting mandates a break open shotgun,with two shots.It's safety-nothing else is so obviously 'safe' to everyone as a broken open shotgun.It also allows a very good effective design etc.Brownings two shot auto never caught on,because it failed the safety issue,and perhaps was a thin end of a wedge ...it is hard to see any case for multi shot weapons-though of course the rate of fire with a loder and a pair of doubles is very much greater.So there is an element of what is considered proper. OK,all this is very much less in stalking,and might be non existent for many solitary stalkers on their own permissions.If someone wants to carry an 15 lb rifle,that s their choice. If they choose a 'tactical' style,or more extreme,then they may encounter some disapproval,mostly on traditionalist grounds-and the better point that it is just not neccessary-whether you rate this is your decision.Ditto overtly camo clothing. I agree that effective and humane shooting is the top criterion.None of the possibly frowned upon kit really makes much difference to that-we are talking about deer shot at 250y or so,occasionally a bit more. The 6.5 M/S carbine (6+lb,) has done that probably more than any other combination of rifle and cartridge over the past century.It's classic because it just worked. My "Bat-non-mobile",even with a cosine calculator added,just would not. You have wider choice.It is not an exclusive choice between traditional accepted/admired kit and 'superior' if eyebrow raising tacticool,and most can find a 'compromise' that is acceptable to their niche-and it's not a £ issue either. Sporting ethics and competence are quite different issues from equipment. There is class,and there is classic -unfortunate and admirable,respectively in my book. Just be aware and make choices in accord with your context. gbal the occasional stalker is well served by a deer legal rifle that can be used for targets and competitions (albeit at a slightly less competitive level) because he will use that rifle a lot ! and that is the key to being a good shot , practice................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbal Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Tackb,no diffference of opinion on practice-and it is absolutely in the fine tradition of Scandinavian rifles,and they know a thing or two about both hunting and ('sub olympic') competition.The clearest example was probably the Tikka Sporter 55/65 series-explicitly sold as deer/competition dual use heavy barrel designs....and very good they were,and are if you are so lucky. There are aspects of the stalking shot that are different from range shooting-adrenaline/ 'ethics' etc-but having the basic mechanics well practiced on a range is a great help. g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackb Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Tackb,no diffference of opinion on practice-and it is absolutely in the fine tradition of Scandinavian rifles,and they know a thing or two about both hunting and ('sub olympic') competition.The clearest example was probably the Tikka Continental 55/65 series-explicitly sold as deer/competition dual use heavy barrel designs....and very good they were,and are if you are so lucky. There are aspects of the stalking shot that are different from range shooting-adrenaline/ 'ethics' etc-but having the basic mechanics well practiced on a range is a great help. g depends on what type of practice and comps you do ? take for example the MQC from this very site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbal Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 depends on what type of practice and comps you do ? take for example the MQC from this very site? Of course;plenty of research suggests simulations can be variously,but helpfully,close to the real thing-but only close. One issue with "Top Gun" simulated combat manoeuvres is that all the data comes from survivors...by design! I've never heard of "MQC fever",though I have heard of/seen "buck fever" ! Probably there are real differences when a live animal is the target,and perhaps there should be,though successful experience should much reduce any negative aspects. Why have a 911 when you can have it all on xbox? :-) not completely convincing,is it? g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offroad Gary Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 What's the general opinion on 6.5x47 for deer? I think they'll probably find the small rifle primers a bit fiddly.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbal Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 I think they'll probably find the small rifle primers a bit fiddly.. A STALKING PRIMER: "Shooting deer is skillful" "Shooting deer are skillful" Grammar matters. "The deer are easy to shoot" "The deer are eagre to shoot" Words too. GBAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norfresh Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Ì shoot pretty much everything with my 6.5x47. I'm using 140 grain Berger vld's at the moment and they are insanely accurate. I have been shooting fallow, sika, wild goats and everything smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971silversurfer Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'm new to 6.5x47L but its already working for me with 123gn SST on Roe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ Varminter Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Don't tell Ronin that!! LOL!!! How you getting on with the PS24 mate? If you wanted a video out I can get one sorted for you ie external screen for foxing or HDR. All the best CZV James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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