6.5 vs 308

[jason stevens]

Not trying to start something but want honest feed back. I've got both calibers an want to know. Do you guys feel that these calibers will put down an elk up to 300yrds. Thanks for the opinions in advance.i drew a cow tag for riffle after 10 years an im excited.

[duckmen1]

My personal preference on an elk would be a 150 gr partition or accubond out of the 308. But other bullets can work great too. And the 6.5 is dropping elk as well. But I like the .308.

[duckmen1]

My personal preference on an elk would be a 150 gr partition or accubond out of the 308. But other bullets can work great too. And the 6.5 is dropping elk as well. But I like the .308.

Congrats on the tag. I had a cow tag last year. Used a .270 with 150 grain partition. Took a very hard quartered away shot and it entered at the back of the ribs. Traveled right between both shoulders and out the front of the neck. That elk went down very fast. Absolutely hammered it. Took a few steps over the edge of the hill and tumbled until it came to a stop down the hill about 25 yards. I was extremely happy with the terminal performance and penetration. . 308 would be very similar results with a similar load.

[fishngamereaper]

6.5 what ..
Assuming creed.
And the answer is yes.

[jason stevens]

6.5 what ..
Assuming creed.
And the answer is yes.

Yes creedmoor I'm sorry I wasn't clear.

[jason stevens]

I have 140 grain edlx for the 6.5 creedmoor

[craigapphunt]

You put a bullet where it needs to go on an elk and both will do the job easily inside 300 yards.

[buckfvr]

Compare your loads/ammo ENERGY @ 300 yards and go with whats highest for elk since you have the choice.  Me?, Id go with the most energy.

[duckmen1]

Compare your loads/ammo ENERGY @ 300 yards and go with whats highest for elk since you have the choice.  Me?, Id go with the most energy.

This is true. And a very good point. One good thing about the 6.5 is it holds a high ballistic coefficient. Although to 300yards I am not sure how much of a change that will effect. Both will get the job done. Done well with shot placement. I've seen a lot of deer and bear fall as well as 1 elk with the eldx bullets and have seen good results.

[bobcat]

Either cartridge will work but I'd prefer the 308, and no ELD-X bullet no matter which one you use. That's not an elk bullet, in my experience.

[MeepDog]

Either cartridge will work but I'd prefer the 308, and no ELD-X bullet no matter which one you use. That's not an elk bullet, in my experience.

I second that, use a bullet that's either bonded, partitioned, or monolithic. Eldx, match, and sst ain't on that list.

[jason stevens]

The advice so far is awesome thank you guys alot

[Bob33]

Make the choice on rifles, not caliber. Whichever one you more confidence in is what I would choose.

[Berin Denson]

Either cartridge will work but I'd prefer the 308, and no ELD-X bullet no matter which one you use. That's not an elk bullet, in my experience.

Bobcat once again a speaks the truth.
My unpopular opinion, 6.5creed is not an elk gun. Me personally, wouldn’t even use it for mule deer.  Shooting targets and/or maybe a whitetail under 200 yards.

[WapitiTalk1]

7.62 MM, or .308 if you wish. All those Army snipers can’t be wrong.