Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
Just as a quick mental exercise, would you consider shooting an elk at further than 300 yards with a .308?

I don't have to switch my hunting rig to 6.5 Creedmore. I can just as easily build one on an AR platform and use that gun for antelope or coyotes.
By the time you're done , again, you could just buy a nice bolt action and optics. The 6.5 uses a 30 cal AR lower, so you're starting from scratch.