BigBill old Buddy: don't go limiting yourself on the 6.5 Swede's capabilities. That round has far more utility than just whitetail sized animals. It is used for much larger critters than that, and very successfully, too. I would not hesitate to use it for anything except large dangerous bear on this continent - maybe Bison, too but it is fine for Elk, Mulie, Moose and Hog, not to mention black bear and small to medium brown bears. There is something about the length and diameter of the 6.5 bullet at 140 gns that gives it a lot more 'carry' than most people would expect. That round hasn't been a 'darling' of the european hunting set for close to a century without good reason, and its capabilities have been proven continually in the hunting field. Mikey.
