Well John, I finally got a Kimber Hunter 6.5 Creedoor, and it's a dandy little mild gun. The 6.5-300 was too much for my ears, as I don't use hearing protection hunting the way we do here.

Rough mule deer hunting is a lot like elk hunting. The main difference is the carcass is a lot less of a problem when on the ground.

The Wby round was amazing! It's trajectory was like a piano wire stretched to it's limits, and it threw one after another at the same hole. BUT, I suffered significant hearing loss to my right ear from one shot without hearing protection. DOWN THE ROAD...

The little 6.5 Man-Bun is fun to shoot and fun to load. Since I didn't draw any big game resident tag for the 4th straight year, I'll load the 6.5 Man-Bun for a mountain lion hunt with some tough bullet that doesn't leave an exit crater.