Hello Hermann,
I do agree. There's nothing wrong in trying to match your gun to the game you hunt.

In my mind a kiplauf is perfectly suited for mountainhunting and stalking no matter if it's the scottish highlands or the swedish mountains. A lot of my hunting is conducted in this way, I do a lot more walking then shooting.

But it's all a matter of preference there's no right or wrong here. Some people prefer to use stainless steel and plastic stocks in a light setup for this kind of shooting and that's not wrong. I prefer a kiplauf and that's certainly notr wrong either. And I'm certainly not a snob
In my opinion there is no difference in accuracy between a modern kiplauf and a good repeater. So the only thing that I sacrifice if a use a kiplauf is a instant follow up shot. And only you can decide how important this is.

Best Regards

Henrik

I confess I was quite obnoxious about the Kiplaufs. I had a look at the most interesting post � What chambering to choose for a Blaser K-95 �
I marvel at the Scandinavian skilfulness. I am unable to master the small calibres. Sometimes I am shooting an odd fox or roe with my Rem 22-250 but my experiments were appealing in Scotland. When my 180gr 300WM were drifting 20 inches in the wind (stags shot into the liver) , my partner totting a 6.5x68 missed anytime. I saw this very 6.5x68 blasting the shoulder of a roe at 30m and the roe fleeing undisturbed.??? But I was amazed by the efficiency of the 6.5x62 Fr�res during chamois hunting even if I am sticking with the 300WM. The 6x62 Fr�res drawback is the ammo is available only at RW and Hirtenberger.
In the 5.6 family you are in France the RWS�s prisoner. One must be a reloader.
�One can be stunned to see the same people choosing the smallest possible calibres for their Kiplauf�
What I mean : why choosing the smallest calibre as possible to shoot the very same big games one is shooting with the largest one in driven hunts. It is the SAME BIG GAME, adrenaline or not.

The 6.5x68 is THE Chamois caliber! I�ve shot a few and think very highly about the chambering. For Chamois! A red deer shot through the heart went 100m!

For this cartridge for game bigger than Pronghorn or Chamois you need the toughest bullet wich will be accurate. Nosler 140 Partition might not be stabilized because of twist lenght, 125 grs Partition should do fine.

The 6x62 Freres ( not 6.5! ) is not legal for Chamois or bigger deer in Germany. It also relies on speed, so tough bullets are important.

Good huntin� Hermann