.25-06 beats out the 6.5 Creedmoor

[j_h_nimrod]

The Creedmore is an outgrowth of the .308 for the guys that got tired of people making fun of them for still thinking the .308 was the bomb and needed to show off something edgy with their man bun

[DaveMonti]

I have two .25-06s and I love them, but I love my .243 just a tad bit more.  Maybe because that caliber was my first firearm.  I also like that it's a short action, although it doesn't really make any difference to me when shooting or carrying.

I do have to say that I understand that the 6.5 Creedmore performs very well, but I'm not sure why all the haters are out there...  I guess I'm not around the posers that brag about them all the time...

[magnanimous_j]

I do have to say that I understand that the 6.5 Creedmore performs very well, but I'm not sure why all the haters are out there...

The 6.5 Creedmoor is the Rush of bolt rifles. Everyone has to admit that Rush is extremely talented, but no one wants to sit and listen to a Rush fanatic yammer on about them.

[DaveMonti]

And I did hunt deer this year with my 30-30. 

[DaveMonti]

Josh, what caliber is the outfit on the left in your pic?

[jackelope]

Josh, what caliber is the outfit on the left in your pic?

.308
Don’t tell anyone.

[h20hunter]

Who shoots a .308 these days? ?

I do

[WapitiTalk1]

Who shoots a .308 these days? ?

I do

I do. All those Army Snipers over the years can’t be wrong 😎

[jackelope]

All the recent 6.5 posts brought out all the old men I see....

I must be getting old then because every time I hear somebody going on and on about the 6.5 Creedmoor I just feel like punching a kitten.

I've got a buddy who's really into PRS right now and all he talks about is either the 6x47 Lapua or the 6 Creedmoor and how they can shoot 115gr bullets at over 3000 fps. Every time, I remind him that I was doing that years ago with a 243. Same goes for the 6.5 Creedmoor/6.5x47 Lapua and the 260 Rem.

I don't have any love for the 25-06 either. That's the only caliber I've owned in a factory gun (2 different rifles) that I couldn't get to shoot better than .75" for 5 shots at 100 yards. I gave up on both guns and the caliber forever.

The first 5 rounds out of mine were around .8” with HSM ammo. Good enough for me. Hand loads and a better trigger man I’d assume could improve that. I won’t be shooting 600+ yards anytime soon. I can totally understand why someone might want a rifle that shoots better groups I guess.

[bullfisher]

Agreed,
I think I'm gonna rechamber mine to another 6.5, not sure what though.

[carpsniperg2]

lol so funny. I just bought the wife a new rifle.

I kept adding a 6.5 creed to the cart and every time I did I wanted to puke a little lol. So finally couldn't do it and got the 260 

[bearpaw]

In addition to the 25/06 I really like the 257 weatherby, it's the sports car of the .25's, we have taken everything from squirrels and rockchucks to several elk and moose with the 257, there's a reason it was Roy W's favorite cartridge. One of our clients has killed almost everything on the NA continent with his 257 including all the moose, polar, and grizzly bear.

I'm still bouncing around trying the 6.5x300 WTBY, I've got a .300 that's shot out and I need to rebarrell, can't decide which caliber, I like the 300 and 340 too. I don't own any of the 6.5's but I had an uncle that killed over 20 elk with his .264 WM, and too many knowledgeable gun nuts like the 6.5's, that has to be reason enough in itself to own one doesn't it? 

[bearpaw]

I read some of the responses to the linked article jackelope posted, wow, some dudes really get over excited! 

My favorite comment was this:  "PS. He that waits for a perfect horse must walk."

[BigGoonTuna]

seeing how winchester is going to bring out the 6.5 creedmoor in a few M70s this year might make it hard for me to abstain much longer.  the cartridge's credentials are quite interesting.

however, i do have an itch for a .25-06 than may need to be scratched.  i like those old school flat shooting flamethrowers(like my .264 win).  the whole long range 6.5 creedmoor fad is due to being able to dial in drops...some seem to forget you can do that with the flatter shooting cartridges too. 

[bearpaw]

seeing how winchester is going to bring out the 6.5 creedmoor in a few M70s this year might make it hard for me to abstain much longer.  the cartridge's credentials are quite interesting.

however, i do have an itch for a .25-06 than may need to be scratched.  i like those old school flat shooting flamethrowers(like my .264 win).  the whole long range 6.5 creedmoor fad is due to being able to dial in drops...some seem to forget you can do that with the flatter shooting cartridges too.

the .264 you mention is a great round, I always thought it got bad press and was under rated for that reason

there are so many choices and none of them are bad