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6.5 creedmoor reviews??
bobcat:
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--- Quote from: bobcat on March 23, 2018, 09:42:31 AM ---The 6.5 Creed is right in middle of the 7mm-08 Remington and the 243 Winchester. Same case, with a bullet 2 hundredths of an inch smaller in diameter than the 7mm-08, and 2 hundredths of an inch bigger in diameter than the 243 Winchester.
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The 6.5 Creedmoor walks all over the 7-08 across the board. Hundredths matter :tup:
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I don't think so. Maybe if you're a target shooter who shoots out to 600 yards and further, it might have a slight advantage. But if you're a hunter who wants to shoot deer out to 300 yards, I seriously doubt there's any significant difference between the two.
swanny:
--- Quote from: SkookumHntr on March 26, 2018, 01:11:17 PM ---Well my daughter passed hunters safety Saturday and her new rifle is ordered!! Were getting the Ruger American Predator in 6.5 Creedmoor, paired with the Vortex Crossfire 4-12x44. Cant wait to hit the Range and clank some steel with this thing! :IBCOOL:
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That's the exact package I've been looking at for my wife who just passed her test a few weeks back. I'll be curious to hear your thoughts. :tup:
magnanimous_j:
--- Quote from: bobcat on March 26, 2018, 11:17:08 PM ---
--- Quote from: Biggerhammer on March 26, 2018, 11:07:46 PM ---
--- Quote from: bobcat on March 23, 2018, 09:42:31 AM ---The 6.5 Creed is right in middle of the 7mm-08 Remington and the 243 Winchester. Same case, with a bullet 2 hundredths of an inch smaller in diameter than the 7mm-08, and 2 hundredths of an inch bigger in diameter than the 243 Winchester.
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The 6.5 Creedmoor walks all over the 7-08 across the board. Hundredths matter :tup:
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I don't think so. Maybe if you're a target shooter who shoots out to 600 yards and further, it might have a slight advantage. But if you're a hunter who wants to shoot deer out to 300 yards, I seriously doubt there's any significant difference between the two.
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I think he was joking.
There are so many calibers available now, there is a ton of overlap. It reminds me of when I was shopping for a motorcycle. I would stress over these horsepower maps and spec sheets and eventually realized that under real world conditions, any one of the five bikes I was considering would be just fine. The factors the ended up influencing my decision were the market availability and most importantly, how I fit on the thing. If the one I didn't choose had 5 more horsepower at 7000 RPM, I never missed it.
I had a .308 which was my do-it-all rifle. That's a great idea on paper, but I realized that I get so few days in the field, and I think about hunting so often, that buying 2 rifles really pencils out long term. 6.5 Creedmoor is marginal on elk, at best. But the .308 isn't much better. So I decided to get the 6.5 for deer and under and a .300 winmag for anything more than that.
Out of all the intermediate options, I picked the Creedmoor for 3 reasons. One, my buddy had one he wanted out of, so he made me a great deal. Two, it's just a great cartridge within its limits. Three, the ammo is cheap. Good bullet construction drops in price over time. It seems that raw material cost doesn't. So eventually, a high tech bullet will be cheap, but brass, lead and powder seem to only ever get more expensive.
Magnum_Willys:
The 300 win mag is all you need for deer or elk. But dang all this talk I’m really feeling a need for a 6.5 Creedmoor. Gonna happen.
rudysts:
--- Quote from: Magnum_Willys on March 27, 2018, 06:04:38 PM ---The 300 win mag is all you need for deer or elk. But dang all this talk I’m really feeling a need for a 6.5 Creedmoor. Gonna happen.
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6.5 Creed with the SRP brass and RL16 is the ticket the speed with a 140 Berger is crazy fast topped out at 2980 fps on a ladder test. my accuracy node is at 2890 with sub half moa.