6.5 Creedmoor. Far from a "Fad".

[theleo]

I have been looking on and off to get a new smaller caliber rifle (.24-.26ish) specifically for deer hunting for a bit now, and every time I look at the 6.5 Creedmoor I end up ranking it at the bottom of my list. I don’t really see the allure. What am I missing?

Don’t get me wrong, I am sure they kill lots of animals and ping lots of steel, but I guess I don’t see what empty nitch it filled.  I fully understand we have tons of overlap in cartridges, and market forces have shown people want it, but what does it do so great? Looking at all the spec’s I don’t see anything to write home about.

Anyone want to enlighten me?

You can seat the high BC 6.5 bullets to ATI 308 magazine length without the bullet extending down into the powder column. Pretty much only useful to the PRS crowd but they're the most tacticool group these days.
 

[JBar]

I have been looking on and off to get a new smaller caliber rifle (.24-.26ish) specifically for deer hunting for a bit now, and every time I look at the 6.5 Creedmoor I end up ranking it at the bottom of my list. I don’t really see the allure. What am I missing?

Don’t get me wrong, I am sure they kill lots of animals and ping lots of steel, but I guess I don’t see what empty nitch it filled.  I fully understand we have tons of overlap in cartridges, and market forces have shown people want it, but what does it do so great? Looking at all the spec’s I don’t see anything to write home about.

Anyone want to enlighten me?

For me it was more about rifle choice than caliber choice. The rifle I wanted was not made in 7-08 or .243, I wanted a lightweight deer sized game cartridge with light recoil and capable at moderate/long range 500 and under. 6.5 fit that bill in my rifle selection and I'm more than happy with it's performance. Would I take it out elk hunting? Nope!! But that's just my personal choice, I've known guys that regularly shot elk with a .243 without issue but even with that knowledge still not for me. I've had my 6.5 for 2 seasons and it has successfully harvested 6 deer and one Big Horn sheep so it's locked itself in as my go to deer rifle! If I had hair I guess it would be in a manbun. I'll shoot my 6.5 all day at the range in a manbun and watch all you bearded mountain men with you super magnum howitzers leave the range after 20 minutes with a sore shoulder. 

[tlbradford]

Well Duh!  This is a more efficient .25-06 which is the greatest chambering for deer ever!      

[BULLBLASTER]

Well Duh!  This is a more efficient .25-06 which is the greatest chambering for deer ever!      

Basically just like a 30-06 only a little different.   

[huntnphool]

Well Duh!  This is a more efficient .25-06 which is the greatest chambering for deer ever!      

Basically just like a 30-06 only a little different.   

 

[Cougartail]

After shooting the 6.5 Creedmoor I was sold. Inherently accurate! It's like shooting a 223. Not enough recoil to make anyone but maybe a child or liberal man flinch.

A solid hit will kill anything in the lower 48 except maybe a grizzly.

For most it would be the only big game rifle "NEEDED" in Washington.

[Jonathan_S]

Well Duh!  This is a more efficient .25-06 which is the greatest chambering for deer ever!      

  only difference is cartridge length, caliber, action length etc

[jackelope]

Well Duh!  This is a more efficient .25-06 which is the greatest chambering for deer ever!      

Basically just like a 30-06 only a little different.   

5 different to be exact.

[jackelope]

So all kidding aside for a minute please... being someone who is genuinely interested in a 6.5 creedmoor...what's better in a short action that doesn't recoil like mad, isn't exotic or a wildcat, factory ammo is readily available and if a guy wants to shoot long range, it plain seems to work?
 

[BULLBLASTER]

Well Duh!  This is a more efficient .25-06 which is the greatest chambering for deer ever!      

Basically just like a 30-06 only a little different.   

5 different to be exact.

[KFhunter]

So all kidding aside for a minute please... being someone who is genuinely interested in a 6.5 creedmoor...what's better in a short action that doesn't recoil like mad, isn't exotic or a wildcat, factory ammo is readily available and if a guy wants to shoot long range, it plain seems to work?

nothing

I care not about what people think of my rifles, to me they are a tool and nothing more.   If I were a carpenter and had bought some wizbang hammer that took special nails, then was on a job where those nails weren't available, I'd be pissed!

who doesn't forget stuff at home?  What if you had left your wildcat cartridges sitting at home on your reloading bench and you were 1500 miles away on a hunt?

With my 30-06 I can go to any 24h walmart and find the exact same stuff I shoot at home. 
and now the 6.5c is almost there too

[Bluemoon]

I think it is time to turn this around. I have been shooting the 6.5 CM for some years now and enjoy it. I have put both trophy  antelope and mulies on the wall with it.
I will never wear a man bun but I am now convinced that all you big bore people that are trashing the caliber are just trying to make up for your short manhood.

 

And don't get your panties in a wad, this is all in fun just turning the tide around.

[C-Money]

Creedmoor...Yes definitely fingers down a chock board. Been casually looking for a 7mm-08 for my son. Dang near every store tries to sell me a 6.5 Creedmoor.     I am not a bearded super magnum guy, and Im not a Creedmore guy. If I cant fill my freezer with a 30-06 or one of its children, I'm a pretty poor hunter. Glad folks enjoy the Creedmoor, its just not for me.

[huntnphool]

So all kidding aside for a minute please... being someone who is genuinely interested in a 6.5 creedmoor...what's better in a short action that doesn't recoil like mad, isn't exotic or a wildcat, factory ammo is readily available and if a guy wants to shoot long range, it plain seems to work?

 .260 Remington

[James]

I have been looking on and off to get a new smaller caliber rifle (.24-.26ish) specifically for deer hunting for a bit now, and every time I look at the 6.5 Creedmoor I end up ranking it at the bottom of my list. I don’t really see the allure. What am I missing?

Don’t get me wrong, I am sure they kill lots of animals and ping lots of steel, but I guess I don’t see what empty nitch it filled.  I fully understand we have tons of overlap in cartridges, and market forces have shown people want it, but what does it do so great? Looking at all the spec’s I don’t see anything to write home about.

Anyone want to enlighten me?

You can seat the high BC 6.5 bullets to ATI 308 magazine length without the bullet extending down into the powder column. Pretty much only useful to the PRS crowd but they're the most tacticool group these days.

Ok, but the ballistics charts I have looked at seem to show that the creedmores high BC bullet doesn't make up for it's low speed when I compare to a rem 260 for example.