Post by: fishngamereaper on August 16, 2017, 04:06:20 PM
What I'm looking for real world experience from anyone that owns one.
I'm buying a new gun for my 12yoa kid to start hunting with and also want something I can take deep into the backcountry on back pack hunts. These are my two final choices based on felt recoil, terminal ballistics and price. Mostly a deer gun but would not hesitate to use either one on elk.
What's your guys experience.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 16, 2017, 04:16:19 PM
Post by: Buckblaster on August 16, 2017, 04:56:42 PM
Post by: CaNINE on August 16, 2017, 08:48:49 PM
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Post by: jrebel on August 16, 2017, 08:56:25 PM
Flip a coin....but if it were me, I would do the 6.5 creed. Can't really say why, other than the fact that mine is the least finicky rifle I have ever owned. It will eat anything you feed it......it is very accurate.
Post by: Bob33 on August 16, 2017, 09:38:46 PM
Post by: Wanttohuntmore on August 16, 2017, 09:54:43 PM
Post by: Magnum_Willys on August 16, 2017, 10:18:17 PM
Post by: fishngamereaper on August 16, 2017, 10:25:39 PM
Post by: follow maggie on August 17, 2017, 01:21:42 PM
Post by: fishngamereaper on August 17, 2017, 01:41:28 PM
They're both good rounds, which has the better ammo availability?
My buddy is a firearms so dealer so ammo is not going to be an issue.
Post by: JLS on August 17, 2017, 01:44:07 PM
My 6.5 shoots 124 grain Hammer bullets at 2900+ fps. There isn't too much in the lower 48 I would be concerned about shooting with it.
Post by: hunting4sanity on August 17, 2017, 02:19:10 PM
Post by: HookedOnQuack on August 17, 2017, 04:53:03 PM
Thanks for the input guys. Its obvious there is a clear winner...not :chuckle: Maybe I will buy both. I just found a sale on Savage Axis II for $250. But Ive always been a Ruger fan.
Im in the same boat and curious as to where you found the Savage for that price if you dont mind sharing?
Post by: fishngamereaper on August 17, 2017, 05:08:23 PM
Thanks for the input guys. Its obvious there is a clear winner...not :chuckle: Maybe I will buy both. I just found a sale on Savage Axis II for $250. But Ive always been a Ruger fan.
Im in the same boat and curious as to where you found the Savage for that price if you dont mind sharing?
The local sportsmans wearhouse had em on sale. Multiple caliber's in a camo option.
Post by: HookedOnQuack on August 17, 2017, 05:14:40 PM
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Post by: Bookworm007 on August 18, 2017, 07:14:32 PM
Post by: fishngamereaper on August 24, 2017, 04:39:44 PM
Loaded up on ammo today and will post up some range results soon.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 24, 2017, 04:42:45 PM
Just kidding, I'm sure the 6.5 will serve you well.
What flavor you end up with?
Post by: fishngamereaper on August 24, 2017, 04:49:07 PM
boooooo lol
Just kidding, I'm sure the 6.5 will serve you well.
What flavor you end up with?
:chuckle: Sorry 7-.08 guys. I still may buy one of those just for fun. Going to try the Ruger predator. Combo deal comes with a vortex crossfire II scope which is what I was going to put on it anyway. It will be a good entry gun for the kid.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 24, 2017, 04:55:21 PM
Post by: ghosthunter on August 24, 2017, 05:26:46 PM
boooooo lol
Just kidding, I'm sure the 6.5 will serve you well.
What flavor you end up with?
:chuckle: Sorry 7-.08 guys. I still may buy one of those just for fun. Going to try the Ruger predator. Combo deal comes with a vortex crossfire II scope which is what I was going to put on it anyway. It will be a good entry gun for the kid.
I bought the Savage Combo 7 mm 08 for my grandson. He has had a ton of face surgeries ,so needed a light recoil. No regrets.
Good luck with the 6.5.
Post by: 762Armo on August 24, 2017, 05:36:23 PM
My gun dealer found a deal I couldn't pass up. :tup:
How good of a deal?
8)
Post by: yakimanoob on August 25, 2017, 09:37:25 AM
FWIW, I'm a 30-year-old 6'2" dude with no problem handling recoil and I chose a 7mm-08 for my elk/deer gun. All this about it being for women and children because of the recoil is just nonsense. I wanted a cheap round (hard to beat Pvri Partizan for practice ammo) with good ballistics in a non-magnum round that was easily available. Mainly because I think magnums are stupid unless your goal is to shoot animals from 800+ yards. I almost got a .308, but settled on the necked down version because I liked the better BCs of the 7mm bullets available (particularly the new Hornady ELD-Xs).
Ended up with a Savage 16 Lightweight Hunter, and I love it very much.
If there was cheap ammo available in the 6.5crdm, I may have gone that route for all the same reasons.
Post by: Bookworm007 on August 28, 2017, 10:41:56 AM
Post by: fishngamereaper on August 28, 2017, 10:46:10 AM
Congrats on the new rifle! Now get that kid on some animals so he can use it!!!!
:tup: heck ya. Rifle with be here in two days. I've got a bunch of ammo just waiting to spread it's wings.
Post by: fishngamereaper on September 08, 2017, 07:13:17 PM
Post by: fishngamereaper on September 08, 2017, 07:20:22 PM
After a quick 4 rounds and some adjustment I got her dialed pretty close to where I like it. Took her out to 200 yards and did 3 round groups with each type of ammo.
Post by: fishngamereaper on September 08, 2017, 07:37:37 PM
Overall quality of the gun is good. Recoil is nice. The stock is plastic feeling but that's to be expected. The action is actually smoother than I thought it would be with no feed problems. The plastic box mag seems cheap but works fine so no complaints. The recoil pad is nice and cushy. The comb height is off for me for prone/bench shooting but just throwing it up to the eye in a hunting scenario I really don't notice it. The Vortex scope is nice and clear. The magnification dial is smooth and there is no haze or shadowing along the edges of the glass.
Its going to be my kids first gun with the understanding that dad can borrow it at will. :chuckle: I cant wait to see what it does in the field. I might have to buy another one dedicated for me.
I added a sling and a neoprene comb raiser. She pretty much ready to roll. Just need to put some more ammo through her and get in the woods.
I will update as the season goes on.
Post by: fishngamereaper on September 08, 2017, 07:40:26 PM
Post by: yakimanoob on September 11, 2017, 02:17:34 PM
Post by: Magnum_Willys on September 11, 2017, 06:22:43 PM
Post by: fishngamereaper on September 11, 2017, 07:24:55 PM
You like it couple inches high at 200 ? Nice looking rifle !
She's going to come down a little but yes, I'm a high at 200 guy. Still playing with the ammo right now. AS you can see different rounds are flying different so setting my zero right now is pointless.
Post by: JeffRaines on September 20, 2017, 10:47:56 AM
The only factory stuff that shot worth a crap was cheapo Winchester Deer Seasons and the Barnes LRX. At least thats for mine.
Post by: fishngamereaper on October 04, 2017, 12:07:40 PM
More still to come. And general season is fast approaching.
Post by: JeffRaines on October 05, 2017, 10:49:59 AM
Got some more range time in this last weekend. Added some Hornady 129gr SST to the mix and some Federal 140 Accubond. The Hornady shot ok but the Federal was dialed in. After playing with all this factory ammo its seems that the Barnes and the Federal shoot the best. The Hornady is pretty erratic.
More still to come. And general season is fast approaching.
The Superformance shot well in my 260, but watch the velocity on those. At least in my 260 they were running about 300fps slower than my 143 ELD-X hand loads! :yike: