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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: flyfishWA on October 23, 2018, 08:32:15 PM

Title: 6.5 recoil
Post by: flyfishWA on October 23, 2018, 08:32:15 PM: how is the recoil from a 6.5 creedmore in a tikka t3 superlite? thanks in advance.
Title: Re: 6.5 recoil
Post by: KFhunter on October 23, 2018, 08:51:57 PM: Ever shoot a 30-30? .243?

It won't be bad. The 6.5CM seems to have a favorable recoil signature so it doesn't "feel" bad at all.
Title: Re: 6.5 recoil
Post by: Dan-o on October 23, 2018, 08:55:11 PM: Quote from: KFhunter on October 23, 2018, 08:51:57 PM
Ever shoot a 30-30? .243?

It won't be bad. The 6.5CM seems to have a favorable recoil signature so it doesn't "feel" bad at all.

I think this is a really good reply (accurate).
Title: Re: 6.5 recoil
Post by: h20hunter on October 23, 2018, 08:56:52 PM: Put a break on it. Will be mild to tame. No worries.
Title: Re: 6.5 recoil
Post by: Taco280AI on October 23, 2018, 09:14:06 PM: Quote from: h20hunter on October 23, 2018, 08:56:52 PM
Put a break on it. Will be mild to tame. No worries.

Or put a brake on it. Personally don't think it's needed though.
Title: Re: 6.5 recoil
Post by: yorketransport on October 23, 2018, 09:33:57 PM: It depends on who you talk to. A PRS guy will tell you about the heavy recoil from a 14# 6.5 Creedmoor, a guy accustomed to shooting an 8# 300 Win Mag will say it's nothing.

I think anyone can learn to comfortably shoot the average hunting weight 6.5 Creedmoor.
Title: Re: 6.5 recoil
Post by: savagehunter on October 23, 2018, 10:02:34 PM: I have a savage lwh 6.5 creed I would say is probably lighter than the tikka negligible recoil in a hunting situation off a bench you could shoot it all day and not be sore the next day. I like my 6.5x284 better but only for the 200 fps more velocity
Title: Re: 6.5 recoil
Post by: Widgeondeke on October 24, 2018, 05:32:16 AM: Like what's been said above.

My 15 y/o son shot his T/C Compass 6.5 CM for a couple hours at the range. Put 40 rounds through it and had no soreness.
His previous shooting experience is from a 20ga slug gun and it has felt recoil.
Title: Re: 6.5 recoil
Post by: MHWASH on October 24, 2018, 07:28:02 AM: Significantly less than the same rifle in 270. I had a 270 in the T3 Lite, and now have a 6.5CM in the T3 Lite.
Title: Re: 6.5 recoil
Post by: flyfishWA on October 24, 2018, 08:11:51 AM: Thanks everyone! My dad was looking for a kids gun and thought it would work out good but was wondering about recoil. you guys answered the questions pretty good.