Originally Posted By: ackleymanAll of the 6.5's deliver amazing accuracy, and small cases have very little recoil. It is shocking how many people are killing deer/hogs with a 6.5 Grendel!
Shooting has become fun for many again as they realize these small cases do not kick your teeth out!
Ruger/Hornady have done an amazing job developing the 6.5 Creed!
Here is where I am at on the subject, Keith.
This is a circle coming into full commercial production.
Many years ago, the bench crowd took the existing 6mm BR reamer and ran it "long" to chamber for the new 6x47L. Same design, basically, as the 6BR, but longer. They have tuned and fiddled with that design to fit their own interest, but keeping it very close to 6x47L case dimensions.
The 6xc and many other designs were in the mix including the long dasher.
All of this is banging out competition at the highest level. Custom players only.
The 6.5x47L was making a name for itself, obviously, and slowly folks in that long range world were warming up to the Lapua, plus the Wildcats their of.
As a stand alone the Lapua case was very impressive in the small world of long range, either F Class or long range Bench shooting. It inspiered a lot of shooters.
The x47L is basically a long version of the proven BR case. The x47L is also now proven in its own right. Taking its place along side all comers at competition.
However NO domestic gun makers caught on, and none commercially chambered for the X47L design. Yet that design was heavily used to win national championships.
I have a custom in x47L and love it. Spent a pile of cash to get it built and set up too. Awesome cartridge.
Now for the Creedmoor((((((( This cartridge is basically the x47L in Long form. Suttle changes of a couple thou here and there, but just longer. At about x48.8 instead of the x47 in length. It's the same freaking design as the BR just looonger! This is proven to be superior, in general.
Now we have the cat out of the bag and into mainstream production. Multiple gun manufacturers offering, many brass options and nearly all die makers on board. The common guy can buy a rifle from $400 to $2000' over the counter, factory ammo is awesome for both the 6.5 and 6mm. This is the design the big boys were playing with and winning championships with made readily available to the public.
Now we have Lapua, Pederson, and Alpha making brass. Bring on the era of the Creedmoor!
