Why Did You Choose the 6.5 Creedmoor?
- Thread starter joed
- Start date
Bob_Atl
Well-known member
For a range gun shooting paper, 400 yards at the club.
The 22" RAP would make a fine hunting rifle, just never took it.
Have a new 24" Savage 10 that has taken the place of the RAP at the range.
6.5CM 140 gr ballistics are great, recoil is low, easy to handload,, are my main reasons.
The 22" RAP would make a fine hunting rifle, just never took it.
Have a new 24" Savage 10 that has taken the place of the RAP at the range.
6.5CM 140 gr ballistics are great, recoil is low, easy to handload,, are my main reasons.
Smokin Barrel
Active member
After owning a 6.5x47L for a couple years, my oldest boy never let me shoot it anymore! I put a CM together basically from the same blueprint. Initially, my thought was to let him shoot it as factory ammo would be abundant. I must say that I never imagined the gun would shoot ALL factory ammo and handloads as well as it does. It has proven to be one of the least picky rifles I own.
Rock Knocker
Well-known member
260AI fan myself, chose it over the CM for the ease of making brass (243, 7-08, any 308 parent case) and I knew brass longevity was good in AI but I've got 9-10 warm loadings on some of mine. 30" barrel for Fclass gets me 3000fps with 140gr bullets. Just over 9MOA drop at 600 and it makes reading the wind pretty easy.
coal farmer
New member
WOW!
Nice rig. What make of stock is that and length of barrel?
Nice rig. What make of stock is that and length of barrel?
huntschool
Member
I wanted a med recoil wind bucking coyote round that I could play with at longer range paper and steel. I have owned 6.5 Sweeds and 25-06 in the past and liked them so I guess this was just a bit of a walk in the park type thing.
Mine is a Ruger #1B (stock factory) with a trigger job to 1.3 oz. I have a Leupold MK 4 4.5-14 LR/T Mil Dot on it and it shoots under 1" at 100 and 200 with Hornady Superformance 129 gr SST loads. I set my tests at 1 or 2 shots cold barrel (hard to measure group with one shot) as if I were hunting and so far it is dead nut. I like that a lot.
I should add, I wanted a rifle that I could buy premium factory loads and get good results without hand loading. I think I found that.
I dont think I was really taken in by the promo for this round as I have seen "the latest and greatest" come and go over the years.
The two shots in the center were cold barrel after adjustments at 200. This is what I mean by "I like it alot."
Just my thoughts......
Mine is a Ruger #1B (stock factory) with a trigger job to 1.3 oz. I have a Leupold MK 4 4.5-14 LR/T Mil Dot on it and it shoots under 1" at 100 and 200 with Hornady Superformance 129 gr SST loads. I set my tests at 1 or 2 shots cold barrel (hard to measure group with one shot) as if I were hunting and so far it is dead nut. I like that a lot.
I should add, I wanted a rifle that I could buy premium factory loads and get good results without hand loading. I think I found that.
I dont think I was really taken in by the promo for this round as I have seen "the latest and greatest" come and go over the years.
The two shots in the center were cold barrel after adjustments at 200. This is what I mean by "I like it alot."
Just my thoughts......
Last edited:
Robinhood21
Member
I was always a bowhunter and only used rifles for coyote hunting or for a late season doe. A Wyoming trip for antelope changed all that for me though. I use any weapon as I've found out I have fun regardless of which weapon I'm using (still nothing like putting an arrow through a big buck at 20 yards though).
After the Wyoming trip I decided to build a hunting rifle. I knew I wanted a 6.5 so my first thought was a .264 win mag. Then I thought .260, then the Creedmoor, then the 6.5X47, then the 6.5 SAUM. I ultimately decided in the 6.5 Creedmoor as I thought it was the best of all worlds. Speed, barrel life, component availability, magazine length restrictions. I also didn't start reloading until I was in the middle of buying all my components for the build so I know I would be able to buy factory ammo if I realized I didn't like reloading or if I sucked at it. I really enjoy the cartridge
After the Wyoming trip I decided to build a hunting rifle. I knew I wanted a 6.5 so my first thought was a .264 win mag. Then I thought .260, then the Creedmoor, then the 6.5X47, then the 6.5 SAUM. I ultimately decided in the 6.5 Creedmoor as I thought it was the best of all worlds. Speed, barrel life, component availability, magazine length restrictions. I also didn't start reloading until I was in the middle of buying all my components for the build so I know I would be able to buy factory ammo if I realized I didn't like reloading or if I sucked at it. I really enjoy the cartridge
Last edited:
Bob_Atl
Well-known member
Originally Posted By: Ankeny..Can't see where the 6.5 Creedmoor offers anything the .260 Rem already has to offer..
Exactly, of the four buddies in our range gaggle, 2 have 6.5 creeds and one has 260.
We 3 all do well relative to the quality glass/guns we shoot, no advantage in shots on paper between the two calibers at 400 yards.
Exactly, of the four buddies in our range gaggle, 2 have 6.5 creeds and one has 260.
We 3 all do well relative to the quality glass/guns we shoot, no advantage in shots on paper between the two calibers at 400 yards.
R#26 in the 6.5 Creed, 6.5x47 Lapua, 6.5x55 has proven to bust all records on speed with zero pressure, 130 & 140g bullets...just hard to believe that you can just add at least another 100 fps over h4350(which you can't find) with extremes in accuracy and speed.
I am about to chamber a 260 AI and use with 142g eldx, I am sure that the velocity will be close to 3100 at the accuracy node.
I am about to chamber a 260 AI and use with 142g eldx, I am sure that the velocity will be close to 3100 at the accuracy node.
Rock Knocker
Well-known member
The bonus for the 260 is that brass can be made from any 308 parent case, good luck trying to run out of it. You could get a truck load of LC brass dropped off at your front door. While manufacturers have the Creedmoor stocked well there is no denying there's a heck of a trend for it and it's selling well, if that trend dries up then so will the brass.
If you're building rifle and are a reloader I would say the 260 is the way to go (260AI really) if you
want a nice selection of high end rifles off the shelf and grab some ammo off the shelf to go to the range I would say the Creedmoor is the way to go. Performance down range is all going to be within inches.
If you're building rifle and are a reloader I would say the 260 is the way to go (260AI really) if you
want a nice selection of high end rifles off the shelf and grab some ammo off the shelf to go to the range I would say the Creedmoor is the way to go. Performance down range is all going to be within inches.
tnshootist
New member
.308 is not bad to make Creedmoor from.
At least I didn't think it was.
At least I didn't think it was.
brdeano
New member
Originally Posted By: Bob_AtlOriginally Posted By: Ankeny..Can't see where the 6.5 Creedmoor offers anything the .260 Rem already has to offer..
Exactly, of the four buddies in our range gaggle, 2 have 6.5 creeds and one has 260.
We 3 all do well relative to the quality glass/guns we shoot, no advantage in shots on paper between the two calibers at 400 yards.
The biggest difference is mag confines in (most) rifles. The case of the 6.5CM being shorter than the 260 allows you to run the high bc bullets (ie long bullets) without running into the limitations that can be seen with factory 260 rifles when you start loading those long bullets.
In the end its all about the bullet, the stamp on the brass is irrelevant to an extent.
Exactly, of the four buddies in our range gaggle, 2 have 6.5 creeds and one has 260.
We 3 all do well relative to the quality glass/guns we shoot, no advantage in shots on paper between the two calibers at 400 yards.
The biggest difference is mag confines in (most) rifles. The case of the 6.5CM being shorter than the 260 allows you to run the high bc bullets (ie long bullets) without running into the limitations that can be seen with factory 260 rifles when you start loading those long bullets.
In the end its all about the bullet, the stamp on the brass is irrelevant to an extent.
Rock Knocker
Well-known member
A 260 loaded to mag length is going to match the creed, 260 loaded beyond mag length is going to have an edge. Even more so with an ackley chamber.