Thread: 18" 6.5 Creedmoor - anyone loading for one? what FPS can I expect?

Originally Posted by Flyblown

I ask this not because I want to be difficult but because I am genuinely curious, why did you get a Creedmoor when a 308 would have been a much better cartridge for this application considering your barrel length? And your username!

Nah all good mate it is a fair question - Firstly, I have a 6.5 Creedmoor PRS rifle and wish to use the same calibre in my hunting rifle for reloading. Secondly I wanted a hunting rifle that is relatively short but still has legs (one rifle for all my hunting needs basically). From what I have read and various people I have spoken to on here a 16ish" 308 can not get quite the same range as a 16ish" 6.5 Creedmoor if you are handloading (I would like a 500 - 600m rifle) Lastly my nephew who likes to shoot my rifle a bit found my old 308 a bit of a kicker and he did not like it, I think the 6.5 Creedmoor he will be fine with.

I am not opposed to making the rifle longer than 16" if need be.

And yep my name...love 308 but after shooting my other 6.5 Creedmoor, it has captured my imagination a bit it would be fair to say.