Thread: 6.5 Creed V 7-08

Graham Henry did an article back in late 80s/early 90s titled "why not the .308"...Ive still got the rod n rifle mag its in somewhere
he made some really good points about how gun writers are constantly trying this or that yet old faithful sitting in the corner can do the job just as well with no fuss or bother.
I started with a open sighted 30/30 then swapped it for a bolt action .270...Ive used that rifle for 30 years now and it doesnt let me down....yes Ive got other rifles..a .223 for wallabies that keeps tipping over pigs n the odd deer..a super short 7.62x39mm BHSR and finally a bolt action .308 which is pretty much a duplicate of the poohseventy...its just diferent.

some guys get married to a woman and stick together for life...... not a lot different really,its often the devil you know that is best .

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Graham Henry did an article back in late 80s/early 90s titled "why not the .308"...Ive still got the rod n rifle mag its in somewhere
he made some really good points about how gun writers are constantly trying this or that yet old faithful sitting in the corner can do the job just as well with no fuss or bother.
I started with a open sighted 30/30 then swapped it for a bolt action .270...Ive used that rifle for 30 years now and it doesnt let me down....yes Ive got other rifles..a .223 for wallabies that keeps tipping over pigs n the odd deer..a super short 7.62x39mm BHSR and finally a bolt action .308 which is pretty much a duplicate of the poohseventy...its just diferent.

some guys get married to a woman and stick together for life...... not a lot different really,its often the devil you know that is best .

Yep, I'm not ever going to sell my Sako 75 Finnlight in pooseventy as my main hunting rifle, I'll keep on boring people and animals to death.
I too will occasionally use my Sako 75 .223 and an AR in .223 or 6.5 Grendel to mix it up, but the roar gun is always the .270.

some guys get married to a woman and stick together for life...... not a lot different really,its often the devil you know that is best .[/QUOTE]

I agree and I think in a lot of cases there are the big three in NZ that do most of the game taking , 270 , 7.08 , 308. My local H&F shop said those are the big three sellers weather new or used.
I don't see the gun industry producing anything revolutionary in 40 plus over years, it's just marketing old products that have been tweaked and supposedly improved. You can spend a lot of time and money believing the hype and marketing only to achieve the same result as you basically got with the old faithful.
The old calibers like 270 , 30-06, 6.5 swede , 7 mm mauser kill as well today as they did 100 yrs ago.
From the gun industries point of view I guess it's about the next best thing and the bottom line is it's all about the bottom line. The Creedmore is a classic case, just a 6.5 swede with a tit job and lippie.....really nothing new. Improved ??

As for 270 owners..................

I agree and I think in a lot of cases there are the big three in NZ that do most of the game taking , 270 , 7.08 , 308. My local H&F shop said those are the big three sellers weather new or used.
I don't see the gun industry producing anything revolutionary in 40 plus over years, it's just marketing old products that have been tweaked and supposedly improved. You can spend a lot of time and money believing the hype and marketing only to achieve the same result as you basically got with the old faithful.
The old calibers like 270 , 30-06, 6.5 swede , 7 mm mauser kill as well today as they did 100 yrs ago.
From the gun industries point of view I guess it's about the next best thing and the bottom line is it's all about the bottom line. The Creedmore is a classic case, just a 6.5 swede with a tit job and lippie.....really nothing new. Improved ??

As for 270 owners..................

6.5 Creedmoor was specifically developed for precision shooting and has been around since 2007. It was designed to get the best possible case life, accuracy and ballistic efficiency out of a .308 sized action. A hunting cartridge was never at the forefront of it's creation, it just works really well as one.

Originally Posted by viper

....The Creedmore is a classic case, just a 6.5 swede with a tit job and lippie.....really nothing new. Improved?? ..................

Well, the CM is improved in that it provides the masses with well priced factory ammo, longer bullet seating for reloaders than the .260 and relatively inexpensive rifles that shoot very accurately.

Originally Posted by 10-Ring

Well, the CM is improved in that it provides the masses with well priced factory ammo, longer bullet seating for reloaders than the .260 and relatively inexpensive rifles that shoot very accurately.

Yeah thats the thing the creedmore has managed to do that neither the swede nor the 260 has, and that is capture the attention of the greater american public. Having a efficient short action 6.5 with actual decent factory ammo options is a legitimate good thing I reckon.

In 10 years time the old heads will be talking about how there's nothing wrong with the 6.5 cm and why are people bothering to invent new calibers like the 277 hayabusa turbo.

Originally Posted by Nick-D

Yeah thats the thing the creedmore has managed to do that neither the swede nor the 260 has, and that is capture the attention of the greater american public

Capturing the attention of the greater american public isn't a great endorsement ...

Originally Posted by Shamus

Capturing the attention of the greater american public isn't a great endorsement ...

Perhaps not, but it does mean we get a variety of easily accesable quality factory ammo options. This is a first for any of the 6.5's. Big win for the average shooter imo.

Anyone who has spent time behind a 260, 6.5 cm or Swede knows just how good a medium power 6.5 is, and know we have a universally adopted one.

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Originally Posted by Shamus

Capturing the attention of the greater american public isn't a great endorsement ...

McDonalds did that..

Originally Posted by 6x47

McDonalds did that..

So did the 270