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Thread: 6.5 Creedmoor? whats everyones thoughts? on hunting performance

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Mroach 6.5 Creedmoor? whats... 05-06-2023, 02:43 PM
Micky Duck did you not like the answers... 05-06-2023, 02:54 PM
Mroach obviously not. 05-06-2023, 03:11 PM
199p I have found the 143 eldx... 05-06-2023, 03:06 PM
Micky Duck maybe you could also pop over... 05-06-2023, 03:10 PM
Mroach Yes I saw your reply, was in... 05-06-2023, 03:42 PM
Barry the hunter okay within 300 meters with... 05-06-2023, 03:11 PM
Hermitage Here you go Barry: 226037 07-06-2023, 06:31 PM
Hermitage I've been hunting with a... 05-06-2023, 03:12 PM
25/08 IMP The Creedmoor and .260 have... 05-06-2023, 03:44 PM
zeropak I reckon the 6.5 caliber is... 05-06-2023, 04:17 PM
Barry the hunter Hah I knew I would wind up... 05-06-2023, 04:49 PM
6.5 CRD Would you consider the .270 a... 05-06-2023, 04:52 PM
Micky Duck well if you compare apples... 05-06-2023, 04:58 PM
25/08 IMP Sounds like you have never... 05-06-2023, 04:53 PM
Micky Duck sounds like you might just be... 05-06-2023, 05:01 PM
Pommy 6.5 Creedmoor provides... 05-06-2023, 03:52 PM
Micky Duck zeropak..lots of elk are shot... 05-06-2023, 04:56 PM
Barry the hunter I will add this for the 6.5... 05-06-2023, 05:18 PM
zeropak Jeez mate I take my hat off... 05-06-2023, 06:24 PM
Barry the hunter no but funny enough after... 05-06-2023, 06:49 PM
Hunter_Nick I hope you still ride a horse... 05-06-2023, 07:17 PM
Barry the hunter ha ha ha If I had somewhere... 05-06-2023, 07:26 PM
6.5 CRD The rifle i grew up hunting... 06-06-2023, 07:32 AM
Hermitage If we want to be more... 06-06-2023, 07:57 AM
Barry the hunter you are right more deer shot... 06-06-2023, 08:00 AM
Mroach 270 Rem at approx 110-120m... 12-06-2023, 02:33 PM
chainsaw 260, 6.5Swede, 6.5 creed =... 05-06-2023, 05:07 PM
6.5 CRD Interestingly theres little... 05-06-2023, 05:11 PM
ariki The issue is that the loading... 05-06-2023, 05:23 PM
6.5 CRD Of course, if your gonna load... 05-06-2023, 05:27 PM
ariki Yes not having a dig have... 05-06-2023, 05:31 PM
Micky Duck see post #16 LOL 05-06-2023, 06:17 PM
Longrun There are very few loads that... 07-06-2023, 03:44 PM
6.5 CRD Not really, my own and a few... 07-06-2023, 03:51 PM
Gibo I have fun reading all these... 05-06-2023, 05:25 PM
LMcNab Learning to shoot your rifle... 05-06-2023, 06:00 PM
Micky Duck oh but he doesnt need to..you... 05-06-2023, 06:21 PM
Micky Duck Michael Roach Re: Creedmoor... 05-06-2023, 06:24 PM
Gibo For the record 270 is gay 05-06-2023, 06:39 PM
Barry the hunter well the old Forest Service... 05-06-2023, 06:51 PM
Micky Duck but purple is the new black... 05-06-2023, 06:58 PM
Hunter_Nick For the OP Mroach check this... 05-06-2023, 07:09 PM
Micky Duck your middle line says it... 05-06-2023, 07:32 PM
buzzman All my mates use something... 05-06-2023, 07:35 PM
Nick-D Nah didn't you read Barry's... 05-06-2023, 10:14 PM
Barry the hunter nah thats 44.40 if it... 06-06-2023, 08:04 AM
Pommy No doubt the 270 was marketed... 05-06-2023, 07:42 PM
7mmwsm I know a few (quite a few)... 05-06-2023, 08:12 PM
Nick-D Yeha, it will just be a bunch... 05-06-2023, 10:23 PM
7mm Rem Mag All calibers will kill if... 05-06-2023, 08:19 PM
paremata I see stories about the... 05-06-2023, 08:57 PM
Stealth_Gorilla Don't mind if I chime in... 05-06-2023, 09:36 PM
Micky Duck but you still got to hit them... 05-06-2023, 09:42 PM
Stealth_Gorilla Actually a 50CAL will kill a... 05-06-2023, 09:52 PM
T.FOYE What twist are you thinking... 06-06-2023, 10:32 PM
Barry the hunter 7mm PRC looked it up- now... 07-06-2023, 08:19 AM
Gibo They do make factory ammo for... 07-06-2023, 08:42 AM
25/08 IMP 7prc is available off the... 07-06-2023, 08:48 AM
Stealth_Gorilla Recommended twist rate 1:8... 13-06-2023, 05:10 PM
Chilli_Dog The difference of all these... 05-06-2023, 10:56 PM
300CALMAN Heavy bullets with a high... 05-06-2023, 11:22 PM
Micky Duck Ibelieve not that long ago Mr... 06-06-2023, 10:16 AM
Remmodel7 Surely the 270 can't be... 06-06-2023, 08:02 AM
6.5 CRD I dont think it can be... 06-06-2023, 08:13 AM
Remmodel7 Yup agree. Next purchase for... 06-06-2023, 08:34 AM
stagstalker Gotta love a good cartridge... 06-06-2023, 09:38 AM
Barry the hunter yeah good stuff - my next... 06-06-2023, 10:00 AM
Micky Duck I can not believe Im going to... 06-06-2023, 10:26 AM
Sidney Its always the wrong... 06-06-2023, 11:27 AM
Beavis Imagine still arguing about... 06-06-2023, 11:35 AM
Fisherman I think its really about the... 06-06-2023, 12:03 PM
trooper90 Yeah what happened to the... 07-06-2023, 02:04 PM
Gibo Its about old farts opinions... 06-06-2023, 12:37 PM
Hunter_Nick Ding! 06-06-2023, 02:06 PM
Tahr Here's an old farts opinion.... 06-06-2023, 02:25 PM
Nickoli .....something about... 06-06-2023, 02:47 PM
Tahr A greater fear would be if it... 06-06-2023, 03:11 PM
Nickoli .....Nay, religion..... 06-06-2023, 03:18 PM
Sidney Yep... like I said.. ... 06-06-2023, 09:33 PM
Micky Duck well I consider myself NEARLY... 07-06-2023, 10:52 AM
Got-ya Good luck running a 6mm... 07-06-2023, 02:19 PM
Micky Duck I didnt add .323=8mm on the... 07-06-2023, 06:16 PM
Gibo I wasn't calling out ALL old... 06-06-2023, 02:35 PM
Dodgymopar Several large sambar stags... 06-06-2023, 09:41 PM
16Tontovarish my thoughts are that under... 07-06-2023, 09:16 AM
Barry the hunter it was a simple question a... 07-06-2023, 09:54 AM
16Tontovarish sorry mate, that was a... 07-06-2023, 04:58 PM
Barry the hunter yeah its all great stuff - ... 07-06-2023, 05:43 PM
Gibo I was referring to the speed... 07-06-2023, 10:50 AM
Longrun Getting 2920fps with a... 07-06-2023, 04:15 PM
6.5 CRD As i wrote above, stiff load,... 07-06-2023, 04:22 PM
Longrun Oh yeah, fair enough. My 6.5s... 07-06-2023, 04:31 PM
6.5 CRD Rl26 makes a big difference.... 07-06-2023, 04:34 PM
Hermitage Really Barry you should get... 07-06-2023, 06:35 PM
Barry the hunter no sorry dont get that at... 07-06-2023, 08:26 PM
Hermitage Well Barry, some of you older... 07-06-2023, 09:48 PM
16Tontovarish so, do you actually have a... 08-06-2023, 10:29 AM
Remmodel7 Where does your. 39 fit into... 07-06-2023, 06:56 PM
Micky Duck 7.62x39mm wont push a 140grn... 09-06-2023, 02:28 PM
Chilli_Dog Has 6.8 western been... 07-06-2023, 10:27 PM
Sideshow Not sure was about to ask the... 08-06-2023, 11:25 AM
Bullers243 Very interesting... 08-06-2023, 12:07 PM
buzzman For me I use the 140 range of... 08-06-2023, 12:26 PM
Longrun My 6.5s are 260 and a swede.... 08-06-2023, 12:48 PM
Ross Nolan I'm using 123 sst's in my... 08-06-2023, 01:04 PM
Bol Tackshin Just my $0.02.... If we... 09-06-2023, 03:42 PM
308mate 6.5 Creedmoor is a good... 10-06-2023, 10:22 AM
Ftx325 My boy just purchased his... 10-06-2023, 11:16 AM
Nick-D Err you would have an 18 inch... 11-06-2023, 10:27 PM
308mate Yeah I should have been more... 13-06-2023, 01:48 PM
Nick-D Just get a creedmoor then you... 13-06-2023, 07:10 PM
Mroach Thank you everybody for your... 11-06-2023, 03:28 PM
Micky Duck so either thats an old target... 12-06-2023, 02:41 PM
Barry the hunter a number of my hunters tried... 12-06-2023, 03:05 PM
Mroach the crown of said 223 is... 12-06-2023, 03:53 PM
Micky Duck yes there is...its called... 12-06-2023, 04:04 PM
Mroach ok, I will look into it. 12-06-2023, 04:34 PM
Micky Duck possibly the batch of mini... 12-06-2023, 03:09 PM
Barry the hunter yes I have seen old 303... 12-06-2023, 03:12 PM
Micky Duck the above photo of target... 12-06-2023, 03:10 PM
Mroach Precision hunter 143 Eld-X ... 12-06-2023, 03:46 PM
Micky Duck 226390 12-06-2023, 04:06 PM
Micky Duck OK....maybe Ive been a bit... 12-06-2023, 04:00 PM
Gibo Now that is a loooooooong... 12-06-2023, 04:22 PM
Mr300WSM That’s what she said ;) 12-06-2023, 05:12 PM
Mroach Thank you Micky Duck, I had... 12-06-2023, 04:31 PM
Micky Duck standard gunworks spartan.. 12-06-2023, 04:31 PM
Sh00ter https://www.youtube.com/watch?... 12-06-2023, 06:49 PM
gimp Be silly to buy anything... 12-06-2023, 06:52 PM
Maxx Interesting, gimp. I... 13-06-2023, 07:45 PM
gimp I've got a .260 still,... 13-06-2023, 09:43 PM
hakka_ranger Confirmed on Fallow and red... 12-06-2023, 09:09 PM
Micky Duck maybe he has grown a man bun... 13-06-2023, 07:50 PM
andyanimal31 Yep still got it, I rate it... 14-06-2023, 08:23 AM
paremata https://www.instagram.com/reel... 18-06-2023, 11:25 AM
hakka_ranger 6.5 CRM Gel Test for 300... 18-06-2023, 02:01 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by Got-ya View Post
    Good luck running a 6mm 140grn projectile. Talk about a pencil.
    I didnt add .323=8mm on the other end as thats getting silly short for same reason...AND sorry @amlnz I also neglected to add .257=6.25ish LOL
    my point being that within reason.(between 6.25----7.62mm).ANY cartridge poking a 140 grn pill at 2600fps is going to make stuff die
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