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

Originally Posted by Gibo

They do make factory ammo for them but anyone serious about longrange should reload anyway I reckon

I don't know about that one these days bro, quality factory ammo will be far more constant than most people's reloading skills will ever be, even if it's funning a little slower m.v.
( always some exceptions tho )

Didn't you win the long-range shoot with factory Hornady ammo? shit that was a poxy 6.5 too if i remember right

Originally Posted by 199p

I don't know about that one these days bro, quality factory ammo will be far more constant than most people's reloading skills will ever be, even if it's funning a little slower m.v.
( always some exceptions tho )

Didn't you win the long-range shoot with factory Hornady ammo? shit that was a poxy 6.5 too if i remember right

100%
A fair bit is also faster

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Originally Posted by 199p

I don't know about that one these days bro, quality factory ammo will be far more constant than most people's reloading skills will ever be, even if it's funning a little slower m.v.
( always some exceptions tho )

Didn't you win the long-range shoot with factory Hornady ammo? shit that was a poxy 6.5 too if i remember right

I just had to show Brads how to shoot his own rifle

Good to know, I haven't bought factory ammo since god knows when

Originally Posted by Remmodel7

Where does your. 39 fit into that range?

7.62x39mm wont push a 140grn that fast LOL.... and I onsold it a looong time ago. guess its got to be 7.7 or 7.8mm???

Just my $0.02....
If we remove the chambering from the debate and talk purely about true calibre, projectile mass and design, muzzle velocity and energy, we could lose some of the emotion associated with specific chamberings. The marketing department of the major ammunition manufacturers does a great job of dividing shooters over a name. The bullet knows none of this, and simply obeys the laws of physics, irrespective of whether the brass it leaves behind identifies as Arisaka, Swede or Creedmoor.

6.5 Creedmoor is a good killer. Seen it first hand. I think the question of whether it is good for you comes down to what length barrel you want especially if using a suppressor.

I use a 16" 308 suppressed for Bush hunting. Even factory 308 is good out of a 16" barrel. If I wanted a short barrel 6.5 it would be a 260 in 18", Tikka with the bolt stop mod, I've had one before it was a nice handy rifle. I probably wouldn't have a 6.5 creedmoor less than 20".

My boy just purchased his first bolt action for deer.
Asked me which caliber...
I told him creed , even though I am not a fan -much prefer 308 , as I believe for a newish shooter it is the best choice.
Now my daughter going through same now and we will probably do the same for her.
Can't really think of a better chambering for their circumstances although I am very far from a fan of the cartridge.

Thank you everybody for your input, I read all the comments and have learnt alot. Micky duck my apologies for the 223 comment. I sometimes have a big mouth therefore invite comments out of context( I shot my first deer with a 222). Seems I started a 270 vrs 6.5 arguement, wasnt my intention. looks like the 6.5 would fit the bill nicely. I am not completely new to hunting and I can shoot ( I grew up shooting, and I spent alot of time in the military) however I am very new to reloading so when I eventually get the required gear, I am going to be asking lots of questions.

Originally Posted by 308mate

6.5 Creedmoor is a good killer. Seen it first hand. I think the question of whether it is good for you comes down to what length barrel you want especially if using a suppressor.

I use a 16" 308 suppressed for Bush hunting. Even factory 308 is good out of a 16" barrel. If I wanted a short barrel 6.5 it would be a 260 in 18", Tikka with the bolt stop mod, I've had one before it was a nice handy rifle. I probably wouldn't have a 6.5 creedmoor less than 20".

Err you would have an 18 inch 260 but wouldn't go shorter than 20 in a creed? You reckon the less than 2% capacity difference will have any meaningful effect on performance in a short barrel? Performance between the 2 is all but identical.

My 16 inch creed accounted for 2 reds yesterday, factory 143 eld x moving at a measly 2530 ish. 2 clean, quick kills. Both quartering toward toward, one punched shoulder and carried through to back of ribs with a tennis ball sized exit. Big fat healthy animal. Other entered, traveled the length of the body and smashed the opposite side hip. Enough energy and excellent penetration = clean kills on medium sized game. Same rifle has taken animals out to 280y with no issues. Can wring plenty more out of it with handloads, but it works just fine with factory

so either thats an old target or your forsale add is a load of bullshit.....
if you have three rifles
a .45/70 a 270 that USED TO SHOOT and a .223 that wont group betterthan 2" at 75 yards
and you THINK the scope on .270 MIGHT be issue
it raises some questions
#1 have you tried a different scope
#2 have you tried a different trigger squeazer
#3 have you ruled out a flinch being the issue
#4 if you paid over a grand to have rifle accurised WHY THE HELL did you play with it afterwards????
you now suggesting the 6.5CM is going to be the ducks nuts...but if yo urepeat same pattern of behaviour it will end up the same
I cannot for the life of me recall ANY 223 being as inaccurate as you say yours is..maybe a mini 14 trying to use heavy projectiles??? but nothing really rings bells as being that bad.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

so either thats an old target or your forsale add is a load of bullshit.....
if you have three rifles
a .45/70 a 270 that USED TO SHOOT and a .223 that wont group betterthan 2" at 75 yards
and you THINK the scope on .270 MIGHT be issue
it raises some questions
#1 have you tried a different scope
#2 have you tried a different trigger squeazer
#3 have you ruled out a flinch being the issue
#4 if you paid over a grand to have rifle accurised WHY THE HELL did you play with it afterwards????
you now suggesting the 6.5CM is going to be the ducks nuts...but if yo urepeat same pattern of behaviour it will end up the same
I cannot for the life of me recall ANY 223 being as inaccurate as you say yours is..maybe a mini 14 trying to use heavy projectiles??? but nothing really rings bells as being that bad.

a number of my hunters tried the mini 14 ruger-seemed the ducks nuts - semi auto big mag - looked well made - but feck they would not shoot to bloody save themselves -some not all of the little mini mausers I think they were Zastava- odd ones would not shoot to save themselves either - and yet the Rem 788 in .222 horrible action and all were total tack drivers some under 3/4 in with a good shooter behind it - just goes to show until ya put it onto a target ya just dont know

possibly the batch of mini mausers where the bolts got mixed up..... mines one of the tack drivers LOL. but 2" at 70 ish yards is shocking....

the above photo of target answers @Hermitages question really well about supplying target in forsale add.... the two just dont match up.

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....ss-sale-94707/