Thread: 6, 6.5 Creedmore & 308 Tikka.

Lately I have been exploring the possibilities of the 6mm & 6.5mm Creedmoor along with the bolt donor 308 T3 Tikka.

Here is the 6 Creedmoor



DPT suppressor, Hardy 22" 1-8 barrel



Very nice Ken Henderson carbon stock



Pretty happy with the performance so far



Here is its bigger brother the 6.5 Creedmoor.



DPT suppressor & Hardy 22" 1- 8.5 barrel.



B & C stock, Talley 20 moa rail



It's starting to show promise in some windy conditions



Here is the 308 that lends it bolt to the Creedmoors



Robertson Composite stock, DPT suppressor, standard barrel, long bolt stop & magazine.



Shoots pretty well with the 178 Amaxes



It doesn't seem to mind the 208 Amaxes either

How close to max load is the 6.5?

Originally Posted by Nibblet

How close to max load is the 6.5?

Reasonably close with those components, not max though.

Impressive shooting. What work have you done to the actions? Or is it just a re-barrelling job?

Cheers, would that be around 42 ish grains?

Is the Creedmoor just an inherently more accurate case with less powder needed than the swede?

Originally Posted by chalkeye

Impressive shooting. What work have you done to the actions? Or is it just a re-barrelling job?

Thanks, Just barrels on the Creedmoors, not even that on the 308, just dropped into the stocks, no bedding

Originally Posted by Nibblet

Cheers, would that be around 42 ish grains?

Is the Creedmoor just an inherently more accurate case with less powder needed than the swede?

Don't tell me you are re-thinking your 6.5x55, you pretty much convinced me to sell my .260 for one.

Originally Posted by Nibblet

Cheers, would that be around 42 ish grains?

Is the Creedmoor just an inherently more accurate case with less powder needed than the swede?

I don't have my data with me but would be around that.

The Creedmoor is a really neat case, just a little smaller in volume that the 243, its like a shorter improved 243/260

Originally Posted by Beetroot

Don't tell me you are re-thinking your 6.5x55, you pretty much convinced me to sell my .260 for one.

Na mate my swede is lethal accurate! 140GR Amax at 2850 and I still have my dashing good looks

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Factory hornady brass available for the 6mm? Dies easy to get? That 6mm has me interested How do you think it'd go at 20 inches?

Originally Posted by camo wsm

Factory hornady brass available for the 6mm? Dies easy to get? That 6mm has me interested How do you think it'd go at 20 inches?

I just ran the 6.5 Hornady brass through the 6mm Hornady dies I have, simple as

I assume it would lose a bit of velocity by cutting 2" off, hard to say how much ?

How do you rate Ken's carbon stocks compared to other NZ made items?

A 22/6.5 creedmore might be ok

Originally Posted by Mathias

How do you rate Ken's carbon stocks compared to other NZ made items?

Yep pretty happy with it on the whole.

The alloy bedding is very nicely done, as mentioned I just dropped the barrelled action into the stock.

This one is 5 grams lighter than the factory one, but he tells me he built a much lighter one recently.

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

A 22/6.5 creedmore might be ok

A 22-243 imp might be ok'er