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25-06 vs 6.5 creedmore
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<blockquote data-quote="Jud96" data-source="post: 1284964" data-attributes="member: 69478"><p>Of those two, I would do a 6.5 Creedmoor every day of the week. Run the ballistics for yourselves, the Creedmoor uses 10-15gr less powder and still carries more energy and has less wind drift than the .25-06 plain and simple. You have two half decent modern bullet options for the .25cal and that's the 90gr Blitzking and the 115gr VLD. Now remember, unless you are at higher elevations, you won't be able to stabilize or get the .483 G1 BC of the Berger in a factory .25-06 because of the twist. With a 6.5 Creedmoor, it's as simple as buying a Savage or any other factory 6.5 Creedmoor rifle, and having the ability to shoot 95-147s in it.</p><p></p><p>Heck, my .243 with 87gr V-MAXs at 3430 is right on the heels of a .25-06 out to 500-600yds loaded to 3200 with a 115gr Berger and I am shooting 44.5gr of powder not 55-58 grains! Now if I load mine to full potential with a 105-108gr at 3150-3200, it equals or exceeds the bigger .25-06 cartridge. So, please explain to me where the magical 1/4 bore makes any sense. You can kill groundhogs with anything from .17 HMR on up, but when you can choose a cartridge that has less drift, more energy, and does so more efficiently, why would you pick anything else? That is why the 6.5 Creedmoor gets my vote in this scenario.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jud96, post: 1284964, member: 69478"] Of those two, I would do a 6.5 Creedmoor every day of the week. Run the ballistics for yourselves, the Creedmoor uses 10-15gr less powder and still carries more energy and has less wind drift than the .25-06 plain and simple. You have two half decent modern bullet options for the .25cal and that's the 90gr Blitzking and the 115gr VLD. Now remember, unless you are at higher elevations, you won't be able to stabilize or get the .483 G1 BC of the Berger in a factory .25-06 because of the twist. With a 6.5 Creedmoor, it's as simple as buying a Savage or any other factory 6.5 Creedmoor rifle, and having the ability to shoot 95-147s in it. Heck, my .243 with 87gr V-MAXs at 3430 is right on the heels of a .25-06 out to 500-600yds loaded to 3200 with a 115gr Berger and I am shooting 44.5gr of powder not 55-58 grains! Now if I load mine to full potential with a 105-108gr at 3150-3200, it equals or exceeds the bigger .25-06 cartridge. So, please explain to me where the magical 1/4 bore makes any sense. You can kill groundhogs with anything from .17 HMR on up, but when you can choose a cartridge that has less drift, more energy, and does so more efficiently, why would you pick anything else? That is why the 6.5 Creedmoor gets my vote in this scenario. [/QUOTE]
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