6.5 Creedmor- the Holy Grail?

[bigngreen]

My goodness, I can't believe I'm actually reading some of this.

I still would have said he shouldn't have gone elk hunting with a .260AI. It's not an elk cartridge, IMO.

Whitetail, Coues, Blacktail, Mulies, and Lopes, yes. But it's not elk, caribou, or moose cartridge.

How many elk, caribou or moose have you seen shot with a 6.5?

 

[hunter67wa]

there all fun and have there place. To bash a cartridge is just childish.

 

[nmbarta]

I hate it the creedmoor, for no other reason than there was zero need for it, it does the same **** thing that 10 other 6.5's did before it, and now everyone thinks it's cool.
My stepson came home from working at scheels and told me he was saving for a creedmoor. I told him he'll bring a creedmoor in my home the same day he wears a flat bill through the front door, and he'll need to be a helleva lot bigger before either one of those things happen! Childish on my part? I think so, but I can't help it. He's shooting a 280ai instead, I thought that was a good choice.

 

[FIGJAM]

You forgot the ballistics. Try again.

Send me the real bcs for your bullets - not the ones you publish on your website and I will.

 

[WildRose]

I still would have said he shouldn't have gone elk hunting with a .260AI. It's not an elk cartridge, IMO.

Whitetail, Coues, Blacktail, Mulies, and Lopes, yes. But it's not elk, caribou, or moose cartridge.

There have been hundreds of thousands if not millions of Moose, Elk, and Red Stag killed with the lowly 6.5x55 over the last hundred years, not to mention many millions of every species of African Plains Game and wild boar. There is no more popular cartridge in Europe or Africa, it just never developed the following in the US it has elsewhere. Even in Asial the 6.5 JAP and 6.5x55 have been used on literally everything.

 

[hunter67wa]

in the end its just opinion. To each his own

 

[FIGJAM]

Remington has been producing 8 twist .260's for some time including my Gen2 Milspec .260.

I have that exact gun - love it!

 

[MudRunner2005]

Having shot a lot of the LR sniper rifles the Military was flieding in the 80's and 90's I have to say you're not just wrong, you're wrong all over here.

Often times particularly in country like Afghanistan and Iraq you may be behind the gun for dozens of rounds in a fight and the big boomers beat the hell out of you. That kind of fatigue reduces the effectiveness of the sniper in the field in a hurry.

Worse, we often have to work from hides in urban terrain in a small enclosed room shooting through a very small hole across the room. In those cases you're trapped in a small room with all of that muzzle blast and noise and one shot from the Barrett is enough to make your eyes, ears, and nose bleed no matter what kind of hearing protection you're wearing.

Yes, you're right in those instances, but he was talking about for a +2,000 meter rifle. Most likely, they won't be holed-up in a tiny hide or trapped in a small room, or shooting from inside a building at targets that are over 2K... Those distances, you're going to be on a mountaintop or a hillside running cover fire for those that might be holed up in a building and needing support.

 

[WildRose]

Is Hornady having some extra fun out of you naysayers. They put a picture of a 300 Win Mag next to the 300 PRC specs.

I must have missed it? Gotta link? They are actually claiming performance with the PRC close to the .300 Rum. That I have to shake my head and raise an eyebrow at.

 

[WildRose]

Can i ask what scope you were using on the 6.5 holy grail please as im in the process of converting to 6.5 creedmore

You don't need one. Just spot the critter and fire, they are self guiding magical bullets.

 

[MudRunner2005]

My goodness, I can't believe I'm actually reading some of this.


How many elk, caribou or moose have you seen shot with a 6.5?

It's all subjective and personal opinion. Personally, I wouldn't go elk, moose, or caribou hunting with a 6.5mm rifle. Regardless of how much horsepower's behind it.

 

[WildRose]

The OP wasn't shooting the 6.5, this was a buddy of a buddy story- but I am sure there are a lot of guys shooting creedmoors that will give you some advice if you state the intended purpose. I have a 260 rem with a vortex pst that is fun for target shooting. I have a VX5HD on a 25-06 i hunt with. Both good scopes.

On my .260's I have the VX6 3-18x50 and 4-24x52's. Love'm.

 

[MudRunner2005]

There have been hundreds of thousands if not millions of Moose, Elk, and Red Stag killed with the lowly 6.5x55 over the last hundred years, not to mention many millions of every species of African Plains Game and wild boar. There is no more popular cartridge in Europe or Africa, it just never developed the following in the US it has elsewhere. Even in Asial the 6.5 JAP and 6.5x55 have been used on literally everything.

Personal opinion bud. That's all this comes down to.

 

[fariswm]

Spoke again with my friend. For those who want to know. Each of the hunters is an experienced elk hunter. Now I am not going to engage in what experienced means. All four shots were from 300 to 350 yards. They did manage to track one of the elk. Caught up with it in about 1/2 mile and brought it down with two more shots. Can't tell you where the bullets hit the elk. Each was shooting 140 grain factory ammo.