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6.5 Creedmor- the Holy Grail?
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<blockquote data-quote="djm670" data-source="post: 1535667" data-attributes="member: 36341"><p>And I would add that our generation and subsequent ones were force fed the metric system in schools. Which probably made the metric cartridges more acceptible. I know my 6 mm Remington was my first metric cartridge and I believe or think I chose it because of the slightly better speed and ballistics it had over the .243 shortly after the .243, .244 and subsequently the 6 mm remington were introduced. But I suspect my introduction to the metric system in school also played a large part in my acceptance of a metric cartridge.</p><p></p><p>Was there a marked need for the .243/6mm with the .257 roberts, .250-3000 savage and .25-06 already in exsistance?</p><p></p><p>I suspect the 6.5 creedmoor was adapted for similar reasons.... our need or want for new interesting rifles that filled a small nitch, long range target shooting, with minimum recoil and from that point it starting filling the need for a low recoiling hunting round; even for elk. It is a perfectly good elk cartridge to 500 or 600 yards with the right bullet based on the energy levels available at those distances.</p><p></p><p>The use of a .264 or 6.5 mm bullet on elk will never be settled by these incessant discussion, as those that shoot smaller diameter bullets will will not change their opinions based on these are arguements and their experience in the field, just as those that champion large magnums for elk will not change their opinions....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="djm670, post: 1535667, member: 36341"] And I would add that our generation and subsequent ones were force fed the metric system in schools. Which probably made the metric cartridges more acceptible. I know my 6 mm Remington was my first metric cartridge and I believe or think I chose it because of the slightly better speed and ballistics it had over the .243 shortly after the .243, .244 and subsequently the 6 mm remington were introduced. But I suspect my introduction to the metric system in school also played a large part in my acceptance of a metric cartridge. Was there a marked need for the .243/6mm with the .257 roberts, .250-3000 savage and .25-06 already in exsistance? I suspect the 6.5 creedmoor was adapted for similar reasons.... our need or want for new interesting rifles that filled a small nitch, long range target shooting, with minimum recoil and from that point it starting filling the need for a low recoiling hunting round; even for elk. It is a perfectly good elk cartridge to 500 or 600 yards with the right bullet based on the energy levels available at those distances. The use of a .264 or 6.5 mm bullet on elk will never be settled by these incessant discussion, as those that shoot smaller diameter bullets will will not change their opinions based on these are arguements and their experience in the field, just as those that champion large magnums for elk will not change their opinions.... [/QUOTE]
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