I would try a different lot of the Hornady factory bullets before stocking up on the factory loads. My experience with Hornady bullets is that they change from lot to lot.
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Love me a 6.5 creedmore.
Just got mine back from my gunsmith a
Ca Mesa had him change the barrel to 26" 7.5twt Bartlein 5r. Haven't had time yet to try it out. Merry Christmas.
Just got mine back from my gunsmith a
Ca Mesa had him change the barrel to 26" 7.5twt Bartlein 5r. Haven't had time yet to try it out. Merry Christmas.
Have a major surplus of 6.5 bullets and found a big barrel for cheap. Put together a heavy man bun moon beam. Hope it shoots half as good as yours.
30" 1.25 straight Bartlein. 21.5lbs
Hardshot
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Yes I hate to admit it but up until last year I too was was a basher ! The only reason I bought one was because of the GRS stock that I love and a Savage action that I could change into many other things.Bought 100 Sako 144 grain I believe to break it in (Cheap ) and see what the fad is all about.The thing was a dream to shoot and load for . I have groups in the .3 at 100 .Loves 130 Berger's, 139 Scenars, 140 Berger's or RDF . Dam what is not to like . I have to admit the second one just arrived last week. A new Tikka roughteck bought it to build a 280 Ackley off of and sell the heavy fluted 6.5 creedmoor barrel with brake . Haven't shot it yet and so curious to how it will shoot . The idea was to sell it unfired but so much temptation to keep it as a switch barrel and go shoot it before it gets re stocked . Merry Christmas all
LDHunter
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My only 6.5CM I've ever owned (Model 700) was simply hard to believe right after I had the action bedded and a custom trigger put in it. It's reliably accurate under almost any conditions and will shoot factory ammo so well I simply have almost quit handloading.
The only other two cartridges I've had that produced this kind of accuracy with almost any load or factory ammo are 308 and 223 but frankly it's noticeably better than them and shooting very high BC bullets at longer ranges is so repeatable that it's almost boring and it leaves me wanting to shoot farther and farther just to challenge myself.
You can talk manbun and needmoor all you want but the 6.5 Creedmoor has literally changed my sometimes frustrating life of chasing accuracy and wanting rifles that can shoot reliably at longer and longer distances to a very satisfying life.
I still hunt whitetail up to 200yds with a Remington Model Seven AWR II in 308 because it's so light and reasonably accurate (sub MOA) but any other situation involving distance beyond 200yds from prairie dogs to elk the Creedmoor will go along as one of the rifles in my battery.
I will still shoot varmints out to 300yds with my Model 700LTR in 223 but the Creedmoor will always go along because beyond 300 it's simply way better than the best that LTR can do.
Another reason to own at least one 6.5 Creedmoor is the plethora of accurate and inexpensive factory ammo available for it. My personal favorite is Berger 135gr Classic Hunter and I scarfed up a couple of cases of it on sale and I'm good to go for a long time by just grabbing the rifle and a few boxes of ammo and heading out. It's allowed me to enjoy hunting and target shooting a lot more by giving me more time in the woods or at the range.
I have high hopes for my 6.5 PRC rifle but so far I've spent almost no time with it.
The only other two cartridges I've had that produced this kind of accuracy with almost any load or factory ammo are 308 and 223 but frankly it's noticeably better than them and shooting very high BC bullets at longer ranges is so repeatable that it's almost boring and it leaves me wanting to shoot farther and farther just to challenge myself.
You can talk manbun and needmoor all you want but the 6.5 Creedmoor has literally changed my sometimes frustrating life of chasing accuracy and wanting rifles that can shoot reliably at longer and longer distances to a very satisfying life.
I still hunt whitetail up to 200yds with a Remington Model Seven AWR II in 308 because it's so light and reasonably accurate (sub MOA) but any other situation involving distance beyond 200yds from prairie dogs to elk the Creedmoor will go along as one of the rifles in my battery.
I will still shoot varmints out to 300yds with my Model 700LTR in 223 but the Creedmoor will always go along because beyond 300 it's simply way better than the best that LTR can do.
Another reason to own at least one 6.5 Creedmoor is the plethora of accurate and inexpensive factory ammo available for it. My personal favorite is Berger 135gr Classic Hunter and I scarfed up a couple of cases of it on sale and I'm good to go for a long time by just grabbing the rifle and a few boxes of ammo and heading out. It's allowed me to enjoy hunting and target shooting a lot more by giving me more time in the woods or at the range.
I have high hopes for my 6.5 PRC rifle but so far I've spent almost no time with it.
