7.62 Gunner
Well-Known Member
I shot a match with a guy this summer who had 1800 rounds on his 6 creed and was still cloverleafing. If you chase speed though you'll be lucky to break 1200.I like the velocity of the 6, but the barrel life and larger bullets of the 6.5 Creedmoor.
Basically, I want a super low recoil gun that maintains 1800 fps at ~700 yards with 800-1200 ft lbs of energy at 700 yds.
Lots of people are blowing up the 22 Creedmoor, but let's just say I'm not bought in!
My other thoughts are 25-06 Ackley, 6mm Rem Ackley and 243 Ackley, but I like the simplicity of the Creedmoor. Call it the easy button.
So, between the 6 and 6.5, it seems like a barrel life question mostly, or is there something else. I'd like max barrel life as I will shoot this a lot.
Is there something else to consider? No, I don't want a big gun….i want to shoot a lot. No, I don't want a trainer!
I'd do a 25 creed personally but the 6 is solid too