Posted on 02/16/2015 4:00:39 PM PST by OKSooner
Yeah, I know, I could ax the same question at TheHighRoad or AR15.com, etc... problem is I can get good info here, period, so why bother?
So - what's the deal with this 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge? Where did it come from, and what makes it so great? The guys at GunBlast compare it favorably to the .260 Remington, which seems to have a cult following... also seeing an interesting selection of bolt guns chambered for it, exspecially at the Savage site.
TIA.
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I don’t know but the 6.5 calibers seem to be having a great run right now.
Probably deservedly so.
Also, for those who might be missing, or have broken items on their Swiss Army knives, I'm finding all the replacement parts at Amazon.com for reasonable prices. Just ordered the tweezers (that got lost) for $7.00 and a refill on my ball point pen for just $3.80.
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The 6.5 cartridges have become the choice of shooters because of the high ballistic coefficients available in 6.5 mm bullets. I don’t have experience with the 6.5 Creedmore, but have used 6.5 Grendel and the 6.5 x 284 and both are excellent cartridges. I used the 6.5 x 284 to harvest an antelope at 970 yds a couple years ago.
What are you going to use the rifle for?
It’s supposed to be really, really, really accurate. As opposed to just really, really accurate. If I recollect its used in long range rifle competitions often.
If hunting I’d just get something similar but a lot more available. Can you actually buy 6.5 creedmore cartridges or do you have to reload?
How about a nice .243? Or 7mm/08? Or if you just gotta scratch an itch then go ahead and get one.
Would you settle for an uninformed opinion?
I don’t see the purpose of a rifle caliber between .22LR (1887) and .223 (1964) or between .223 and the various .30 cal (1891) variants.
I don’t see the purpose of a pistol caliber between 22LR and 9 mm or .38 caliber, or between those and .45 ACP or .45 Colt (1873).
I don’t experiment with fad calibers - if they haven’t been around at least 50 years, usually 100+ years, it’s too soon to be worth investing.
I’m leaning towards an 6.8 SPC right now. I’d like a hunting rifle in an AR platform. While I have shot one deer with a 5.56mm, the hole in and out was disgustingly small, after which I decided that I would never do that again.
So I was considering either the 6.5 creedmore or the 6.8 spc. Both appear to have similar ballistics, accuracy etc. So I’m going with the caliber that can get a few more grains of weight in the bullet.
Anybody’s thoughts?
The 6.5mm Carcano is actually a very efficient cartridge. Too bad the typical rifle is a bit crude.
You just can’t beat the 6.5 Swede as an all around performer. Everyone seems to like it including me.
I had to replace the toothpick in one of my Swiss Army knives. I could not find one locally so I just bought a cheap ($1) Chinese copy and took the toothpick out. It was just as good as the original but nothing else on the knife was.
Similar velocity, significantly greater mass, what’s not to like. .556 is a pretty tiny bullet.
The science is settled.
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Lower recoil flatter trajectory than the 7.62x39 but energy delivered is similar.
FWIW, I’m a member of a rifle and pistol club and have heard a few guys who do long range precision shooting (out to a 1000 yards) praise that round. From what I understand they shoot flatter, faster, and softer than a .308 Win. If you poke around online I’m sure you can find ballistic comparisons that will tell you all you need to know and more.
I don’t believe the 6.5 Creedmore is available for the AR-15 platform and it a quite a bit more powerful than the 6.8 SPC. IMO the best performing cartridge for the AR-15 is the 6.5 Grendel. I harvested an antelope with my AR-15 at 353 yds with a 6.5 Grendel.
What was the weight, calculated speed, and where did you strike the antelope?
I’ve always though that the 6.5x55 was underated.I was lucky to find a Swedish 1896 sniper rifle with a 1900 Carl Gustaf receiver dated 1900.That rifle will shoot right along side of my 700 police sniper.
So your saying the .270 is a fad caliber? ??
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