[rjsimmon]

The 6.5 Creedmoor is recognized in the precision long range shooting arena as one of the most accurate and powerful cartridge, which is also used in hunting. With the power to throw a powerful punch, the Hornady round could easily catch an average whitetail by the use of a relative case.

This guy needs to go back to Grade School and learn how to write.

[Vaquero]

Both good rounds for whatever … hunting…long range accuracy.

I am old school. I load my 7mm Mauser up to pressures reserved for modern bolt action rifles. Accurate at long range. I load down my .30-06 rounds DOWN to preserve the mechanisms in my Garands and use the same for hunting as I don’t need super long range here in the NE.

[wastoute]

Depends on what you are up to. If you want ease of availability nothing beats 7.62, .308. I doubt there is another caliber with as many options. If you are an accuracy nerd you will put up with the difficulty locating 6.5 projectiles to load. Lots of calibers have this problem. Try handloading for a Swiss P-08!

[Haiku Guy]

.30-06, Because that is what fits in my rifle.

[headstamp 2]

[[[7mm-08 takes a close second place in polarity with 0.243 Winchester ]]]

Polarity? This sounds like one of those “Canned” reviews.

[eastexsteve]

OK we compare apples and oranges again. Regardless of caliber, a rifle that you can consistently hold sub-MOA groups with at 500 yds or greater is impractical. This is what I do. The rifle is heavy. It's fragile. It isn't quick to get rested and ready to fire. And to shoot that far with consistent sub-MOA accuracy, it's snarky about ammo. It's just impractical for general hunting. Now, for already being set up and ready to fire on targets that happen by within range, it's great. But, to carry in the back seat of my truck as I go bouncing around my farm and to quickly shoot off the hood at a 500+ yard coyote, takes a lot of forethought and care. Considering all of this, the 6.5 Creedmore has no advantage in a standard run-of-the-mill hunting rifle.

[lgjhn23]

Both are great rounds. I’ve reloaded/hunted with the 7mm-08 for years without any issues. Many years ago, I got into precision shooting and started necking down both .308 and the 7mm-08 brass to 6.5mm. I re-barreled an old shot-out Remington 700, originally in .243, with a brand new 6.5mm Lija barrel to create what is now known commercially today as the .260 Remington. I was doing this loonnnggg before it became commercially available. Once I had the bugs worked out of the rifle and worked up a decent load, it shot extremely well....verrrry well...and still does so today. I personally prefer it primarily for the availability of .308 family of brass for inexpensive custom reloading.
So yeah, like a previous posted stated: it all depends on what you’re wanting to do. For a real survival SHTF scenario weapon, one would definitely be better off sticking with more readily available calibers for overall availability and compatibility with other like-minded individuals. But for reaching out and touching something at real long distances, a 6.5mm in anything is probably gonna work due to it’s unique ballistic co-efficiency. Both the 6.5 Creedmore and .260 Remington have proven themselves many times over to work quite well for this kind of shooting....along with some others. I just wish my eyes weren’t so old.....LOL.

[IndispensableDestiny]

The only redeeming thing about the article is that it does not mention shot placement.

I have two deer rifles, both in .308 Winchester. One is a bolt action, the other lever. I developed good loads for both. So there are my choices.

I had a pump action Browning in .308, never shot. Sold it like a dumbass.

[Magnum44]

AM Journal is really scraping the bottom for material. 6.5CM vs .223, 6.5CM vs .308, 6.5CM vs Godzilla, ho hum. It was more entertaining when they were doing the articles about shooting through steel poles from 10’ away....

[Paal Gulli]

"... Due to a good rifle ratio of 1:8, the Creedmoor 6.5 ..."

What in the name of Rufus T. Firefly is a "rifle ratio"?

Is there no on at American Shooting Urinal who can habla inglés?