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Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Dragger] #7635480
07/26/22 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Dragger
Originally Posted by Golf ball
And I thought I liked to stir the pot , Wolfe you the man !


So how many 6.5 Creedmoor owners actually wear manbuns and are cross-dressers?

Rumor has it over 2/3s but most are still in the closet.

I hear guys that shoot "short mags" are short in other places?

Man forums are fun!



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Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Golf ball] #7635485
07/26/22 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Golf ball
And I thought I liked to stir the pot , Wolfe you the man !

Is it bad I haven't heard even really tried yet ? Boy I could have this place ready to riot if I felt evil wink but I'm a mod now so I have to behave .

Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Dragger] #7635486
07/26/22 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Dragger
Originally Posted by Golf ball
And I thought I liked to stir the pot , Wolfe you the man !


So how many 6.5 Creedmoor owners actually wear manbuns and are cross-dressers?

Rumor has it over 2/3s but most are still in the closet.

I hear guys that shoot "short mags" are short in other places?

Man forums are fun!


Can I hear one I haven't heard 30times in the last month lol ? laugh

Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Wolfdog91] #7635504
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Been a "264" fan for 50 years, guess I'm one of the originals ? laugh

I was just a young pup in the '60's and one of my uncles bought a model 70 in 264. At butcherings he would shoot up across the fields at rocks and such, I was hooked!

Guess ya know what my first new gun was?

Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Wolfdog91] #7635509
07/26/22 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Wolfdog91
Originally Posted by Ridge Runner1960
nothing at all wrong with the 6.5 lineup, they have used the BC line as hype, yes BC is important, but it doesn't really amount to much till the range gets to 600 yards or beyond. however from 700 on out atmospheric conditions can affect the BC, a swing in Bar Pressure can actually change your BC. If your not shooting beyond 500 yards BC isn't that imporrtant.
Now for the 6.5 creed, fine little cartridge, nothing special unless your interested in punching paper and ringing gongs at 1k, too light in the pants in retained energy to take game at more than 500 yards of so, this is my opinion so don't need 40 posts saying somebody took deer, elk, antelope at XXX yards. I have a creed, shoots well, good deer round but is nothing compared to my 6.5 gibbs. I also like the grendel for deer hunting, deer can't seem to tell the difference between them.


Mind talking a little about you 6.5 Gibbs ? Don't think I've heard of that before

take a 270 win. case, neck to 6.5, move the shoulder forward about .125" and change it to 40 degrees, remove most of the body taper, runs a 140 200 fps faster than a 264 win. mag. with 9 gr.less powder
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Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Wolfdog91] #7635517
07/26/22 12:01 PM
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Impressive thanks for the education. Do you think it is as good as a 6.5 Creedmoor?

Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Wolfdog91] #7635526
07/26/22 12:15 PM
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I always wanted a 243ish sized rifle. I too thought the 6.5 creedmore was over-hyped. But after seeing how readily available ammo was and reading about well that bullet travels through the air I bought one in a browning x-bolt. Couldn’t be happier with it. It’s a tack driver that will hit the railroad tie plate at 500 yards every single time. And it’s bad medicine for any wolf that gets in front of it.


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Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Wolfdog91] #7635532
07/26/22 12:22 PM
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All this is for is marketing so the companies have something new to sell. Remember when the Super Short magnums were the newest, best thing since a pocket on a shirt? Whole lotta it is wanting to be the cool kid, I’d venture to say P.O. Ackley did something years ago that will stand up to anything today.

Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: 330-Trapper] #7635707
07/26/22 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 330-Trapper
I have 3 .243s and 1 6mm
I don't need a creed

My granddaughter has a 243. My wife shoots a 6MM. Both of them have killed some real nice deer with them. You don't need anything else. In fact, I shoot a 30-06 and have as many deer I've had to trail after I hit them as both of my ladies have with their 243 & 6MM.


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Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: K52] #7635710
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Originally Posted by K52
All this is for is marketing so the companies have something new to sell. Remember when the Super Short magnums were the newest, best thing since a pocket on a shirt? Whole lotta it is wanting to be the cool kid, I’d venture to say P.O. Ackley did something years ago that will stand up to anything today.

don't forget the Newton Line! years ago somebody came up with a 6.5/250 savage, it is for all intensive purposes a 6.5 creed!

Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Providence Farm] #7635712
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Originally Posted by Providence Farm
Impressive thanks for the education. Do you think it is as good as a 6.5 Creedmoor?

well depends what you want to do with it, for hunting to 400 yards it makes no difference, for a deer rifle to 1100 yards, the extra 500 fps makes a huge difference.

Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Ridge Runner1960] #7635720
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Originally Posted by Ridge Runner1960
Originally Posted by Providence Farm
Impressive thanks for the education. Do you think it is as good as a 6.5 Creedmoor?

well depends what you want to do with it, for hunting to 400 yards it makes no difference, for a deer rifle to 1100 yards, the extra 500 fps makes a huge difference.


I personally believe that extra 500 fps may not be needed in close but sure should make a difference on them dropping on the spot from shock. Also add to some blood shocked meat.

Sounds like a great round.

Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Wolfdog91] #7635728
07/26/22 05:19 PM
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One thing about the newer rounds that is not talked about, is the lack of taper on the sides of the case, and how it affects reliability in feeding and especially extraction in bad conditions, like in cold weather. I have hunted with my 45-70, 30-30, 30-40 for many years in the Florida swamps and the Alaskan tundra. I'm not talking about walking to your deer stand or shooting bench, I'm talking about slogging through swamps to get to unhunted territory, or 100 mile or more snowmachine trips. Tapered, rimmed cases have never let me down, but rimless cases, especially newer designs have stuck in chambers on many occasions, especially when it gets cold. Anyone else noticed this?


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Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Wolfdog91] #7635729
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Yawn...
I've been using 6.5 x 55 and other.264 cartridges for years. They work for me.

30/06 works pretty good too.

Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Law Dog] #7635731
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Originally Posted by Law Dog
7MM-STW is my flat shooter less recoil gun.

I got one in the Sendero, fast and flat. Real fast.

Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Wolfdog91] #7635738
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I've always took pride in getting as close to game as possible to make ethical shot. This new fangled (wait let's back the truck up another 1/4mile an shoot) style isn't for me. There's a few times I wish I could shoot farther but normally from biffing the first shot laugh

Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Wolfdog91] #7635747
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Other than rimfires I own a .223 Cal., 243, 6.5 CM and a 35 Rem. All have there place and I dont worry too much about what the next big thing is. I like that the 243 and 6.5 CM can be loaded with a wide range of bullet weights for predators and White Tail which is what I hunt. Lots of cartridges come and go. Remember the 30 TC which was a parent cartridge for the 6.5 CM. Not worth getting wound up about. Drive what you want, Eat what you want or shoot what you want. just be happy in whatever you do. I have encountered lots of experts on which gun or round is best I just politely smile and move on lifes too short.

Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Diggerman] #7635775
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Originally Posted by Diggerman
Originally Posted by Law Dog
7MM-STW is my flat shooter less recoil gun.

I got one in the Sendero, fast and flat. Real fast.

had a turnkey custom 7mm STW built in 1996, when I first got bit by the long range bug, I was still stuck at 500 yards, then I learned how to shoot!

Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Wolfdog91] #7635820
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Great thread! Love my creedmoore however for close in woods hunting the 143 eldx, which it really likes, is not optimal IMO,


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Re: Annoyed with this 6.5 crap [Re: Striperfred] #7635828
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Originally Posted by Striperfred
Great thread! Love my creedmoore however for close in woods hunting the 143 eldx, which it really likes, is not optimal IMO,

Why do you say that? I’m interested in your experience with the eldx. I have only shot a couple whitetail at relatively close range, but it has dropped both within 10 yards. They passed through so I never recovered the bullets but the damage was pretty much normal for any high powered rifle. Thanks


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