Am I the only hunter without a Creedmore?

Every manufacturer and every gun magazine is flush with 6.5 Creedmore recommendations. We'll I am not drinking the punch. I have a .243, 25-06., and 7mm-08. Contender pistol and carbine in 7-30W. Can't find a home for a 6.5. Also have 270, 280, and 7mm-mag, plus several 30 cal. Tell me what the 6.5 will do for me? When I was younger I had an itch for a 6.5-30-06 and a 6.5-284, but recovered. All I want at my advanced age is lightweight and low recoil. I shoot my deer in the neck or head so I do not need a lot of rifle.

Don't have a black rifle either. Gave mine back to Uncle Sam.

I don't have,nor do I have a desire,to own one.Not dissin it,I've never even shot one.That was one hyped up round,

Don't see the need
...don't have the want

If I had unlimited funds, I'd probably buy one.

but I don't have unlimited funds, and I think my .308 will do everything I ask of it.

Ruger 260 youth model

Still shooting the used gun I picked up off the trap shed 12 years ago.

Creedmore is a non caliber, in my opinion

I have no desire for one. But you need people buying them so they sell or trade in the stuff I like to buy.

I don’t have or need one. I got the REAL 6.5. The 264 Win Mag!!

My .308 does everything I ask of it too, surely beyond my eyesight. Last deer I killed was 210 yds. through the neck and on the deck.

Honestly I shoot an air rifle, fairly high power, more than anything else now. Keep the yard cleaned up as much as possible.

I don't see me spending money on another rifle as I simply don't need it.

I have a Ruger 6.5 Creedmore it is a great shooting rifle, with any rifle it is only as good as the person aiming it!

Scott

To many other interesting 6.5's out there and a lot with some good history to boot. I love the 6.5 caliber but I'll never own a Creedmoor ..... got a 6.5 Grendel and am building a 6.5 Gibbs have a few 30's . Soooo nope you are not the only one

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I have that as well in a pre 64 Winchester model 70 that my dad bought new in 1960 and she still gets the job done just fine

I don't have one

I'm without also

Actually the "real" 6.5 would be the 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser.

Me either. Yet.

I have one in an Ar10 platform because you can't have to many guns and because they don't want us to have any. Shoots very nice I might add.

Just the name " creedmore" peeves me off.
Ain't gonna do a dang thing a .243- 270- 30-06 won't do!!

I have a tikka t3 in a 6.5 creedmore and ive got nothing bad to say about it. If you want a gun in that caliber or close to it there is nothing wrong with it. Some rounds are popular for a reason...some arent... i think this one can back itself up.

I didn't think I needed one either until decided I wanted to try some 1000 yd shoots. Don't know if I really needed but I got it anyway. Works very well so far. Never used it for hunting.

No need here , when not bow hunting my .270 works great

I don't own one , i own 10 guns my collection is worth 1,000.00 i use them to the full extent.

I may get one some day but there are several others I want first.

Don't own 1 but have shot a few. It's a.good caliber but nothing to throw away.
All the old stand bys...lol It has got a lot of people into shooting longer range
just because of all the hype. Not a bad thing, we need all we can get to take up
shooting these days.

No need.Have .243 25/06 30/06 and 7x57 and a few others.

scuba- we’ve put a pile of rounds through some old Swedish mausers around here! Back in the day you could buy them by the pallet for next to nothing. The surplus ammo started getting next to impossible to find though.

Don't have one, but maybe sometime. A man always needs another rifle.

Jim

That is the one I would like one of.

i got a 308 so why bother?

Got one of those too!

That is it, but like ohers have said the 264 win is the only 6.5 call I have, actually 3 in the model 70. The newest is the all weather extreme good shooting guns and do the job out to 650 the farthest I've took it to on a whitetail.
I'm looking into a 6.5× 284 Norma for a new distance be gun for something different, just have to figure out how I want to build it out

I built one on a Savage 10 I got super cheap. It's a fun gun very accurate but I don't hunt with it. I've probably had it 2 years might have a box and a half of ammo through it.

6.5 creedmore is like meth to a gun owner........ I bought one new, a savage axis. Within a box of shells it was shooting dime sized groups. So, I decided to chase the dragon some more and bought another savage model 11 package. It also shoots very small groups.


Now is where it gets expensive, I had an idea, but haven't followed through yet. I need to build one.

Remington 788 is the action.
Haven't totally decided on the barrel yet.
Boyd's makes a really nice adjustable stock for the 788
Haven't decide on glass yet, I was leaning towards a Nikon monarch.

My gun Smith talked me out of it, he convinced me that for the money it wouldn't really be any better than what I had all ready.

I have to also confess I have considered an AR

I too like th 6.5 and have carried a 264 win many miles hunting. Took a Mulie in Colorado at 450 yds is my longest with it.
I just built a 260rem but only have break in shots thru it so far.

All of todays popular chamberings like the 270, 22-250, 308, 7mms rem mag ect. had " hype" around them when they came out, or they soon became obsolete.

Nope
Don’t care for them

X3. I have a 264 win mag also. Im good to 500 yards .

think I won a couple a banquets over the years , probably, in the pile of boxes of gun down stair , to many guns to shoot them all

pat, don't build one on a 788 action, the locking lugs are not designed for that kind of pressure which will lead to bolt lug compression, eventually leading to headspace issues.
RR

Don't have one, have a bunch of others and my 308 will take anything in North America, also don't have a 270 and no desire to get one,

You don't need one.
If Mauser ammo is hard to find you could always shoot a .260 Rem.
If anyone is going to build a new bolt action rifle with a FACTORY action, buy a M/700 action from Brownells. Then true it up.

I think my next gun may be a pedersoli

One trigger. shoot whichever barrel you pull the hammer back. My great uncle had a side by side double like that. i wish i knew what happened to it. His 12 gauge was a breech loader that took cartridges.

https://www.davide-pedersoli.com/sc...plains-shotgun-the-fast-back-action.html

Looks like a beauty. I love old guns. Nothing about newer guns really appeals to me.

I'd like to have a dark maple/stainless Win M70 Featherweight in 6.5 PRC, but of course it's not made in that chambering. The PRC is a step up from the CM, doesn't have a belted case like the .264 mag, and can be loaded down to CM levels if desired. Ruger and Savage chamber for the PRC, but not Winchester.

I won one in December at a QDMA banquet haven't played with it yet.

Agree, but you can get the 700 action for close 100 bucks less than Brownells, from Grice gun shop.

I am slowly putting together a 6.5 Gibbs as money allows. Its based on the 30-06 case so brass is cheap. Has ample case capacity to shove a 140 grain bullet at a good clip and is something different to the craze thats going on at the moment. The upside of the Creedmoor is that there are lots of 6.5mm bullets to pick from now.

No Creedmore for me either I've got a nice .6 mm / .244 Remington but the 6.5 x 55 has a special spot in my heart I would like a 7 x 57 mm just because I ended up with some ammo at a auction sale a couple year's ago I guess I'm a fan of 284 diameter calibers .
If i were to have a rifle built I'd go with a Remington 700 action also .
Allan

i have a 22 and a 375 H&H mag. My 2 rifles got it all covered.

Went to buy one, but walked out with a 308

No need or want for me either. I own several rifles in the same performance range. Add in the 'everyone has one ' angle and it's even less desirable for me. If i was to build a high performance hunting rifle the one id be after is a 300 PRC.

Don't have one either Good cartridge I imagine like a 7mm/08 would be if they gave it a snappy name instead of making it a 308 shadow

I have a number of firearms, but favorite is my 30-06. I don't see where the Creedmore will do more than my 06 will. I don't see the need for one.

Creedmore is a hipster long distance cartridge. From a hunting standpoint it does nothing the 25-06 or 270 can’t do.

The older a gun is the more I tend to like it.

How dose the 6mmcreed compare to a .243 or 6mm rem.?
Dennis

Very similar recoil to the 243 but can push a lot heavier bullet than the 243. Extremely accurate and with the right bullet is very effective on up to and including elk sized game.

I have the 6.5 x 284. It a great cartridge. If was was to build another 6.5 it would be a 6.5/300 Wby.

But as many people have said a 270 and 30/06 are dang good work horses.

if and when the US military picks up the 6.5 for the standard issue I will buy one then. I like staying with nato calibers or at least very common ones. I reload but i also like the idea if I need ammo it will be available. I do have a few semi-odd calibers for fun and thats all i can afford to keep fed from the reloading press, dont care to add any more unless its something really special which the creedmore isnt in my opinion.

I would be alot more tempted to buy a gun in a caliber i already have than adding a new caliber to my collection.

Agreed!..use any modern short action.

x2 since already have a 6.5x55 in the shed.

I won't be owning one.
Gun case is pretty full now.

I do not , I have standardized on 308 for the most part.

I just don't have the need at this time to go past 1K

everything is a trade off 6.5cm is barrel life for range

Right, wrong, or indifferent they generate a lot of internet comedy.



And laughing is good medicine.

If your not stuck on the Gibbs, PTG has 6.5-06 reamers on sale, 88 for premium pilot and 51 for a solid pilot.

I have a 260rem reamer I'd send ya too, but I totally understand wanting what ya want. I'm that way too !

It has already been done by several guys.

I cant imagine why I would want to back up. I have some pet loads for it and my 25-06 has me spoiled.

https://ronspomeroutdoors.com/blog/25-06-remington-beats-6-5-creedmoor/

No Creedmore but, I’m planning to get into a 6.5 PRC just as soon as I can. I think that the PRC launching a 140 grain accubond should make for a decent lightweight elk cartridge. As for the Creedmore, not opposed to it. Just wanted something a shade more.

Nope, don’t own one and am not in the market for one. I sold my .264 Win Mag several years ago and I’ve got a sportorized 6.5 x 55mm Swedish Mauser on consignment at a LGS. I’m thinking I need one of the new Winchester 94’s in 25-35.

Thank you Hippie but I am dead set on the Gibbs

Leftlane, pretty much any other 6.5 minus the Grendel will outshoot the Creedmoor because of its shortcomings in case capacity. But it was built to fit in a short action and there is not free lunch.

I understand !

I ordered a reamer and a neck- throat reamer just to make an 8mm that isn't listed anywhere.

Nope no CM here. If I wanted a short action 6&1/2 I would build a 6.5x284.

The yote shooters and wanna be yote shooters are always dropping off yotes at my place. Many are shot with the cm. Many need a lot of needle and thread work. I see no reason I need one. My hornet, 22-250 and .243 get the job done just fine.

6.5x300 Weatherby Imp. Is the real King of the 6.5s I have a custom one on a Trued Rem 700 action With a 1/8 gain twist 28 inch Bartlein Shoots 140s around 3600 fps. Lightning bolt. Fast on cornfeild deer

Your welcome Scuba, it's here if ya ever need it.

Always on to the next chambering!

6.5 creedmore, my brother got one. i have tried it out for about 50 -60 rounds, i am not impressed, i want to minimize fur damage not try to blow a coyote in half. great long range, range gun. just not anything i need where i live. and i live in wide open flat prairie land. just another gimmick to sell guns in my opinion, which i have nothing against.

It sounds like a lot of guys wont take this opportunity to use this as an excuse for a new rifle. I for one never pass up a good excuse for a new gun. Yes no one needs a 6.5, but I figured I have to see what all the fuss is about. Haha I own a browning xbolt in the infamous creedmoor. I am guessing it will end up like most rifles I own. I will kill a deer or two with it, then spend it's time in the safe. I told my wife I need a proper antelope gun. The 243, 308, 270, 3006 or 7mm just dont fit the application perfectly. But hey if the need ever arises for a creedmoor, I will have one!

Nope don’t have one... my nephew does... I call it his “girl gun”...lol

I don't have one as I am happy with the .243, 308 and trio of 30-06's that I own. Would gladly accept one as a banquet prize but do not specifically plan on buying one!

Chris

Exactly-I don't own one either-like the look and hype,but once you get into it-they truly shine at 600 plus which 98 % of the guys are not shooting at anyway.Shoot one caliber lots and you'll be great with it vs shooting a bunch of calibers and being mediocre.lOTS OF MARKETING HYPE WENT INTO THE CREEDMOOR! And it worked

Pfft! I have a .22 and 2 dozen Duke #1.5 coils. I have no need for these nonsensical novalties.

Don't need one my .260 works fine!!

And they work out to 1020yds on whitetails too!!!

Creedmore? Is that the indian band that Pocohantas Warren desends from?

Chris

I have two and I like both . Did I need either? No way! Not based on the other rifles I own in various similar calibers .Are they a lot of hype?.I would agree with that .But so are many other caliber.s I have been told several times that I can only carry one at a time so I should only need one . My answer to that is I only have two feet but more than 1 pair of shoes . If there is such a thing as having to many guns I hope I do not reach that point during this or any of my next 5 lifetimes

That is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever read. sounds like something a commie liberal would say...

You should stop talking to those people...

I had to use my commie to America translator to figure out what it meant... worse than figuring out what ole what’s his name is talking about.

Lets face it, the Creedmoor is the man bun of the shooting world.

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Instant classic!

I’ll mention I’ve got one of those 2!

Well scuba, I don’t have a creedmore, too many other calibers I’d rather have first in a rifle, but that comments the nail in the coffin there, lol

The 6 and 6.5 CM were designed for long range target shooting and competition. It was never intended to replace any of the standard hunting calibers. But it will outshoot most or maybe all of the standard hunting calibers. And if you don't believe that come to some of the long range [1000 yd] matches. As far as using one for hunting I have no experience.

Never even heard of one, but then, I don't get out much.

Just came back from a week in Virginia and nobody mentioned this caliber rifle.

Does this firearm caliber have special magical powers ?

Can an almost blind man shoot better with one ?

Cause that's what I need.

w

I like Ron Spomer. Guys got plenty of field experience with lots of different guns/calibers but he hit the nail on the head. The quarterbores lack good bullets. Adequate? Certainly. But until the market grows, they’re just going to be mediocre. And that’s a hard pill for me to swallow because I love the 25’s. Have always referred to them as the greatest for deer. And I’ve killed a pile over the years with more calibers than I’d like to admit. Everything from the 22 Hornet through 338 WM. All have exceeded what was asked of them. But, having transitioned to some longer range shooting than I grew up with, I’ve leaned towards guns with better bullet selections. Hard the beat the 7mm’s in this case. But, rest assured, when I travel back home and know that my shots are going to be in that 400 and under range, there’s a 25 in my hands. Until I get the right gun built, I doubt that’s going to change.

Don't think I need one !

lol

I like my Browning a bolt

Scuba, you are the man! A perfect analogy, more than perfect. If I want to shoot anything way,way out there I use my 300 wm. If I want to shoot something and hit it REAL hard I use my 338 wm. If I want to go on a good old deer hunt I use my 308. And if I want to take a nice relaxing stroll through the outdoors with the possibility of making some meat I carry my 6.5 Grendel bolt gun at about 6.5 lbs, scoped. Don't need no stinking Creedmore man bun. LMAO

Short and fat is where it's at. Lol

To be in the click around here, ya better have a Dasher.

I am going to be faffing around with a new to me 223WSSM when I get back from this month's work trip to Hilton head Island. Talk about short and fat lol

No 6.5 Transgender for me. You may shoot the REAL 6.5 but I shoot the ORIGINAL 6.5 Swede.

to be fair the 6.5 CM does what it was intended to do propel a 140-143gr bullet to 1400 yards supersonic

6.5 CM was designed to be a target gun particularly for the Precision Rifle Series a 2 day competition has a 150 round Minimum.

they are timed stages , lower time helps the score , hits count , max velocity is 3200fps with a 30cal or smaller projectile

and shoot from all sorts of positions

for this 6.5 cm , a accurate round that reduces the elevation changes between targets , light recoiling , short action even with a long bullet makes sense.

it happens to be enough power to take a deer also

ok that is enough defending a round I don't even own

and yes I also get sick of the hype but it's kind of funny and yall are entertaining.