Eps 356: Why Is Everyone Talking About The 6.5 Creedmoor
Published 2024-05-01
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For 44 years I’ve had the good fortune to photograph and write about my passion – the outdoor life. Wild creatures and wild places have always stirred me – from the first flushing pheasant that frightened me out of my socks in grandpa’s cornfield to the last whitetail that dismissed me with a wag of its tail. In my attempts to connect with this natural wonder, to become an integral part of our ecosystem and capture a bit of its mystery, I’ve photographed, hiked, hunted, birded, and fished across much of this planet. I've seen the beauty that everyone should see, survived adventures that everyone should experience. I may not have climbed the highest mountains, canoed the wildest rivers, caught the largest fish or shot the biggest bucks, but I’ve tried. Perhaps you have, too. And that’s the essential thing. Being out there, an active participant in our outdoor world.
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All Comments (21)
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It's a versatile cartridge. You can hunt with it, you can shoot distance with it, you can shoot good groups with it and it has less recoil. It does a few things pretty well.
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Because haters can’t accept that it’s one of the best/most influential cartridges of the 21st century. And fanboys can’t accept that it’s not the best cartridge for every situation
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I would stick with the 270 win. 🤠
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Being likened to Bob Ross was definitely a compliment. The man spent 20 years in the USAF and had a painting show in which he expressed a level of calm mastery that had to have been developed through long years of intentional practice.
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Hey Ron, Gary from Alaska here, thanks for reading my question! I actually messaged you and Joseph Von Benedict... He says 308 and you leaned to 6.5 Creed. Well, I went with the 308 in a Steyr Scout! Gonna try it on spring bear with Fed terminal ascent and see what happens. Thank you sir! Looks like Joseph wins this round...
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Brian from Louisiana. Thank you for my freedom buddy!!!!! Love to buy you a beer, AND t bone STEAK.
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nice work ron. always on point. thanks for keeping on...epic call on the .223 rem!
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The 6.5 Creed drops deer just fine for me and thats all i need from it. For elk or moose ill take my 300 Win. Sad to see the drama over a bullet.
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I just happened to take my 6.5CM to the range today. It just shoots so well
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I still prefer the 260REM because it has a higher case capacity and you can still seat high BC bullets like the Sierra 6.5 150gr HPBTMK. Works just fine in my ARMALITE AR10T with a 1/7 twist. Plus the other advantage is that it's easy to form 260 REM cases out of 308, 708, 243 cases if 260 brass becomes scarce, and you typically don't even have to trim for case hight.
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Seems like everyone has forgotten the greatest cartridge of all. The 30-06. Bullets available from 110 gr - 220 gr. Tolerable recoil, ammunition availability, a plethora of rifle styles for any budget. I wouldn't feel under gunned in any hunting situation with this caliber.
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Just started the episode. Thank you for this topic. I just got my first rifle, and after about a months worth of research, I settled on a Tikka T3X in 6.5CM. Couldn't be happier with my choice at this point. 😊
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556 and 308 will not go away in any of our lifetimes
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I have 3 different 6.5 caliber rifles. 260 Rem for hunting, my favorite. 6.5 Creedmoor because ammo is easy to find, and 6.5-284 Norma because that one can be reloaded quite a bit hotter than the other two.
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Enjoyed this very much.
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A fellow on a long range hunting forum measured the volume of a 260 AI case and a 277 Fury one necked down to .264". The Fury has a slightly wider shoulder than the AI case, but its shoulder taper is 30° instead of 40°. Those two things compensate for each other so that the two cases end up having almost the same volume. If the 277 Fury catches on and brass becomes available, it will be interesting to see if many people start using wildcats based on it which need just a neck down rather than go through the process of of fireforming the AI wildcats.
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Thank you Ron ,
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To that guy wanting to replace the Remington core locks. Try the Hornady SST. It is devastating on whitetails and coyotes. Sometimes too much!
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A visit from the puppy too, what a great video
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My Favorite Thompson Center, Contender and 6.5 Grendel
