Any 6.5 Creedmore shooters ?

gunkgy · 06-23-2020, 12:32 AM

Anybody shoot it?
If so, what are your feelings about it? I want to get myself a bolt rifle again, have seen this round being wrote up everywhere, but wanted to find real life experience not just magazine writers.

4thIDvet · 06-23-2020, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by gunkgy

Anybody shoot it?
If so, what are your feelings about it? I want to get myself a bolt rifle again, have seen this round being wrote up everywhere, but wanted to find real life experience not just magazine writers.

Kind of reading nothing but good reports on the round reaching out and touching people gunkgy.
Hell it would be a waste of money for me here as long range is a hundred yds. around these parts. Step off the road here and you need a damn map GPS and compass to find the road again.

4thIDvet · 06-23-2020, 06:39 PM

gunkgy I am NOT suggesting what to buy. But look into it before purchase cause holy sheet new stuff is coming out every dang day???

https://www.brownells.com/guntech/6m...m_content=Coop

JD Miller · 06-23-2020, 06:48 PM

classic 6.5 swede ...

bill3542 · 06-27-2020, 08:05 PM

My son picked up a long distance precision shooter from Legacy Sports International in 6.5 Creedmoor. It's built on a Howa 1500 action, special custom stock, Nikko Sterling Diamond scope and 26 inch free floated bull barrel with muzzle brake. Lifetime warranty on rifle and scope.
Rifle also has a 10 round detachable mag.

This is a 1400 dollar rifle and they guarantee sub-moa accuracy, they require certain specific break-in procedures and he is working on that now. So far shooting Sellier&Belliot 140 grain ammo it appears to be a tack driver.

He picked up dies, 600 once fired Hornady case's, Win760 powder, Federal match grade primers and various Hornaday bullets from 129-140 grain so where working on some different loads to try out.

He should be able to whack groundhogs at 600 yards, two legged vermin a bit further.

GBob01 · 07-15-2020, 09:54 PM

Can't be too many 6.5 creedmore shooters around.
It's the only ammo left on the shelves around here

gunkgy · 07-16-2020, 01:13 AM

Just picked up a Savage Axis rifle today in 6.5 Creedmoore. Not an expensive rifle, but Savage has a good reputation for accuracy. (good barrels) If I like the round, I can move up to a higher quality/priced platform.

bill3542 · 07-21-2020, 09:06 PM

Savage makes some of the best bolt action rifles at a great price. my son has a Savage 111 bolt in 30.06, with a good Nikon scope and hand loads it will give you groups that can be covered with a quarter at 100 yards.

JD Miller · 07-21-2020, 11:18 PM

I have a bunch of boxes of 6.8 remington SPC

Hunter07 · 08-08-2020, 09:04 PM

I recently picked up one of these (see link below). I see someone up above in this thread also bought one.

It's a straight shooter right out of the box. Mine is the 'Subdued American Flag Chassis' (all black w/ white stars).

I've put about 45 rounds through it so far. My first time shooting long distance. My friend is a farmer that farms about 3400 acres, so he has the room to set up berms at 450, 830, 1000 & 1330 yards. I was hitting the steel at 1000 yards when I stopped shooting that day. The only thing I'll change on my rifle, is the bipod. The 6"-9" is too short. I'm gonna go with a 9"-13" bipod.

I was gonna go out there today and shoot but, he's up north at a rifle competition. All-in-all, I really like this rifle!

I made a post in the 'Rifle' forum a couple months ago about my purchase and shooting of the rifle. Here's that thread: https://www.dirtydozensbunker.com/sh...d.php?t=176151

https://www.howausa.com/american-flag-chassis

Angry White Trash · 09-01-2020, 06:05 PM

Just test fired a custom 6.5 Creedmoor upper on my AR10. I'll report more when I know more.

500grains · 09-01-2020, 06:53 PM

The 6.5 Creedmoor has the chamber/lead/throat and twist set up for long range target shooting. People win 1000+ yard competitions with the cartridge all the time.

It is tempting to say it is nothing different than a .270, 6.5x55 etc.Such comparisons are simplistic. No one wins long distance shooting competitions with those other rounds.

Bluntforce · 09-07-2020, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by GBob01

Can't be too many 6.5 creedmore shooters around.
It's the only ammo left on the shelves around here

Same here.

bill3542 · 10-12-2020, 05:46 AM

I reloaded 400 Hornady cases a few months back for my son.

Him and his buddy are doing some electrical and hydraulic repairs on my Yanmar YM226D tractor so I worked a deal of reloading another 250 6.5 Creedmoor for him and cash for his buddy.

gunkgy · 10-12-2020, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by bill3542

I reloaded 400 Hornady cases a few months back for my son.

Him and his buddy are doing some electrical and hydraulic repairs on my Yanmar YM226D tractor so I worked a deal of reloading another 250 6.5 Creedmoor for him and cash for his buddy.

bill
what dies do you use to reload the 6.5 and do you feel they are better than others?

06-23-2020, 12:32 AM	#1
gunkgy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Now, North Carolina Posts: 6,594	Any 6.5 Creedmore shooters ? Anybody shoot it? If so, what are your feelings about it? I want to get myself a bolt rifle again, have seen this round being wrote up everywhere, but wanted to find real life experience not just magazine writers. __________________

06-23-2020, 06:48 PM	#4
JD Miller Fake Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: PNW Posts: 39,219	classic 6.5 swede ... __________________ .......

07-15-2020, 09:54 PM	#6
GBob01 Coonass Crusader Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: backwoods of south Louisiana Posts: 4,501	Can't be too many 6.5 creedmore shooters around. It's the only ammo left on the shelves around here __________________ I do not believe that the Democrats are single-handedly destroying this country. I know that they, like the Republicans, are using both hands! *III DEO VINDICE*

09-01-2020, 06:53 PM	#12
500grains Soldier of Allah Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Crackerland Posts: 31,688	The 6.5 Creedmoor has the chamber/lead/throat and twist set up for long range target shooting. People win 1000+ yard competitions with the cartridge all the time. It is tempting to say it is nothing different than a .270, 6.5x55 etc.Such comparisons are simplistic. No one wins long distance shooting competitions with those other rounds. __________________ Racism will keep you alive.

06-23-2020, 06:39 PM	#3
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,508	gunkgy I am NOT suggesting what to buy. But look into it before purchase cause holy sheet new stuff is coming out every dang day??? https://www.brownells.com/guntech/6m...m_content=Coop

06-27-2020, 08:05 PM	#5
bill3542 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,710	My son picked up a long distance precision shooter from Legacy Sports International in 6.5 Creedmoor. It's built on a Howa 1500 action, special custom stock, Nikko Sterling Diamond scope and 26 inch free floated bull barrel with muzzle brake. Lifetime warranty on rifle and scope. Rifle also has a 10 round detachable mag. This is a 1400 dollar rifle and they guarantee sub-moa accuracy, they require certain specific break-in procedures and he is working on that now. So far shooting Sellier&Belliot 140 grain ammo it appears to be a tack driver. He picked up dies, 600 once fired Hornady case's, Win760 powder, Federal match grade primers and various Hornaday bullets from 129-140 grain so where working on some different loads to try out. He should be able to whack groundhogs at 600 yards, two legged vermin a bit further.

07-16-2020, 01:13 AM	#7
gunkgy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Now, North Carolina Posts: 6,594	Just picked up a Savage Axis rifle today in 6.5 Creedmoore. Not an expensive rifle, but Savage has a good reputation for accuracy. (good barrels) If I like the round, I can move up to a higher quality/priced platform.

07-21-2020, 09:06 PM	#8
bill3542 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,710	Savage makes some of the best bolt action rifles at a great price. my son has a Savage 111 bolt in 30.06, with a good Nikon scope and hand loads it will give you groups that can be covered with a quarter at 100 yards.

07-21-2020, 11:18 PM	#9
JD Miller Fake Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: PNW Posts: 39,219	I have a bunch of boxes of 6.8 remington SPC

08-08-2020, 09:04 PM	#10
Hunter07 I'm a grumpy SOB Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Frostbite Falls, MN Posts: 10,530	I recently picked up one of these (see link below). I see someone up above in this thread also bought one. It's a straight shooter right out of the box. Mine is the 'Subdued American Flag Chassis' (all black w/ white stars). I've put about 45 rounds through it so far. My first time shooting long distance. My friend is a farmer that farms about 3400 acres, so he has the room to set up berms at 450, 830, 1000 & 1330 yards. I was hitting the steel at 1000 yards when I stopped shooting that day. The only thing I'll change on my rifle, is the bipod. The 6"-9" is too short. I'm gonna go with a 9"-13" bipod. I was gonna go out there today and shoot but, he's up north at a rifle competition. All-in-all, I really like this rifle! I made a post in the 'Rifle' forum a couple months ago about my purchase and shooting of the rifle. Here's that thread: https://www.dirtydozensbunker.com/sh...d.php?t=176151 https://www.howausa.com/american-flag-chassis

09-01-2020, 06:05 PM	#11
Angry White Trash slug Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ice Station Zebra Posts: 15,406	Just test fired a custom 6.5 Creedmoor upper on my AR10. I'll report more when I know more.

10-12-2020, 05:46 AM	#14
bill3542 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,710	I reloaded 400 Hornady cases a few months back for my son. Him and his buddy are doing some electrical and hydraulic repairs on my Yanmar YM226D tractor so I worked a deal of reloading another 250 6.5 Creedmoor for him and cash for his buddy.