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Is this cartridge catching on? Anyone have one? How do you like it? Dave DRSS Chapuis 9.3X74 Chapuis "Jungle" .375 FL Krieghoff 500/.416 NE Krieghoff 500 NE "Git as close as y can laddie an then git ten yards closer" "If the biggest, baddest animals on the planet are on the menu, and you'd rather pay a taxidermist than a mortician, consider the 500 NE as the last word in life insurance." Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading (8th Edition). | ||
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You really should consider a 338 RCM instead. It comes in a nice light handy package capable of taking anything in North America at sane ranges.  | |||
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When I had my custom 6.5 made, I considered the Creedmoor as a choice, buy finally decided on the 6.5x55 because I built the gun on a M98 1909 Argentine action and I felt the longer length action would be more appropriate for the longer cartridge. joe | |||
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 Dave DRSS Chapuis 9.3X74 Chapuis "Jungle" .375 FL Krieghoff 500/.416 NE Krieghoff 500 NE "Git as close as y can laddie an then git ten yards closer" "If the biggest, baddest animals on the planet are on the menu, and you'd rather pay a taxidermist than a mortician, consider the 500 NE as the last word in life insurance." Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading (8th Edition). | |||
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Hi Dave. I don't have one, but have done a LOT of research on the 6.5 Creedmoor. As you probably already know, the case is essentially a .250 Savage Improved, necked up to 6.5mm. From what I have found, it is very accurate and very efficient, matching .260 Remington velocities in a shorter case. Its ideal place is in a short action or in an AR where the short case allows bullets to be seated out. I contemplated building one on a .308 length Sako Forrester action. One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know. - Groucho Marx | |||
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I have two Ruger Hawkeyes,lots of fun,light recoil and accurate. I have them set up for deer and 'yotes,the other LR steel plates.... I pray for mud on my boots the day I die... Go see the nights of Africa..... | |||
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I realy had the hankerin' for a Creedmore until Lapua started making Rem 260 brass. "It's not how hard you hit 'em, it's where you hit 'em." The 30-06 will, with the right bullet, successfully take any game animal in North America up to 300yds. Get closer! | |||
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Sure do Dave. It's my new most favorite rifle. . It's very efficient. Mild shooting and pretty much duplicates the Sweede as far as what size game it will efficiently kill. Of course mine is a stainless Ruger. I plan on taking my moose this coming year and if I get down to the coast I'll kill a brown bear with it. I got mine as a general purpose winter rifle for fox thru caribou with the right bullet for each. I absolutely recommended the round. .If it can,t be grown , its gotta be mined .... | |||
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Built one here recently for a customer. I did a 6.5x47 for myself a couple years back prior to the Creedmore being available. As a result I've done a couple more 6.5x47's for myself just because it didn't make much sense to add another caliber. If I were to be starting from scratch at this point I'd probably do the Creedmore simply based on cost. Within the tactical shooting community it's deffinately seeing alot of support especially for guys that have no interest in reloading. Yes it's cocked, and it has bullets too!!! | |||
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