6mm Creedmoor?

23 December 2016, 23:03

Buglemintoday

6mm Creedmoor?

Noticed today that Ruger added the Ruger Precision rifle and the Ruger American Predator in a 6mm Creedmoor chambering. Has anyone heard of this?

24 December 2016, 21:29

ColoradoMatt

If you are asking if anyone has heard of the 6mm Creedmoor, then yes, I, and I assume many other board members, have heard of it. Some have even played with it. Being a necked down 6.5 Creedmoor, it is essentially a factory version of the 6mm XC, performance wise anyway. There are differences between the 6XC and 6creed, but they are very similar. With small primer pocket Lapua 6.5 Creedmoor coming in a couple months, the differences will be even less. If I were to get a 6mm Creedmoor, I would certainly use necked down Lapua Creedmoor brass if I were looking for the very best performance.

Matt
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25 December 2016, 21:46

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26 December 2016, 02:22

ColoradoMatt

quote:
Originally posted by ColoradoMatt:
With small primer pocket Lapua 6.5 Creedmoor coming in a couple months, the differences will be even less. If I were to get a 6mm Creedmoor, I would certainly use necked down Lapua Creedmoor brass if I were looking for the very best performance.

I made this statement thinking that the 6xc uses small rifle primers, but it does not. I was confusing it with the 6x47 Lapua, in this aspect.

27 December 2016, 02:49

Buglemintoday

It sounds pretty impressive...I feel like the 6.5 Creedmoor has a cult following and it won't take much for this one to receive that treatment as well.

04 March 2017, 01:28

44magLeo

6mmXC, how close is that to the 6mm International? The 6mm INT was a 250 Savage Improved necked up to 6mm.
The 6.5 Creedmore is very close to the 250IMP, just a bit longer neck.
Leo

06 March 2017, 01:56

SMACK!!!!

My 6mm CM Predator shoots well

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Factory ammo, first three shot and five shot groups with factory ammo after I broke the barrel in.

It really likes my Nosler 105gr RDF load.

I settled on the 2.740 seating depth and it has performed under half MOA since.

22 March 2017, 01:59

Atkinson

the Creedmoor operates at extremely high pressure, in the high 60,000 to 69000 PSI an old Rem trick..That said its become very popular and seems to be an accurate round..

I would prefer the 250-3000..