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Is a Man Bun still required before one can purchase a 6.5 Creed ?
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8mmRemMag!!!.300WM and call it a day.
I am thinking the OP is mostly just frustrated by the lack of product on the shelves, just like the rest of us.So before all you Creedmoor honks descend on me in righteous anger for those blasphemous words… let me clarify! I am only referring to the fact that the majority of new guns left for purchase are predominately 6.5 Creeds…
This is why I use a 375 HH for Elk. when things go bad the big gun can lay them down at whatever angle they stand. I can always reach the vitals. I have a 6.5 Creedmore but I don't need to be told its an elk round. I know it isn't.heck growing up my dad shot every single deer, every year with .22LR in the head. Some out to 50 yards. but then he could hit a dime 3 times with it at 25 yards. Just because he did it doesn't mean it should be done. He never owned a scope in his life.
Could I put a shot with a 6.5 at 603 yards in a elk and hit the vitals and kill him? Sure, if there is no major wind, no major elevation changes, no movement of elk. Then lets talk temp, elevation all kinds of things. That's my point. Yes it works but it doesn't not carry much energy out past 500yards, when its off just a bit and hits a shoulder.
No worries, I wont keep going, that whats make all cartridges a fun talking point. I shoot with a bigger caliber. After seeing many things go wrong and helping many many people look for elk, I decided in my old age to make a change to even bigger. I have never had to look for one since. But then everyone can argue with my point because they don't like big cartridges, heck some people even drive a Chevy.
Nice! I am trying to talk my older brother out of the pre 64 Winchester 70 375 H&h that he inherited from our grandad…. For some reason he is being totally unreasonable… I've tried logic, emotional appeals, next up…blackmail1This is why I use a 375 HH for Elk. when things go bad the big gun can lay them down at whatever angle they stand. I can always reach the vitals. I have a 6.5 Creedmore but I don't need to be told its an elk round. I know it isn't.
It's called "more headroom".In retrospect it did improve on the swede in one regard. The chambers in the Cm allow for the long sleek bullets that have high bc. Having never owned or loaded for the swede I can't say for sure but I am guessing you would really need to seat those types of bullets really deep in the swede which would cut into powder capacity.
The 6.5x55 is longer than a short action, but also shorter than a long action. In a given rifle you can seat the bullet just before it engages the lands to maximize case capacity. You still have to work up loads for best power and accuracy. Keep in mind that a safe load in a modern Tikka is going to be way different than older rifles designed for lower pressure ammo.In retrospect it did improve on the swede in one regard. The chambers in the Cm allow for the long sleek bullets that have high bc. Having never owned or loaded for the swede I can't say for sure but I am guessing you would really need to seat those types of bullets really deep in the swede which would cut into powder capacity.
We have a winner.This is why I use a 375 HH for Elk. when things go bad the big gun can lay them down at whatever angle they stand. I can always reach the vitals. I have a 6.5 Creedmore but I don't need to be told its an elk round. I know it isn't.
If you reload...I am having a swede built on a 1903-a3. I plan to see what kind of performance I can get. Bet it out runs a CM significantly. There is room for a lot more powder with the ability to seat the bullet out and in a strong action.
I have reloaded and used the 8mm-06AI and the 35 Whelen AI - I did not find the additional work required for the Ackley cases to be worth the trouble,. I will keep the case standard and if more horse power is needed, which I doubt I will acquire a 6.5-06 or 264WM. I love the swede as a deer cartridge as I do the 7x57, but there are much better cartridges for elk.If you reload...
Make up a dummy round with your preferred bullet seated optimally and have your gunsmith set up the chamber for it.
And you probably will outrun the 6.5 ManBun.
Ackleyize it and you will probably murder the 6.5 ManBun.
You mean my 6.5/06 is more gun then my Creedmore? How come nobody has ever heard of it?I have reloaded and used the 8mm-06AI and the 35 Whelen AI - I did not find the additional work required for the Ackley cases to be worth the trouble,. I will keep the case standard and if more horse power is needed, which I doubt I will acquire a 6.5-06 or 264WM. I love the swede as a deer cartridge as I do the 7x57, but there are much better cartridges for elk.
Because it doesn't have a cool metric name? And it doesn't sound like "more?" Probably why the .22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer never caught onYou mean my 6.5/06 is more gun then my Creedmore? How come nobody has ever heard of it?