For shooting steel 6.5 Creedmoor will shoot flatter but you'll have cheaper and more plentiful ammo with the .308.
Again....Oh boy here we go...
I can take it but don’t want my 5ft 4 girlfriend getting pounded by 308 if it’s that bad.
I can take it but don’t want my 5ft 4 girlfriend getting pounded by 308 if it’s that bad.
... depending on how the stock fits each of you, she could perceive a lot less of a pounding than you do.
I've seen a 70+ year old grandmother successfully shoot a 470NE multiple times. It's all about proper form.I can take it but don’t want my 5ft 4 girlfriend getting pounded by 308 if it’s that bad.
I've shot my .308 Savage 24" bolt gun side-by-side with a friend's RPR in 6.5CM... there is a noticeable difference in the recoil, and I would say my Savage was the heavier of the 2. If you are shooting for fun, and don't mind either a) the cost of good factory ammos, or b) handloading for your rifle... I would say get the 6.5. A well laid out 6.5 is an easy rifle to shoot, and shoot well, without fighting the recoil of the .308. If you are sensitive to cost... get the .308. As Mustanger mentions... the rifle really has to fit the shooter as well, particularly a person of small build or stature. Trying to hang on to a rifle that is too big, no matter the chambering, isn't going to turn out well either way.
I think I’ll save up for a savage 10 in 6.5.
If the consensus is 6.5, then I would pick the .308. If the consensus is .308, I would pick the 6.5. It is the polished rifleman/ woman behind the caliber that makes the real difference - that concept is never grasped very well - even on a shooting forum - maybe someday.
Excerpt in this case there is nothing vastly superior in the 308 vs 6.5 CM argument. Both cartridges have advantages and neither vastly does anything over the other.True until you compare two rifleman who’s skills are equal but one has vastly superior equipment for the task. If the goal is to learn then picking worse equipment will only lead to frustration and a longer learning curve.
Excerpt in this case there is nothing vastly superior in the 308 vs 6.5 CM argument. Both cartridges have advantages and neither vastly does anything over the other.
Thats why you upgrade to a Boyds stock and your savage axis rifle can do this repeatedly. That’s two 5 shot groups at 100 yards. Yeah, there is a flyer but not bad for such a POS hunting rifle. This is an axis II heavy barrel with 18x scope in a Boyd’s classic stock and accu trigger. Even my axis i sport barrel holds an inch or more.The Savage Axis is a budget/entry level hunting rifle and, in that role, is a good value for money proposition. As a target rifle, particularly at the ranges you propose, it will never be suitable no matter what caliber it is chambered in. It's light, notoriously poorly bedded, has a relatively flexy stock, and its recoil "lug" is not ideally suited. For 800 yard work, you will need to spend @ 4-5 times the cost of the rifle in glass.
This idea is a waste of your time and money. You can get a used Savage 110 action target rig and decent glass for under a grand with patience. A Savage Axis is an entry level deer rifle.
For example: https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/savage-axis-poor-accuracy.873173/#post-11601791