6mm creedmoor unicorn!

[brutus51]

Would really like to get a nice bolt gun in this caliber but can't seem to find any, anywhere.
Most brands have plenty of .243 Winchesters but no Creeds. What gives?

 

[LoonWulf]

Academy list 6mm RAPs as a available. I'll ask my FFL buddy which distributors have anything.

I'd guess more folks want the faster twist rate on the creeds, there are just less of them, or maybe just cause they are new and fancy.

 

[brutus51]

Thanks for the reply but isn't a RAP something the kids dance too?
I should elaborate a bit, I can find some with synthetic stocks and odd ball colored barrels but I'm a blued steel and wood kind of guy.
Guess these new calibers are only available in Rapster furniture and us old fogeys are just obsolete, sigh.

 

[LoonWulf]

Spoke to my buddy, looks like they are, and (he thinks) will be a Unicorn for a bit.

 

[Olympus]

Thanks for the reply but isn't a RAP something the kids dance too?
I should elaborate a bit, I can find some with synthetic stocks and odd ball colored barrels but I'm a blued steel and wood kind of guy.
Guess these new calibers are only available in Rapster furniture and us old fogeys are just obsolete, sigh.

The 6mm Creed is not exactly a "blued and walnut" caliber. It's designed primarily as a long range caliber, so with that kind of purpose you synthetic stock and coated barreled actions. It makes a fine hunting caliber too, but I wouldn't get my hopes up for any kind of "classic sporter" rifle to be introduced for a while. And honestly, for strictly hunting purposes, I don't think you're going to see any difference in performance between the 6mm Creed and the 243 Win.

 

[jmr40]

Putting a high performance cartridge like the 6mm CM in a wood stock is like putting wooden wheels on a Corvette. Seriously, if you want an accurate rifle you can't handicap it with a wood stock. Chances are the Ruger Predator will out shoot guns costing $2K.

The 6 CM still isn't mainstream among casual shooters and may never be. It is more popular among the long range shooters who build custom rigs so there won't be nearly as many options for factory rifles. You're much more likely to find something a little nicer in 6.5 CM. It is out selling all other cartridges over the last few years.

us old fogeys are just obsolete, sigh.

You're not too old to try something new. I'm 62, and haven't used a wood stock on a bolt gun since 1983. Of course most are a little "nicer" than the Ruger offering. Wouldn't hunt with a wood stocked bolt gun if someone gave it to me. I still like walnut/blue and that is what my lever guns are for.

 

[mcb]

If you're willing to roll the dice you might look for a Remington 700 Magpul Enhance in 6mm Creedmoor. My 700 started life as one and shoots very well for me.


5-shot 200 yard group. I have shot it out to 1000 yards.

 

[LoonWulf]

Thanks for the reply but isn't a RAP something the kids dance too?
I should elaborate a bit, I can find some with synthetic stocks and odd ball colored barrels but I'm a blued steel and wood kind of guy.
Guess these new calibers are only available in Rapster furniture and us old fogeys are just obsolete, sigh.

Might wanna just build one from a short action you like the stock on. Or perhaps look at the 6.5CM, you can get those in most rifles that come in wood.
If not then the .243 is probably your best option.

 

[marksman13]

I hope you are able to find what you are looking for. I’ve hit a bit of a modern renaissance these days and I’ve begun to add a lot more blued steel and walnut to my collection, mostly in the form of Ruger No. 1s. I’ve got plenty of modern bolt actions and ARs too, but rifles with walnut stocks and blued steel just have a soul that other rifles don’t. All that said, I’m only 36 and I can appreciate a good looking rifle. Best of luck in your search.

 

[brutus51]

is like putting wooden wheels on a Corvette.

I'd probably buy one of those, depends on the grain of the wood.

 

[David Hoback]

I agree with the above. Wanting to go with a high performance long distance cartridge, but in a 24” Sporter barrel & hardwood Monty Carlo stock, is an absolute WASTE! You won’t see any performance difference, over a 243, 257 Roberts, etc., and spend more money NOT doing any better!

But if you MUST.... I would recommend picking up the cheapest Savage Model 10, 11, 12, etc., you can find & strip it down to bare action. Then rebarrel with one of half a dozen “Drop In” barrels chambered in 6mm CM, & mount it in any self warping, organic material prone to rot stock you wish. Done & done!

Also, I don’t really think age has anything to do with it. I have a close friend in Arizona, younger than me & he’s all about “warping from day to day” rotting organic stocks, and prefers pencil barrels.

I don’t hunt any more. I have seen the advantage an ALL Aluminum chassis and heavy barrels do. While I am a DIY Gunsmith, I’ve been a Savage guy since I was 18! So I build rifles like THIS! Oh.... and I HATE Rap btw!

 

[Varminterror]

I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of 243wins have been built in blued steel and walnut stocks... The 6 Creed is nothing more than a heavy bullet version of the 243win... if a 7rm ever made sense in blued and walnut, or a 22-250, or a 243win, or a 308win, frankly, then a 6 creed does as well.

I’m more of a fan of stainless and walnut for hunting rifles myself, even if I don’t typically spend the money for walnut over other materials.

 

[horsemen61]

Hey op get a .243 put on a new tube and bam! 6mm Creedmoor done!

 

[Walkalong]

Yep, just about any .308 bolt face short action can have a 6 Creed barrel screwed on.

 

[marksman13]

I agree with the above. Wanting to go with a high performance long distance cartridge, but in a 24” Sporter barrel & hardwood Monty Carlo stock, is an absolute WASTE! You won’t see any performance difference, over a 243, 257 Roberts, etc., and spend more money NOT doing any better!

But if you MUST.... I would recommend picking up the cheapest Savage Model 10, 11, 12, etc., you can find & strip it down to bare action. Then rebarrel with one of half a dozen “Drop In” barrels chambered in 6mm CM, & mount it in any self warping, organic material prone to rot stock you wish. Done & done!

Also, I don’t really think age has anything to do with it. I have a close friend in Arizona, younger than me & he’s all about “warping from day to day” rotting organic stocks, and prefers pencil barrels.

I don’t hunt any more. I have seen the advantage an ALL Aluminum chassis and heavy barrels do. While I am a DIY Gunsmith, I’ve been a Savage guy since I was 18! So I build rifles like THIS! Oh.... and I HATE Rap btw!
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I wonder how many of those “self-warping, prone to rot stocks” have outlived their second or third owner. Last I checked, we, as humans are self-warping and prone to rot as well. Carry on though.

 

[rayatphonix]

My cousin has killed over 500 whitetails with his self-warping, prone to rot stock on a single rifle. Imagine what he could have done with a proper stock.