you for got the manbun.I don't have the Chuck Norris beard, plus I look like an idiot wearing the Tac glasses and camo cargo pants so that's why I don't own a 6.5 Creedmoor..
The .284 is one of my favorites, that being said, the .280ai easily fills that roll and has a great running start already. The .284 was/is an excellent example of ahead of its time efficiency, just not quite in the right era or "perfect" design.The heavy sarcasm was missed by a few, not even with a quote from Fletch or a comparison to the Nosler .280/7mm and .277. I have nothing against the Creed itself, I'm more a critic resultant from the multitude of discussions and misconceptions from hunters when comparing it to both other 6.5 brethren and more traditional cartridges like the 308. The ballistics are inherent to the 6.5 pill. If one was going to tell me that the bulk of the CM shooters were just *itching* to get their hands on a higher BC, SD, 6.5mm load chambered in available Farm 'n Barn rifles, I call BS. It solicited a emotional response, which was not the original indent but somewhat to my point or opinion on the matter. Excellent marketing on Hornady's behalf and great rifle manufacturer support.
I am partial to (use) the 6.5x55, 6.5-08 , 6.5-284, 264WM. The PRC doesn't really do much over the Norma. The 26 Nosler is getting a bad rap for throat erosion or eating barrels. The last hunting rifle I put together was a 7mm-08. My 6.5 use is a carry over from LR shooting. For Midwest hunting, it's hard to dismiss the balance in a 7mm pill. Maybe time to resurrect a .284Win.
Greer is a benchrest shooter and the rifle he used weighs 27lbs. The 6.5CM was designed for PRS matches. It shoots as flat (or flatter) as the .300WinMag without the recoil and muzzle blast, while fitting the AR10 platform. PRS requires movement and shooting in different positions at varying ranges. The rifles weigh half as much. Totally different shooting discipline.lets see a few 10 shot groups at 1000 yards from the 6.5,s that beat the new record shot with a 300 wsm, 100-10x 2.642 inch group with a 220 gr berger hybrid bullet at 28-29 hundred fps. shot be charles greer.
you got to do a no1 in prc, be cool if that's what ruger picks or the years production.Currently, I own a Grendel, a Creedmoor and a X55. If I was going to choose one 6.5 cartridge to hunt a variety of game at a variety of distances though, it would be the 6.5 PRC.
Absolutely. Been kinda halfway looking for a No. 1 in 6.5-284, but if Ruger will drop a No. 1 in 6.5 PRC, that’s the route I would go just because of factory ammo availability.you got to do a no1 in prc, be cool if that's what ruger picks or the years production.
My m18 mauser will push a 147 hdy at 3100 with its 24" barrel , soft hornady brass has been the problem tho. A no1 with a 28" or 30" would be very cool. Trying to find some of the new lapua brass or adg .Absolutely. Been kinda halfway looking for a No. 1 in 6.5-284, but if Ruger will drop a No. 1 in 6.5 PRC, that’s the route I would go just because of factory ammo availability.
All depends what and how far your hunting, for me thats normally whitetail maybe black bear and I won't shoot a animal much past 500 yards. Really most of the time a 6.5 grendel will do just fine, the Swede is a great classic and I've been likeing my 6.5 prc.
troy its andy are you home yetMy m18 mauser will push a 147 hdy at 3100 with its 24" barrel , soft hornady brass has been the problem tho. A no1 with a 28" or 30" would be very cool. Trying to find some of the new lapua brass or adg .
Check your pm Andy.troy its andy are you home yet
The one thing about world record groups is that they are a snap shot in time, while Charles record is excellent a 6 or 10 target aggregate is even more impressive IMO.lets see a few 10 shot groups at 1000 yards from the 6.5,s that beat the new record shot with a 300 wsm, 100-10x 2.642 inch group with a 220 gr berger hybrid bullet at 28-29 hundred fps. shot be charles greer.
Could you translate into farm boy speak please ?This is why 6.5 creedmoor exists. On the left is a 308 win, middle is a 147 gr hornady, right is a loaded 6.5 creedmoor. As you can see if you simply neck down a 308 case to make 260 rem, then the ogive of the bullet barely sticks out of the case mouth. If you load the bullet out longer then it doesn’t fit in the magazine. The solution is to shorten the case until the bullet fits, then you blow the shoulder out till it’s the same capacity as you started with. Viola, now you have a 260 except the bullets fit in the case, and the cases fit in the gun.
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Could you translate into farm boy speak please ?
Sorry about missing the 6.5x54 and any other 6.5 favorites. I copied and pasted the list from the Outdoor Life article into the OP.View attachment 1010927 View attachment 1010928 The 6.5X54 Mannlicher is inexplicably omitted from the OP's list of 6.5's for hunting, as it is one of the all-time greatest calibers in terms of actual recorded performance, as favorites of renown hunters and in great literature. It was the favorite caliber of famed elephant hunter WDM Bell, who killed some 300 elephant with his 6.5 Mannlicher before ammo became unavailable and he had to switch to the 7x57 Mauser. Also used by H. Duncan Dunlap collecting the vast assortment of big game specimens for the Natural History Museum in DC. Also James Clark in collecting the world's great sheep. Also the favorite of non-other than legendary white hunter Phillip Percival, who guided Hemmingway on his first safari. And Hemingway himself, echoing Percival's recommendations, reckoned the .257 Mannlicher (as it was know in British hunting circles.) was good medicine for lions, and then proceeded to it make it the caliber of choice for Margot Macomber when she knocked off her husband in "The short Happy Life of Francis Macomber".
So how could you not put the 6.5X54 at the top of the list of great 6.5's, or any other caliber? And not leaving out that the 6.5X54 Mannlichers are also among the classiest hunting rifles ever built, like this one:.