Thanks for posting, I’m dialing in my gear now for a hunt this August. I think I have everything pretty well set but ordered that glassing pad just now. I may go with some different trekking poles than I have and the tricer tripod but other than those I think I’m good.
Another one wondering why not a Tikka? It may not have the sexy look of a Christensen or a Weatherby, but it'll run and shoot better than those by quite a bit from my experience. I have a Christensen in 6.5 prc and while it does shoot really good, it doesn't shoot any better than the Tikka 6.5...
I just did a quick search at Sportsmans, and I stand corrected. Theres 10 different loads of 7-08 and 7 for the 6 Creed. That hasnt been the case for the last year at least. I had a hell of a time finding 7-08 ammo since the scandimic and was easily finding ammo for the Creed. I'm still gonna...
I’ve got a 6.5 prc, had a tikka in 6.5 prc that I regret selling and I’m in the middle of building a semi custom tikka prc. It’s definitely got more recoil than either of the creedmoor’s but with a brake on it it’s very manageable. That said I still like shooting my Ruger 6 creedmoor the most...