18” 6.5 Creed Vs 20” 6.5 PRC

[doc holiday13]

if you really want to split the difference, get a 260 ackley improved. Have your gun smith make you a burner barrel and buy ~500 pieces of brass to fireform using the cheapest 6.5 bullets

260 Ackley is 100 fps faster than the creed and 100 fps slower than the prc

 

[OneGunTex]

I'm thinking about going to a 6.5 PRC for one and only one reason - shooting all-copper bullets at 3000fps.

For everything else, why not the RokSlide Special in 223?

 

[lovetohunt93]

I am curious on some opinions between these three rifles that I am debating between.

X-Bolt 2 Composite Special LR SPR - Bolt-Action Rifle - Browning

2026 SHOT Show Special - Experience Total Accuracy with the X-Bolt 2 Composite Special LR SPR bolt-action rifle. Black weather-resistant composite stock. Heavy sporter Contour barrel with shorter lengths optimized for use with a suppressor.

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X-Bolt 2 Speed SPR Mossy Oak Bottomland - Bolt-Action Rifle - Browning

2026 SHOT Show Special - Experience Total Accuracy with the X-Bolt 2 Speed bolt-action rifle. Vari-Tech composite stock with Mossy Oak Bottomland Camo finish is adjustable for length of pull, comb height, and grip angle for a personalized fit to the rifle. Shorter, fluted sporter-weight barrel...

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Tikka T3x Lite Roughtech

By your side, wherever the hunt takes you

www.sako.global

I really like the all stainless of the Tikka, but it is a 20" and is 2.2" longer than the Xbolt2's. Both the Xbolts are 18", but one is cerakoted and the other has a slightly heavier barrel contour. I plan to basically have a suppressor live on the gun. My 06 is an Xbolt2 and shoot very nice.

 

[PaPete90]

To me there is huge value to muscle memory. Since you already have an Xbolt, I would go in that direction.


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[tx_shooter]

I am curious on some opinions between these three rifles that I am debating between.

X-Bolt 2 Composite Special LR SPR - Bolt-Action Rifle - Browning

2026 SHOT Show Special - Experience Total Accuracy with the X-Bolt 2 Composite Special LR SPR bolt-action rifle. Black weather-resistant composite stock. Heavy sporter Contour barrel with shorter lengths optimized for use with a suppressor.

www.browning.com

X-Bolt 2 Speed SPR Mossy Oak Bottomland - Bolt-Action Rifle - Browning

2026 SHOT Show Special - Experience Total Accuracy with the X-Bolt 2 Speed bolt-action rifle. Vari-Tech composite stock with Mossy Oak Bottomland Camo finish is adjustable for length of pull, comb height, and grip angle for a personalized fit to the rifle. Shorter, fluted sporter-weight barrel...

www.browning.com

Tikka T3x Lite Roughtech

By your side, wherever the hunt takes you

www.sako.global

I really like the all stainless of the Tikka, but it is a 20" and is 2.2" longer than the Xbolt2's. Both the Xbolts are 18", but one is cerakoted and the other has a slightly heavier barrel contour. I plan to basically have a suppressor live on the gun. My 06 is an Xbolt2 and shoot very nice.

Personally I prefer at a minimum a medium profile for suppressor use.

 

[NDHUNTER24]

6.5 Creed.. cheaper ammo, less recoil. At my elevation i get to 1800 fps @ 650 yards. For me that is plenty with the bullets i like to shoot. As far rifles I like tikkas.