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.

 

[V00D00]

ill bite. 18" 6.5 prc out of those options, because i always shoot supressed and i dont care what my bullet is doing at 700 yds

 

[youngbuck96]

I'll be the odd man out and say 20" 6.5 PRC solely because of the marginal velocity and energy advantage, although at your intended shot distances it won't matter. For your intended purposes, the 18" 6.5 CM does have more pros. They will both kill deer. There's no need to step up to the 6.5 PRC unless you just want to. Sometimes you just want to do things...ya know?

 

[KenLee]

I had a 20” 6.5 PRC. Great gun. I now shoot a 18” 6.5 creed. The PRC gave me more range than I needed at high recoil levels.

There are some companies bringing NAS3 cased ammo to market that will give you similar PRC velocities out of a creed. As that becomes more common I see less need for the PRC.

What's high recoil?

 

[Ajsomp]

What's high recoil?

Meant to say higher recoil levels (in comparison).