6.5 creed bubble popped?

[Chuckybmd]

I can’t help but notice how many 6.5 Creedmoor rifles are on the rack. As many have said before. Should be able to sell it at some point, but I can imagine why gun stores wouldn’t want it because that seems to be all they get into stock.

 

[cbeck36]

With the industry marketing hard the need for latest and greatest 6.5/7/300 PRCs & 6.8W to hunters, I'm sure those are in higher demand. Plus all the 6.5cm hate floating around hunting circles on the internet.

Read the 6.5CM/260 thread on this forum, keep your 6.5cm and buy up all that available quality factory ammo, shoot/practice the piss out of it, then go kill a bunch of stuff with it.

Amen.

 

[Cooter49]

That's all I see at my local gun stores 6.5 creedmoor rifles. Three are a hand full of 300 PRC.

 

[gbflyer]

.223 with 77TMK has knocked it off the pedestal.

 

[Unckebob]

This guy published a report saying the 6.5 was the most popular cartridge by internet searches.

Top 15 Most Popular Rifle Cartridges (2024 Edition) – Backfire

backfire.tv

 

[sndmn11]

It is a Ruger American Predator. Definitely nothing special. The shops are full of CA, browning, tikka etc...

What is it worth?

 

[ProStaffSteve]

Please do yourself a favor and read the 6.5 kill thread and the scope testing subforum before buying something.

I thought I was going to learn about the practical differences between two quality options. Instead, I learned some of y'alls pronouns are "6.5 manbun" & that "killing power" is a good reason to buy things, despite not having any research on the matter.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

It's been my experience that the folks bashing the 6.5C have never owned one and have no first hand experience with it.

This. 6.5 creedmoor kicks ass.

 

[Banded_spooney]

 

[MTtrout]

I don’t get why folks bash on caliber size. I’ve shot many cartridges and have killed big game with a 20 gauge to a 30-06. I’ve shot bigger calibers at the range and my enjoyment didn’t increase

 

[Bluefish]

Seems the same here. Lots of ammo and rifles on the shelves. Which I find interesting as it’s not a legal deer cartridge. Not saying its a bad round, but I expect demand for rifles is not as high as the stock levels.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

I thought I was going to learn about the practical differences between two quality options. Instead, I learned some of y'alls pronouns are "6.5 manbun" & that "killing power" is a good reason to buy things, despite not having any research on the matter.

I think you found the wrong thread. Try this one

6.5 Creedmoor/260 for Deer, Elk, and whatever else.....

Seeing that the 223 thread is such a success, I thought maybe I would start one for the Creedmoor/260. Seems like people are asking a lot about using them and various bullets, especially for elk. I've used mine for the last few years almost exclusively. I have some pics of bullet damage, albeit...

rokslide.com

 

[Fatcamp]

Seems the same here. Lots of ammo and rifles on the shelves. Which I find interesting as it’s not a legal deer cartridge. Not saying its a bad round, but I expect demand for rifles is not as high as the stock levels.

Where do you live that 6.5 Creedmoor isn't a legal deer cartridge?

 

[CMP70306]

Seems the same here. Lots of ammo and rifles on the shelves. Which I find interesting as it’s not a legal deer cartridge. Not saying its a bad round, but I expect demand for rifles is not as high as the stock levels.

Where do you live that 6.5 Creedmoor isn't a legal deer cartridge?

I’m gonna second that, I’ve heard of .22 cal bans for deer in a couple states but never 26 cal bans. That’s kind of absurd.

PA used to have a 27 cal minimum for elk but have since reduced it to 26 cal.

 

[Coopsdaddy]

Well I just bought one,why would i want anything else for whitetail?I imagine my 6 pound 30/06 will get shot alot less.

 

[redneckbmxer24]

Local shops are not the place to sell a gun if you want to get a good value on it. They have to turn around and sell it for a fair price and turn a profit.

If it’s a Ruger American that’s a $400-$500 rifle on the shelves. They would have to sell it for less because it’s used, otherwise it sits. Therefor they’re probably only going to give you $200-$250 for the thing which is absolutely fair given their position.

If you sell it on your own you can probably get $300-$400 shipped for it.

 

[dv8pnt]

I had a weatherby vanguard in 6.5 creed for 4 years. Probably shot 25 or so deer with it. Never needed a second shot. I sold it because I got a great deal on a browning xbolt hunter in a 6.5 creed that a friend of mine won at a bash. Got it for 500 bucks. recently I won a tikka 3xlite 6.5 creed at a bash. I have plenty of ammo so I am keeping it.

 

[nobody]

Short answer, it’s not the 6.5 creed bubble that has popped. It’s the gun market bubble in general that has popped. During the pandemic, manufacturers couldn’t keep up with demand with shutdowns and such. So shops were paying top dollar for used guns just so they could have something on the shelf. Manufacturers have caught up now and now there’s a market saturation of availability, so the desire/desperation for shops to pay for those used rifles is gone. They’ll still buy really nice or rare or hard to get stuff, but the everyday stuff isn’t as desirable for them, because they can get it without issue now.

6.5 Creedmoor is extremely popular, hence why they’re on the shelf. I remember reading a statistic at one point that said something like 15% of all firearms sold for the last few years are chambered in 6.5 creed. That’s all firearms, so included in that statistic are bolt guns, shotguns, pistols, everything. When you consider how many different cartridges exist today as well as how many different types of firearms are available, 15% is a GIANT portion of the total sales. Manufacturers see that statistic and so they’re making more of them. If that 15% statistic equates to 35 to 40% of all bolt action rifle sales, that would mean that 40% of the rifles currently being manufactured and put on store shelves are 6.5 Creedmoor. looking around here, that seems to be the case.

The reason you are seeing them on the shelf isn’t because they aren’t selling, it’s because every manufacturer has jumped on the train. What you should be looking at is which of those available options is actually selling. I would venture to guess that there are tons of Ruger Americans And savage axis on the shelf, but things like a Tikka or a browning X bolt don’t stick around as long.

Your rifle currently retails for between five and $600 at your average shop. Most shops are only making between 10 and 20% mark up on new rifles, but I know from working at shops that the margins on used rifles are 2 to 3 times as high. Shops do that so that they have room to negotiate. The rule of thumb that we always went by was typically a customer could expect to get 50% of the maximum final sale price. In your case, that gun used won’t sell for more than about 450, so I would expect to get about 225 from a shop.

 

[RyanT26]

I have been attempting to get rid of a 6.5 Creedmoor rifle and have taken it to all the local gun shops. They are all telling me the same thing which is that there is ZERO demand for those rifles and ammo. I cannot find anyone to give me CLOSE to what it should be worth. Local shelves are absolutely stuffed with 6.5 CM ammo.

Is this what you guys are seeing locally as well?

What did they offer for it.
Hopefully all that ammo continues to set on the shelves. That alone will drive the inflated prices down.

 

[KenLee]

I don’t get why folks bash on caliber size. I’ve shot many cartridges and have killed big game with a 20 gauge to a 30-06. I’ve shot bigger calibers at the range and my enjoyment didn’t increase

My enjoyment increases a little when full grown bucks spin a quarter turn on the way down when you neck shoot em with a 45-70 vs a 22-250. That's about the only extra thrill.