How did the 6.5 Creedmoor lose steam so quickly?

[06 SB]

6.5 CM is not dying by any good metric. There might be some slowing regionally but that is just anecdotal. Heck, i have bought two of them this year.

 

[Turkeytider]

I think 6.5 CM is well enough established to be an available factory round in perpetuity like 30-06, 243, 223, 308, 22LR, etc., etc., etc.

 

[General RE LEE]

Shot my 6.5 Creedmoor Tikka UPR today. Great cartridge. Well balanced for the bench and the field. Those 143 ELD-X were bucking the wind today allowing several 800 yard hits on steel.

 

[Turkeytider]

Shot my 6.5 Creedmoor Tikka UPR today. Great cartridge. Well balanced for the bench and the field. Those 143 ELD-X were bucking the wind today allowing several 800 yard hits on steel.

As did I with my new Super Varmint in 6.5 CM. I`ve only been able to zero at 100 yards a couple of more " budget friendly " factory rounds ( Hornady American Gunner 140grain and AAC 140grain SMK ). I`ve come to believe that this thing would stack shots on top of each other if the guy shooting it was any good. REALLY looking forward to stretching it out past 500 yards now that the flood waters on our local club range have receded.

 

[magtech]

Losing traction... so i shouldnt rebarrel this 308 to 6.5.....

At this point i need a dart board with all the cartridges that will work in this action. Spin the dart board and throw at it blind.... and somehow itll probably land on 308.

 

[Hnthrdr]

Losing traction... so i shouldnt rebarrel this 308 to 6.5.....

At this point i need a dart board with all the cartridges that will work in this action. Spin the dart board and throw at it blind.... and somehow itll probably land on 308.

6cm would be a wonderful choice too

 

[coyotekilla]

Last I knew, 6.5cm was the #2 chambering, right behind 223. IMHO, the 6.5 creed is an awesome deer shell just heavier than the 243 & just faster than 308, mild recoiling and accurate. It killed the 260 rem though.

 

[shooterrdy]

Overrated from day one! 6.5 RPM is the best design of recent 6.5s !

And Go. LOL!!

I feel the 6.5 creed is a great cartridge especially for young shooters in deer rifles.
Had one in a Proof Elevation and wish I’d kept it.

 

[IDVortex]

Almost anyone I know owns a 6.5, a good friend of mine just bought a CVA 6.5, I don't see it going away. I own a RA 6.5, but I do plan on getting a 6CM, but have to save up for a down payment for a home first.

Have used my 6.5 on any rifle hunts I've done for the last few years, killed a elk with it too!

 

[AZ_Hunter]

Poor stock ergos will do this. Take a look at the Weatherby Camilla rifle, worst ergos ever, and it's supposed to be for women. Who are generally recoil sensitive.

Anything called Camilla (also spelled Kamala) is terrible.

 

[HingleMcCringleberry]

Overrated from day one! 6.5 RPM is the best design of recent 6.5s !

And Go. LOL!!

I feel the 6.5 creed is a great cartridge especially for young shooters in deer rifles.
Had one in a Proof Elevation and wish I’d kept it.

The 6.5 rpm would be great, if it wasn't made by Weatherby.

 

[Pecosray]

You sure, seems like everyone I know has a 6.5 Creed at this point. It's as ubiquitous as a 30-06 in the 1990's

If I need to take a 300-500 Yard shot... I shoot my Creedmore. Nuff Said

 

[Axlrod]

Must not be too popular, about 50% of people can't even spell Creedmoor right!

 

[IDVortex]

Must not be too popular, about 50% of people can't even spell man-bun right!

Fixed it for ya.

 

[HingleMcCringleberry]

Do boomers call the 6mm creedmoor the "6mm balding" since John Snow doesn't have hair?

 

[*zap*]

happy to own a 6.5

 

[shooterrdy]

The 6.5 rpm would be great, if it wasn't made by Weatherby.

No love for your local Gun Maker?
I feel the WY made WBY’s are excellent
Rifles. Yes the ammo is high but it’s all getting out of control nowadays.

 

[HingleMcCringleberry]

No love for your local Gun Maker?

Zero love.

 

[pharmfisher]

SPEED KILLS
I am new here so I thought this would be a good first post for me. Nothing magic about the 6.5c I was shooting the 6.5x55 swede many years before 6.5c was created. I am just not a fan of the speeds of the Swede, Creed, or Rem260. I did however build a 6mm Creedmoor with a 26" X Cal barrel and am shooting the 95gr Accubond at 3400fps into a ragged one hole group at 100. Speed Kills....

So 3400 kills better than say 2700? Have the deer you shot told you that?

 

[littlebigtine]

So 3400 kills better than say 2700? Have the deer you shot told you that?

Uh oh, the new guy is starting a war on the first post