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16.5" Barrel - 6.5 Creed vs 25 Creed for ELK

  • 6.5 Creed with 107 or 130 TMK

    Votes: 3 13.0%
  • 25 Creed with 128 ELDX or 134 ELDM

    Votes: 20 87.0%

  • Total voters
    23
So you are saying I don't "need" a new rifle... all valid points. I think biggest thing for hunting more timbered country is a more compact rifle but I certainly could tote the 6 Creed, even with the 6" can its not too unwieldy.
I guess I’m just saying I don’t feel that either option you listed is going to do anything that what you have dosnt. Actually likely the opposite.

16” 6.5 creed is going to be a 2500fps rifle with proper bullets. Not sure what the 25 does at that length but I’m sure it’s not much different.

If a short rifle is what you want I’d burn more powder, or step down in bore size to keep velocity decent at the muzzle.
 
Well, that sucks. Between the 6CM and the 25CM, you won't see any significant differences from a ballistic standpoint, but for something new, I would choose the 25CM.
This is what I was thinking as well. If I remember correctly, shooting the factory ELDM, my 6CM has better ballistics than my 25CM. The 25 is new so it may speed up a bit but they may just end up about equal. A 6.5 jumping up to the 150 class bullets may give you the most significant difference from the 6mm you already have.
 
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