Why is everyone in love with the 6.5 creedmoor?

[Newtosavage]

I had a really nice shooting 7mm-08 that I wish I would have kept. It copper-fouled so bad I wanted to get away from it even though it shot well.

I may go back there in the future. I have a heavy-barreled .260 Rem that I built specifically with Coues deer hunting in mind but it's not the most practical gun (bottom in pic). I would have done better I think to get a 7mm-08 or Creedmoor tube for the short-action.

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In the Savage short action, you don't really need a 6.5 CM if you already have a .260 because the box is 3.00" and you can load those high BC bullets to the lands. It's in those 2.80" magazines (Rem 700, Howa, etc.) where the CM has an advantage.

 

[Ingo]

In the Savage short action, you don't really need a 6.5 CM if you already have a .260 because the box is 3.00" and you can load those high BC bullets to the lands. It's in those 2.80" magazines (Rem 700, Howa, etc.) where the CM has an advantage.

Mine is a Marlin X7 action. I can't remember the mag length but but if I load to the lands the cartridges barely don't fit.

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[Matt Cashell]

He replies - oh I was thinking 1,600...on elk...with a 6.5 Creedmoor, with a round that has never been chronographed and with ballistics he has never looked into.

That, my friends, is how powerful the marketing and mystique of the 6.5 Creedmore is.

Where are you seeing 6.5 Creed marketing like that? Sounds more like uneducated and unethical decision making, which isn’t the cartridge’s fault.

This thread is interesting. Hard to see why anyone would care that much on what somebody else buys to hunt with, as long as it is sufficient.

The Creed has a lot going for it:

1. Good, inexpensive reloading components.

2. Good, inexpensive, and widely available factory ammo.

3. Low recoil.

4. Great accuracy reputation.

5. Easy on barrels.

6. Conducive to frequent practice.

7. So popular it should have staying power in the market.

It sounds like it will meet the OP’s needs well, even if he bought it under a different rationale.

I am building one now for the kids (and me) now. We will try to burn the barrel out.

 

[gelton]

Where are you seeing 6.5 Creed marketing like that? Sounds more like uneducated and unethical decision making, which isn’t the cartridge’s fault.

This thread is interesting. Hard to see why anyone would care that much on what somebody else buys to hunt with, as long as it is sufficient.

The Creed has a lot going for it:

1. Good, inexpensive reloading components.

2. Good, inexpensive, and widely available factory ammo.

3. Low recoil.

4. Great accuracy reputation.

5. Easy on barrels.

6. Conducive to frequent practice.

7. So popular it should have staying power in the market.

It sounds like it will meet the OP’s needs well, even if he bought it under a different rationale.

I am building one now for the kids (and me) now. We will try to burn the barrel out.

I wouldn't say unethical just uneducated...but a retired Marine that you would think would be more familiar with a rounds capabilities/drawbacks.

Indeed, the numbers are impressive, just not, IMO, for game larger than whitetail/mule deer. Do agree with your points above though.

 

[JohnJohnson]

I wouldn't say unethical just uneducated...but a retired Marine that you would think would be more familiar with a rounds capabilities/drawbacks.

Prior military service sometimes acts as a barrier to learning instead of helping. People get an ego from it and don't want to admit to not knowing the finer points of shooting long range or rifles in general. I imagine it helps without an ego though.

 

[wyosam]

I've just wondered why it skyrocketed in popularity when the 260 and 6.5 Swede have been around so long? Not sure what I'm missing

Twist rate in factory rifles is a lot of it, especially with the 260. A lot of the Swedes are twisted in the mid 8s or better. Especially the earlier 260 were way to slow. Even the more recent 1:9 rifles in 260 wont typically shoot the heavier bullets as well as the 1:8 Creedmoors will. Another factor is the Creedmoor came to be at a time when we have a fantastic choice of very high quality bullets, including as loaded factory ammunition, and even cheap rifles shoot very, very well.


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[Teaman1]

Where are you seeing 6.5 Creed marketing like that? Sounds more like uneducated and unethical decision making, which isn’t the cartridge’s fault.

This thread is interesting. Hard to see why anyone would care that much on what somebody else buys to hunt with, as long as it is sufficient.

The Creed has a lot going for it:

1. Good, inexpensive reloading components.

2. Good, inexpensive, and widely available factory ammo.

3. Low recoil.

4. Great accuracy reputation.

5. Easy on barrels.

6. Conducive to frequent practice.

7. So popular it should have staying power in the market.

It sounds like it will meet the OP’s needs well, even if he bought it under a different rationale.

I am building one now for the kids (and me) now. We will try to burn the barrel out.

I agree that the 6.5 will do what he needs. My little rant started after he said I was stupid for suggesting a 270 and then said a 30-06 is too slow. He did not realize that the 30-06 and the creedmoor shoot at similar velocities.
I’ve come to prefer short actions for my hunting rifles, but action length and recoil was never mentioned by my friend. Just that the 6.5 creedmoor can shoot a thousand yards.

 

[Teaman1]

I have been reading articles on the 6.5 since I posted this, and I am starting to see why many shooters feel this way. Type in best 1000 yard round in google and there’s now shortage of 6.5 creedmoor suggestions. Think newer shooters just feel that if they can hit the target, they can hunt at that range without checking the bullets velocity at that range

 

[wind gypsy]

Prior military service sometimes acts as a barrier to learning instead of helping. People get an ego from it and don't want to admit to not knowing the finer points of shooting long range or rifles in general. I imagine it helps without an ego though.

Agreed. My nephew was a marine scout sniper for a while. I’m sure he knew how to make hits with his issued equipment but he doesn’t know dick about ballistics in general.

edit: let me rephrase that - he would be a shitty resource if looking at the merits of different cartridges and projectiles.