your favorite creedmoor

[wind gypsy]

You're 100% right...but it was spawned by the PRS guys needing a 6.5 to play that game...initially anyway and it filled that hole the 260 was just so/so at filling. Case was a little long for the longer high BC bullet they wanted to use. They made their name and following there and then spawned the rest. Hard to say they did it wrong when they killed and are killing it still

Sorry to be that guy but the 6.5 creedmoor was released in 2007 and PRS started in 2012 with less than 200 members that first year.

 

[Treelineasassin]

Sorry to be that guy but the 6.5 creedmoor was released in 2007 and PRS started in 2012 with less than 200 members that first year.

This is true.......however, the OGs in the game were shooting long range tactical field matches in the 90s and early 2000s. Granted back then a lot of them were shooting win mags with sfp moa turret mil dot scopes and running dope on an xbal or self attained hand drafted dope cards! The game as evolved tremendously since those days.

 

[Judd]

Sorry to be that guy but the 6.5 creedmoor was released in 2007 and PRS started in 2012 with less than 200 members that first year.

By all means, be that guy. I should've used the term tacticool long range game participants rather than using PRS. As the Asassin said...these games were played long before PRS was officially formed.

 

[kkp005]

6cm is my absolute favorite. I’ve managed to acquire 4 of them.

My favorite is a 16” tikka with a OG6s on it
My wife has adopted the 20” Bergara with a Brux barrel.
Very minimal recoil and has performed great on every deer or hog we’ve shot

 

[wind gypsy]

25 or 6.5 for steel shooting, 6mm for hunting.

 

[RME]

This is true.......however, the OGs in the game were shooting long range tactical field matches in the 90s and early 2000s. Granted back then a lot of them were shooting win mags with sfp moa turret mil dot scopes and running dope on an xbal or self attained hand drafted dope cards! The game as evolved tremendously since those days.

By all means, be that guy. I should've used the term tacticool long range game participants rather than using PRS. As the Asassin said...these games were played long before PRS was officially formed.

It doesn't really matter at this point but for the sake of accuracy they talk about the original development of the cartridge was specifically for across the course high power shooting. Some time later PRS shooters really put it on the map, that's just not where it started.

 

[alderchokedhellhole]

25 or 6.5 for steel shooting, 6mm for hunting.

Interested to hear your thoughts on the 6mm over the 25.

I shoot a 30-06 and my son a 6.5 and I’m thinking of either switching to both 6.5 or both 25 for hunting applications.

 

[wind gypsy]

Interested to hear your thoughts on the 6mm over the 25.

I shoot a 30-06 and my son a 6.5 and I’m thinking of either switching to both 6.5 or both 25 for hunting applications.

Nothing complicated, basically just less recoil and more velocity from a short (18") barrel shooting suppressed. That's primarily deer sized game. I'd not be afraid of elk hunting with it but I'd probably step up to 25 or 6.5 if elk was a primary target.

 

[alderchokedhellhole]

Nothing complicated, basically just less recoil and more velocity from a short (18") barrel shooting suppressed. That's primarily deer sized game. I'd not be afraid of elk hunting with it but I'd probably step up to 25 or 6.5 if elk was a primary target.

Ah makes sense, thanks for the response.

These rifles will be primarily used for mule deer, stone sheep and goats in grizz country and we can’t have sidearms up here unfortunately. Elk definitely in the future.

Thinking a bit heavier bullet in the 25 or 6.5 might be the choice.

 

[peaceful_ruler]

25 or 6.5 for steel shooting, 6mm for hunting.

Why?

 

[wind gypsy]

Why?

Kind of answered above already for why 6mm for hunting. For steel shooting, the 6mm is overbore, more temperamental, less barrel life. 25 and 6.5 pills are the inverse of that, tend to offer better BC, more splash, make nrl power factor, and the recoil is less impactful in a heavy range gun.