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and a cow elk, bobcat, coyote, and whitetail doe. all 1 shot kills

You old shooting iron is gonna make me famous Bobby, I just know it. Hope you are doing well buddy!

I'd rank it up there with the 26 Nos, 28 Nos, 25 WSSM, and .577 T-Rex

i am sir.

i have regrets, but i know it will continue its killing ways.

dont be a stranger.

your lucky i didnt sell u the swede

I've run Swedes, a Creed, 260s, and now the 47 Lapua. All are a joy and deer deadly. Good comments above.

Reckon it might drop an elk, too?ccc I just placed an order for a pair of Barrett's new lightweight hunting rifles, one in Creed.

Naw, just a dumbazz using a 270 Win last season.

When do you anticipate delivery?

Assuming it'll be sooner than later judging by my buddies' enthusiasm.

Hoping I'll have them in hand at least a couple months before CO 1st Rifle.

Really interested in the 6.5 Creed lately and plan to have one built after my 30-06 is complete. Should be perfect for targets, varmints, and deer at the farm.

I'm thinking that a Creed build like this; SA Remington 700 action, 22" barrel with the same contour as the RAR-P barrel, bedded in a McM Hunter stock, would be high on my build list.

Bergara B14 in a Boyds Classic pepper laminate is high on my to buy list. Chambered in 6.5CM of course.

Very similar to my Creedmoor build that is in the works. Using a Krieger #4. Plan on a McMillan Classic also. The wait is killing me.

The Creed, 260, and 6.5x47L are in a "sweet spot" for deer rifles, in my opinion. Hard not to like a 120-130gr bullet with decent BC and SD at a velocity of 2,850-3,000fps. And generally burning 45gr of powder or less.

I consider those 6.5's a measurable jump up in on-game performance versus 6mm's of similar case capacities.

Calling Skane.

I love my Creedmoor for hunting! I shot 2 does late season this year and this Wyoming antelope in October. Used a savage 10 predator max 1. Love it so much I'm having a long range hunting rig build in Creedmoor right now. Fun round for sure.

What stock you have on there?

this statement struck me. good observation. I sure have dropped a bunch of critters hard with a .270.

I shot a handful of deer this year with 130 Accubonds in my 6.5 Creedmoor. I rather like the chambering and the rifle package I had built.
Mine certainly isn't setting any speed records but it's wonderfully accurate and a real pleasure to shoot and to load for.

But I could see me almost as happy with a 270 and 140 Accubonds. Almost.