Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Should Kimber Chamber the 6.5 Creedmoor ?

Been thinking that a model 84 chambered in the 6.5 creedmoor would be one sweet rig. I know they tried the 260 Remington and discontinued it, but wonder if the creedmoor just might sell. It is sure a nice round. Think of a 6.5 creedmoor in the Montana...what a nice set up would that be for deer, antelope etc. anyone else think this would work?

I'd sell some schit to buy one.

A 'new' cartridge is one way to sell more rifles.

Of course some will buy that 84M with the 6.5 whatever it is.

I don't see what that 6.5 C. is going to be good for?

Let alone best for, in that rifle.

The contra-indicator has logged on...not liking the 6.5 idea...hence, you should sell your soul to buy one, should they become available...

The effect of similar cartridges overlap.

I look at the rifle also and I admire those Kimbers.

I have a few of them including a nice 84M Classic in 7-08 thats very accurate. I just can't see what a 6.5 C. will do a lot different.

To each his own.

Only if the primary advantage of the 6.5 Creedmoor over the 260 is viewed as being useful/valuable to potential buyers. As I understand it, the 6.5 Creedmoor's primary advantage is that the shorter case allows for more COAL latitude when using longer bullets in a short action.

Jeff

Savage 99 ........we could all own a 06, 22lr & a 12 gauge and handle 90 plus percent of our hunting needs, but what fun would that be? Why have a7mm08 and a 308 etc etc. I was just thinking that it would be a nice platform for the creedmoor. If you read 75 percent of the posts on this forum you could make the case that most of discussions are somewhat silly.....didn't someone call us rifle loonies? Enough said...no need to argue just wondered what others thought......goodshot

Sign me up for anything 6.5 in a 'tucky. That rifle was fuggin built for a 264 of some flavour....

Your right goodshot. Any new rifle is fun for us.

These days I am searching for another rifle in almost any cartridge as long as I like the gun.

My latest is a custom M70 in .300 Win. Mag. and I like the rifle so much that I am starting to like the cartridge!

Were Kimber to chamber the 6.5 Creedmoor in their rifles, that must MIGHT seduce me into buying one... Not that I certainly NEED another rifle...
But to me, anything new to play with is always an attraction... Sorry, I just can't help myself...

GH

It's not a question of whether it would work...

It's a question of whether they'd sell enough of them to justify producing them.

I probably would buy a Montucky Creedmoor, but I'd really like to see one in 6.5x47 Lapua.

I would buy one just because the know it all [bleep] savage 99 says its no good. Well that and the 6.5 Creedmore is a sweet little round on paper an real world performance reports having it killing all out of proportion to what it should just like the 7mm-08 does.

Me, too....or the 84M.

I would! I'm about to wear out my Ruger Hawkeye....

Rifle I would be sorely tempted by an 84M Select in 6.5 Creedmoor....not sure why I am drawn to the cartridge as more cartridges is something I am trying to avoid.But the "package"just seems to make "sense".

Now you could waive the same thing in 260 in front of me,and I don't want it....go figure.We aren't called "loonie" for nothing, I guess.

I would use it for New England deer and woodchucks.

As you know,I have several 6.5's.In the last two years I have ditched the .264WM and the .260,nither would shoot to my liking.Now,the Creedmoor,'55 Swede and the 6.5x57 have been a ball.
If Kimber were to do one in the little varmint rifle of theirs,I'd buy it too...
I think Kimber had problems with the .260 due to a batch of bad barrels,it was expensive to replace them and they canned the idea.

Kimber shouldn't chamber any new cartridges.

They should instead start producing a LH 84!

Bastiges!

Would like to see a montana in 17 hornady hornet.

I have one of the first Kimber 84M .260 and it is a honey of a rifle. I would think that they are missing a slot in their lineup since the discontinuation of their only 6.5mm.I say try again!