Originally Posted by Mule Deer
Darrik,

Actually, I don't expect the 6.5 Creedmoor's popularity to drop much anytime in the foreseeable future. It took a decade for many "average" hunters to realize that it was the most commonly-available moderate 6.5, not only in rifles but ammo and brass, but now many do.

But for some reason it pisses other people off. Dunno why, as all it was designed to do was reproduce the ballistics of the 6.5x55 and .260 in a cartridge fitting easily into the modern "short" magazine. That sort of mechanical adaptation has been happening to smokeless rifle cartridges since they were first developed over 130 years ago. It's also happened to other products outside the shooting industry, and is simply the way mechanical stuff changes due to manufacturing trends. But apparently a bunch of shooters get so wrapped up in "their" cartridges that they see the 6.5 Creedmoor as a personal insult.


Agreed. My statement of "the next few months" was some satire. I need the smiley face emoji on a lot of stuff I type.

Here's my latest Creedmoor. It's my dedicated steel busting rig. (not that I don't do it with others too!) Factory rifle, factory ammo. First five shot group at 100 out of the rifle in the bottom picture. I'd bet the flyer was me, not the rifle.

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Last edited by shortactionsmoker; 05/30/17.
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!