I admit I have never owned a 6.5, but if I were going to purchase a 6.5 rifle it would be a Mannlicher Shoenauer 6.5x 54. The original. I must admit that the Creedmoor is very accurate but then I shoot for meat not for groups. I get my rush from getting as close to my quarry as I can before shooting. If I were forced to buy a 6.5 Creedmoor with wood stock it would be a Mossberg Patriot Revere model.
