Well no 6.5 Creedmore lovers gave me their accurate load using a temperature stable powder with a comparable hunting projectile. So I went to Hodgdon's site and here is what I came up with from the CM: barrel 24", .264 140 TGK, b.c. .563, H4350 max load 40 grains at 2660, lets say an accurate load one grain less at 39 grains for 50 fps less, say 2610 fps , now with the .270 Win I get an accurate load with 58 grains H4831sc at 3030 muzzle velocity in 24" barrel with .277 140 TGK. So I plugged in these figures and got the following:
6.5 CM drop ... 10mph wind drift .270 Win drop 10 mph wind drift
100 yds 3" 0.6" 3" 0.6"
200 1.7 2.5 3.3 2.3
300 -6.0 5.9 -1.4 5.5
350 -12.6 8.1 -5.8 7.7
Well no wonder the 6.5 Creedmore lovers didn't want to give me their figures. Look at the significant difference in drop at 350 yards between the Creedmore and the .270! The Creedmore drops an extra 6.8 inches! If that ain't enough look at the wind-drift, the Creedmore blows .4" more off the vital area at normal hunting distances of up to 350 yards.
Last edited by Riflehunter; 08/28/21.
