I don’t hate the cartridge and I think it is a good cartridge for new shooters that don’t reload and are recoil shy.
If I were to get a 6.5 cartridge of any chambering I’d have to add to my collection of bullets. I’d have buy new molds etc. And the cartridge doesn’t fill any void for me.

My only 6.5 was a 264 Win Mag that I got that sometime maybe 55 years ago. The only bullet that I thought was worthy of game animals then was the Nosler bullets that came in the yellow boxes. I ended up using the rifle as a crow and varmint rifle. I thought I already had the best game cartridge - the 30-06. I sold the 264 due to school costs.

I think naming the new cartridges something something Creedmoor is just a sales gimmick that I will stick to.

Saying that I would rather have a 6.5x55 means I hate the 6.5 Creedmoor.

You can love it all you want, it’s ok with me.

But I can have my favorites too.

Last edited by Bugger; 01/14/22.
I prefer classic.
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