Originally Posted by johnw
Originally Posted by AussieGunWriter
I have used a 7x57 since 1981 so have no interest in the CM. Because I loaded for and used and saw used several 6.5x55's in the 80's and 90's, I definitely would take a serious look at the CM if I lost everything in a fire and had to rebuild. The 6.5mm is a very old and well proven caliber regardless of the casing. The CM case is the more practical today and the rifles are built around the potential of the cartridge as a whole in today's market, so it really wouldn't be very bright to slander a 6.5 Creedmoor considering most people hunt animals way under 1000 pounds.



I love the concept of the 6.5 Creedmoor. But I'm still busy acquiring the rifles I lusted after in the 1970s. Second (or third) childhood sort of thing.

I've had every practical use for a rifle covered since the early 1980s at least. But I'm aware that the CM cartridge is a better idea, and likely the best avenue to an all purpose rifle out there.
If whim and opportunity coincide...


I totally hear you & was doing that till I realized I was missing some cool stuff. I was one of the resistance but then I screwed up. I fired just 3 shots from a friends Tikka 6.5 into 3/4” off of a backpack while joking around. I had my first 6.5 Creedmoor two weeks later & just picked up a second. It’s just that well designed. It’s what we old dudes always wanted but didn’t show up till later in our ‘careers’. Can’t blame us for being pissed - we we’re sold sectional density not BC and sweet new copper bullets that change the science.

Party on