Seems to me the Creed creates a lot of animosity among those who feel their fav round is being challenged, those who jealously don't have one and those who don't like idea of something new or different. Those are the Cons.
Pros: It's a great round with great ammo on dealer's shelves that will often out shoot one's best handloads. That's also an affront to conventional wisdom, handloads always beating factory load.
And the ammo isn't overly expensive. And, relatively inexpensive guns in dealer's racks that can, out of the box, often outshoot expensive custom rifles, another affront to one's manhood.
So, it can be a challenging, disruptive round to some, a great round for others.
I happen to be a fan.
Just my opinion.
DF
I agree with Dirtfarmer and math on the CM backs it up.
A 6.5 CM with a 140 gn bullet has a sectional density (SD) of about .287 comparted to a 30-06 with a 180 gn and SD of .271. Both are in the 2700 FPS MV area so the performance in penetration on game would be very similar. The CM out of a short magazine, with a case length shorter than a 243 Win, has more room for heavier, longer bullets as well. Just a well thought out cartridge that likely has a long future.
