Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Will the 6.5 Creedmoor survive?

I can't wait for all of the "New" and "Cool" to wear off the Creedmoors and to see them hit the used racks.

just a guess, but I'm guessing the accurate ones won't hit first....

Sycamore

Owned and shot most of popular guns and calibers over almost 60 yrs of hunting. Have only a 6.5 CM and a 308 now and either will take the deer, bear, elk or moose I decide to take. Both shoot my handloads to less than 1/2" and both help make a great day of hunting. Based on all I see they will both be around longer than I will and the 6.5 will only gain in rank as long as the guns and the ammo keep pace. Mac

I don't see that happening soon, so don't hold your breath.
They are probably behind only the .308, 30-06, and .223 in the number of current Factory loads available in such a wide variety.

In the next couple of years, after all the innerweb, tacticool super snipers find they can't instantly shoot 1000 yards, they'll sell them. I see these niche buyers aplenty and their comments and claims are simply amazing.

Funny and sad all at the same time. "New" yeah sure, a cartridge that melds everything into a perfect package from the factory, what a fad!

I'm constantly amazed reading this forum. All the great knowledge is here,yet when something comes along that meets nearly every requirement, it's just a fad.. you dip sticks

I could see myself buying another Creed. One shooting 147s for longer range alpine shooting, and one shooting a more stout 140 for close range timber hunting.

It's only happened with about every cartridge ever made, why do you think the 6.5 Creedmoor will be any different?

People buy new guns, figure out they need the next new toy to come down the pike, and sell the previous toy. Soon it will be the 6mm Creedmoor or 22 Creedmoor or whatever. The 6.5 Creedmoor might check a lot of boxes, but it's still a fad - some folks will keep their rifles because they are good guns. Others will follow the next trend and put their guns up for sale, to chase the next perfect cartridge. It's human nature.

Ya know, THAT is an interesting point to bring up..

Some folks have been calling the 6.5 Creedmoor a fad.. Well its not much of a "fad" if the catridge and rifles chambered in it perform so well they don't get traded off. I sure haven't seen the used gun market floofed with them.

Folks seem to hang onto their 6.5 Creeds. Bodes well for it's future.

PG, I know you see a lot of cartridges and game killed a year. Honestly I'd think a guy like you would be a fan of the creedmoor, but I guess old wives tales die hard, even to those "in the know"... whatever man, load development is done at the factory level, and guns are set up at the get go for "custom performance ".

What a turd. Probably never catch on

Haha, whatever man. I have a 6.5 Creedmoor and like the round.

Just because a round is good doesn't mean a bunch of the rifles it's chambered in won't be up for sale once the new wears off. It's what rifle loonies do.

Your point being "it's happened with every other cartridge introduced "

Well, no it [bleep] hasn't, not even close. Most every other cartridge is catered to Window lickers without the first clue.. the creedmoor is a mild cartridge that simply put, outperforms what the manufacturers claims.. i.e, a breath of fresh air in an arena full of BS.. some folks should really know better.

Just sayin

Regarding the OP, survival probably is not an issue. Even mediocre and unimpressive cartridges continue in use because someone owns and uses them - hard to remember when I last saw a modern hunting rifle melted down as scrap. A better question might focus upon whether or not the cartridge will stand the test of performance and market value over a long time span, and become a true classic among riflemen. Some cartridges developed as much as 100 years ago are still highly regarded and sought. Some more recent innovations seem to make the big splash and then become ripples. Issues of true quality have a way of sorting themselves out among knowledgeable folks. With faddists, not so much.

This thread cracks me up.

I believe it will last until Christmas

It will cease being popular when the 6.8 Creedmoor is introduced.

At first I was afraid, I was petrified
Kept thinking that my 6.5 Creed would never survive
Then I spent so many nights feeling sorry for my 6BR
And I grew strong and I learned.......

You guys are killing me.....

was the same prediction with the 204 ruger and 17 hmr. considering the number of manufacturers building rifles and selection of factory ammo it may be here to stay.The accuracy , effectiveness and low recoil make it a keeper for many of us.

Lol