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have a 70 pound young man who wants to try a 6.5 cm , is there a factory load in ligt recoil ammo as i do not reload?
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I have not seen any on the market, and Midway does not show any. I'd likely just try some 120-125gr ammo like the Deer Season XP and see what he thinks about it.
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The creed is a somewhat light recoiling cartridge to begin with. Find ammo with the lightest bullet you can and have the young man fire away!
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My 10 year old niece who may weigh 60#'s shoots my 6.5 Creedmoor with no problem with Hornady Precision Hunter Ammo........just teach them how to shoot the gun properly...he'll have no problem!!
The 6.5 Creedmoor is a great round all together, especially for kids!!
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Standard loads are pretty close to 243. How much less do they need.
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Granddaughter shoots a Creed, she weighed maybe 80 when she shot this deer.
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She's probably tougher than alot of people that post here though Hanco. You'd have to be proud as hell of her!
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2nd on that observation. Lots of pride in Hanco's post and photo. Well done, young lady!
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have a 70 pound young man who wants to try a 6.5 cm , is there a factory load in ligt recoil ammo as i do not reload?
Thanks for any help As has been mentioned, the CM is pretty light recoiling anyway. Have him put a hunting coat on and give it a go. I suspect he'll look at you and smile broadly.
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I second the light load stuff, but not the barnes 120grain VOR-TX load. Barnes loads although lighter are hot, and kick like a mule when you go weight for caliber for some reason.
the 150's and 165's in my 300WSM kick harder than 3 different 180gr. loads I've put through the same gun.
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Why not reload with reduced loadings?
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Well, he doesn't reload.
Don't even have a Creed yet, but yesterday noticed at Wally Whirled saw that Winchester Deer Season load is less than $18 per box.
Couple that with current rebate of $5 per box means I can get 200 rounds and kill a lot of stuff for 73 cents a shot.
Yes, this may be the first time I buy ammo for a rifle I don't have!
In the OP's case, however, he can splurge less than $13 a box to see if the youngster can handle it.
Or get somebody that loads to roll him some 100 gr. BTs at about 2,800 fps.
My youngest was a trapshooter at 11 and 75 pounds. He picked my .350 RM to kill his first deer because it kicked less than his 12 ga.
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Why are you worried about the recoil? Has he shot bigger guns and whined about it? I have seen little girls shoot .308s and whatever, because they were not taught to fear the recoil. If you make a big deal about it, then the kid will, too. If he cannot handle a Creed, then maybe he had better stick to computer games. The Creed is about as mild as it gets, with 120ish-grain bullets, unless you short-change him and drop down to a .22 caliber center-fire.
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Granddaughter shoots a Creed, she weighed maybe 80 when she shot this deer. Granddaughter shoots a Creed, she weighed maybe 80 when she shot this deer. Hanco, Outstanding! Just look at that young lady's smile. Maybe the future of hunting in this country will be OK. 😎
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Hornady makes a Precision Hunter 6.5 Creed with a 103 gr bullet, somewhere around $30 a box.
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Hornady makes a Precision Hunter 6.5 Creed with a 103 gr bullet, somewhere around $30 a box. are you sure that is either a 123 grain bullet? or are you confusing it with the 6mm Creedmoor which Hornady makes a 103 grain bullet for the 243/ 6mm calibers?
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Hornady makes a Precision Hunter 6.5 Creed with a 103 gr bullet, somewhere around $30 a box. are you sure that is either a 123 grain bullet? or are you confusing it with the 6mm Creedmoor which Hornady makes a 103 grain bullet for the 243/ 6mm calibers? neither. creedmoor is 143 eld-x
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If he cannot handle a Creed, then maybe he had better stick to computer games. The Creed is about as mild as it gets, . . . . I'm glad somebody said this ^^^.
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Why are you worried about the recoil? Has he shot bigger guns and whined about it? I have seen little girls shoot .308s and whatever, because they were not taught to fear the recoil. If you make a big deal about it, then the kid will, too. If he cannot handle a Creed, then maybe he had better stick to computer games. The Creed is about as mild as it gets, with 120ish-grain bullets, unless you short-change him and drop down to a .22 caliber center-fire. If he cannot handle a Creed, then maybe he had better stick to computer games. The Creed is about as mild as it gets, . . . . I'm glad somebody said this ^^^. And people wonder why kids/women/new people don't want to hunt and shoot....
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I am starting to think that the 6.5 or 6 would be a good way for my daughter to start.
A lighter recoil load would be swell.
I started with a M94 30-30. I wont do that to her!
I suspect that with a rifle light enough to be comfortable for a kid, a full power Creedmoor round would have some recoil.
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