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Just spent three weeks hiking around Bozeman, went to Bob Wards and had a nice tour of Sitka HQ. Bozeman is a nice town. I suppose if I start shooting more, maybe I'll try the 6.5 C, wish I had kept my 6.5x55 and my 7x57 for that matter.

Guinness is for breakfast too, no?"
" And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad , so I had one more for dessert. "

All are welcome.

Those who desire to fill out a form may need to be re-educated first, however. Forms are a big part of why we're bitter.

I played with one for a bit, but the rifle came up a bit short, so I sold it. Still have dies, brass, and a couple hundred Accubond LRs, and you know where that can lead......

With a .223, .243, 6CM, .270, .308, and an '06, among others, I've got the 6.5 kinda surrounded, so it's not likely I'll bite, but if I ever had to start over, it'd be the logical beginning. Hell, I could do all that needs doing here with the .223, as long as I stay out of nearby Virginia, which hasn't got the word yet, even though they apparently allow airguns for deer hunting.

First pic is 135 Berger Factory ammo, very first 3 shots fired out of daughter's 6.5 creedmoor. Next groups are either 140 vld or 147 eld. That last group is the 147 doing 2700 fps and very comfortable to shoot. She is shooting it well from a bipod sitting to 325 yards.







Its kind of a tossup which one was easier to find loads for, my 3 different 6.5x47s or this new Creedmoor. I did cheat though and use a Hawk Hill barrel. Only 120 rounds down the barrel and have 4 different loads shooting sub .5 moa with lapua brass. Glad I set this rig up for her.

Nice work Kurt, I think the girl is set! How about a pic of her rifle?

I can vouch for the double barrel 1/4 MOA rifle. I think I sold that one to him. It would do better than that before the left barrel got bent. But that's a whole other story.

recoiljunky,

Don't get to Shedhorn often, but often enough that some of the people remember me. May stop later this month on the way to a family reunion in Virginia City.

Stopped in Sportsman's Warehouse in Helena today, and did a little more research on their ammo stocks. They had five 4-foot shelves of .308 ammo, and three of 6.5 Creedmoor--which may or may not indicate anything about recent popularity. The .308 appeared 55 years before the Creedmoor. It also probably doesn't indicate anything about rifle sales. One of my professional hunter buddies in Africa also owns a big sporting goods store, and reported a few months ago that around 80% of his new-rifle sales are 6.5 Creedmoors.

Yeah, I remember the BS surrounding the .300 Weatherby, plus the 7mm Remington Magnum and the .300 WSM when they appeared. But as noted earlier, I do NOT remember the same amount of disparagment of the .300 WSM when it appeared as has been directed toward the 6.5 Creedmoor. Even Jorge didn't mention anything about waiting for Shrapnel to comment....

I think the 6.5 Creedmoor just has the advantage of being defined during a time of advanced manufacturing and sharing of information.

It's not that one is better than the other, more that it's easier to get a higher level of performance from the 6.5 Creedmoor.

Only reason I bought off you was those huge trophies from winning the world nationals 12 years in a row.

Being gay is in style right now

And what's so special about him. Not the first time I've seen this referencing that guy.

Read Shrapnels “signature “ and you will understand . He has forgotten more than Chuck Norris knows.

I’m flabbergasted that my citation sustains.

Another "expert"

No ,just the Chuck Norris of Montana .

Chuck Norris is a mediocre has been actor

LOL......you beat me by a mile.

I'm still patiently waiting for winchester to produce the 6.5 cm in a model 70. Stainless featherweight be nice. I give two ph ucks if it's made in Portugal..

79S,

If a Portuguese M70 6.5 Creedmoor (when and if they ever appear) shoots anything like the Portuguese .300 WSM I own, it will do.
(Of course, I have two .300 Winchester Magnums to compensate for owning a .300 WSM....)