Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles WSM or Creedmoor which will actually be in hunting camps

Some are sophisticated, knowledgeable riflemen and some are just Fudds.

I bought my first 6.5 a Swede in '87. A Sako AV Finnbear. For some reason I won a lot of "hunter matches" with that rifle. A Steyr in 6.5X57 was even more accurate. Daughter learned to shoot a centerfire with that one, so when she married and moved away I gave it to her. Still trying to find a replacement.. Without much success. I certainly would consider a 6.5 Creedmoor, but doubt it would be "better" than 6.5's I have already had. If it could get close to equal I would be a happy man.

Can I get a Savage 99 chambered in a Creed? Maybe I'll have one next year

I wonder if, 80 years from now, grown men are still crying like 10 yr old girls when the 6.5 Creedmoor is mentioned.

They came in the .257 version from the get-go. (grin)

"Men" will no longer be an acceptable noun in 80 years. Likely because of all the creedmoor owners.

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Does that come with the magic kill-moor pixie dust?

Not "crying" just skeptical, also own a 270 Winchester!! Guess that means I might be gay and doubt my manhood...… I would guess that many years from now the 6.5 Creedmoor will be an "honored" cartridge.

It likely will be.

80 years from now rifles and hunting will be completely illegal and males will no longer be "men".

No 6.5s this year. ........ I'll have either a 257Roberts or a non-AI 280 and my partner will likely bring his 358Winchester.

Not too far off. Hunted mule deer out of Gunnison last fall. Seems restrooms are gender neutral now. We use to go to one of the local watering holes for a cold one and hang with real men. Wranglers,hunters,outfitters. Last fall we hit it just in time for trivia night. Suminabitch.

I may hunt the 270 WSM again this year or at least have it as a back up to my 6.5x55, 6AI and 25-06, for deer. I just can't convince myself I need a Creedmoor or if I do it will be the .224 iteration.

The 270 WSM is easy to load and gets the velocity some claim for the 270 Winchester without getting your panties in a knot., I like it. Is there really a niche between the 270 Win and Weatherby, I think so but it may take a couple of Scotches to firmly believe that with conviction.

My brother in law has one of the LSS M700s in 270 WSM. Sharp rifle too . Stainless and grey lammy. That thing is a joy to load for. We took it along elk hunting as a spare rifle between us. 160 Partitions just flat shoot out of that thing. He had it pillar bedded and the trigger tuned. Fun rig to be around.

Suminabitch is right. That's sad.

Graphs are a sure sign of hype! Ye ol' Creedmoor has been out like 12 years now. And it's wayy more popular than a lot of other "newer" stuff. It's no flash in the pan. Standard bolt face, standard short action. Easy to load for. Ample factory ammo. Gentle on the shoulder. Bunches of properly twisted rifles, from cheap to high dollar. Works in various rifle configurations. Damned good cartridge. I guess I will need to watch tv and read magazines so I can catch up on the hype.

Mike-
Well, not entirely so. Bob only owned his 6.5 Creedmoor a short time and never hunted it. He still preferred his tried-and-true 270.
My father first hunted his 6.5 Creedmoor last year and he rather enjoyed it. And he'll never claim it has more @ss than the .270 - just a little less horsepower and considerably less recoil for the point-blank deer hunting he does - which is exactly what he was after.

I think that is far more likely.

I don't do hunting camps, but I did sell off my last 300 WSM, and bought a 6.5 Creedmoor. However, I'm actually using my trusty 308 Kimber MT, primarily because it's already loaded for and zeroed, not because I think it's more capable on elk. Plus, I just like the 308...