Thank you lord for keeping this thread and Forum, "Creedmoor Free"...
I am more thankful that the Lord also doth not desire that people remain ignorant.
"For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant....lest ye should be wise in your own conceits;" Romans 11:25
"Over promise always results in under delivery." Some Greek
Sage
So in the case of the 6.5 Creedmoor you have some overly
optimistic and often misleading claims, backed by hype from gun writers,
that eventually prove to be unfounded or untrue.
(Remember the Creedmoor was built as a
competition round not a hunting round and did not live up to
expectations since cartridges such as the 6mm Dasher remained a "better
mouse trap". IMO)
Given that you have a 6.5 CM group that has over promised how
should one respond to that.
Well there are two ways to respond to that, three actually.
Choice One. You can say the 6.5 Creedmoor is a terrible cartridge
that does not do anything above any other and "I wouldn't
have one!" etc. etc. (Hard to believe the hatred for this cartridge. Some
become absolutely unglued over it... like the Dems for Trump.)
Choice Two. You can say the 6.5 Creedmoor does not fulfill all that
was claimed for it but does have some redeeming characteristics that
may be worth investigating.
Now I think we can all agree that Choice One folks, in response to Choice Two folks,
have a rabid almost hysterical following on social media.They are often so biased in
their hatred for the little guy that they refuse all claims of any praise for it and wait in the bushes to
ambush any who claim to admire the little six five.
How odd that and how human.
As reasoning adults we should know that there are three kinds of ignorance,
(well most of us anyway)
Normal, Willful, and Terminal.
Normal can be fixed by the acquisition of knowledge. Willful is a choice made
despite knowledge to the contrary and Terminal is the end result of Willful.
Terminal... like stupid...can't be fixed.
Perhaps a lesson in history would make the 6.5 CM be a bit less threatening
and a bit more capable than some would think or desire. Let's consider
Africa as an example. Lot's of very big game and lot's of hunters over lot's
of decades and lot's of 6.5's and 7mm's about.
Lesson1: Enter the 6.5mmx54 mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer in Africa.
https://www.africahunting.com/threads/walter-d-m-bell-aka-karamojo-bell.3161/https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2015/5/15/handloading-the-65x54-mm-mannlicher-schoenauer/https://www.outdoorlife.com/photos/gallery/hunting/2012/02/shooting-65-creedmoor-african-safari/Lesson2: Now it should have become apparent that the 6.5mmx54 was very capable as a hunting cartridge
in Africa up to and including elephants. Furthermore it should have become apparent that the 6.5 Creedmoor is
superior to the 6.5x54 in every ballistic category. You can check that out on your own. If you decide otherwise,
consider getting help with cognition or glasses.
Now. Would I take a 6.5 Creedmoor to Africa. Of course not! Why? Many countries have
7mm as minimum bore size and there are much better cartridge choices available...but that does
not make the 6.5 Creedmoor not enough gun for plains game. To persist in that opinion would
probably give evidence of...well...something Terminal.