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well just for fun i purchased a Ruger precision rifle look`s like a AR bolt type rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor. i put a target scope on it 12x42 Nightforce i will see what this cartridge can do ,with my handloads off a bench. do i like a 6.5 Creedmoor ? not sure ? but i don`t need one to hunt with my 257 Weatherby mag. works just fine out to 600 yards.
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Leupold VX3i 3.5-10x40 with Boone & Crocket reticle.
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The Creed is OK, but I really like a 6.5-06. You have to load for it, no factory ammo, but a little bit more performance.
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Tactical Barskas and Tascos Simmons too?
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Canadian 6.5 Creedmoor Wannabe! See my other posts. I need a finish reamer before I fire my first shot!
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Just did a 6.5-06 Ackley...
My creed has a 4.5x14, 1” tube, Leupold.. really like the size / weight of those scopes.. although I have had a couple that caused me to scratch my head...
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Doesn't anybody like Vortex?
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Just wondering what scopes/reticle and powers you guys were running on this round assuming you are shooting 500+ yards? Bushnell 3-12 LRTSi on the hunting rig and 4.5-18 LRTSi on the match gun. Both have been great scopes, tracking perfectly and retaining zero reliably. They have really nice glass too, a great bonus. John
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Doesn't anybody like Vortex? Sure, I've met some guys behind gun counters that like them..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I put a Weaver 6x38 on mine but I doubt I will shoot out to 400 metres. Most of my shots are well under 100m these days.
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3 of mine have meoptas. 3-9x40 or 3.5-10x44
4th has a nightforce shv f1.
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�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
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My Tikka T3x wears a 4.5-14x Burris. Shoots like a Tikka - very good.
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My 6.5 Creed wears a Premier LT 3-15x50
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Night force SHV 3-10x42
Burris Veracity 4-20-50
Athlon TAC 4-16x44
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All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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I put a SWFA 3-9x42 HD on a Tikka T3X Superlite after I had barrel cut to 22 inches. I bought this set up mainly for the grand kids to use on moose, caribou and bears. I wanted all of us to learn to use the mil system at the range and eventually practice out to 600 yards. It seems like a good scope for the little cartridge and should allow good hits out to 300 yards if we do our part. I know the internet and TV boasts many long range kills with the 6.5 Creed, were not in that bunch and doubt we will ever have to shoot must past 200 yards.
Any way that 3-9 should allow for good shooting at the range and good shooting when hunting, it is a good compromise for our needs.
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I put a SWFA 3-9x42 HD on a Tikka T3X Superlite after I had barrel cut to 22 inches. I bought this set up mainly for the grand kids to use on moose, caribou and bears. I wanted all of us to learn to use the mil system at the range and eventually practice out to 600 yards. It seems like a good scope for the little cartridge and should allow good hits out to 300 yards if we do our part. I know the internet and TV boasts many long range kills with the 6.5 Creed, were not in that bunch and doubt we will ever have to shoot must past 200 yards.
Any way that 3-9 should allow for good shooting at the range and good shooting when hunting, it is a good compromise for our needs. Don't see it as a compromise at all.
Never take life to seriously, after all ,no one gets out of it alive.
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Mine wears a pair of those brass nuts you hang off your rear bumper.
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6x36 Leupold with the LRD on my Kimber Montana. I just recently put one of the SWFA ultra lights on there and so far I like it.
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I have a 6.5 CM Kimber Adirondack and it wears a VX3 2.5-8X36 Ger #4 CDS. I also have a Ruger 77 RSI .260 Rem that wears a Leupold 1.5-4 pig-plex. I have shot the Kimber (80 rounds Hornady 129 grain Superformance 2810fps) dialing all over the place to see how it tracks; and no problems. The pig-plex is sighted 1.5" high at 100yds has been shot 30 rounds; I don't expect any issues (also using 129gr Superformance it chronos at 2780 fps). Both are used to hunt in the mountains of Tucker County WV. Shots over 100 yards are rare. Groups are at an inch until the barrel gets hot which happens after 3 shots inside of 3 minutes.
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