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I found the place to go Creedmoor! ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/4yJ9sfr0/E618-F1-A1-6-DF6-40-F1-8286-A69-C479-FC81-D.jpg)
Last edited by hanco; 09/14/20.
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On one of the Highpower Boards, one of the New York members tracked down the site of the old Creedmoor Rifle Range and shared photos. It was on Long Island and is apparently a Psychiatric Center in Queens. My wife always said we had to be crazy to be out in the summer sun slung up in our heavy leather shooting coats!
Last edited by ChrisF; 11/06/20.
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I think the 6.5 Creedmoor is to the shooting world what Celine Dion, Nickleback or The Backstreet Boys are to the music world. Everybody says they don't like or hate them; yet, when any of their songs come on the radio while said people are driving down the highway by themselves, they sing along with a smile on their faces.
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Just finished verifying rifle, scope, and ammo at 400 yards.
Over the counter 6.5 Creed, & factory 143 gr. ELDX ammo - consistently less than 1 moa out to 400 yds.
Time for Elk camp.
ai would not use the ELDX on elk. Just me, but I have read/seen too much variation in their performance. I would take a standard Interlock long before I would take the ELDX. Have you seen the 143’s flying to pieces out of the Creed? I know they aren’t A-Frames but I wouldn’t think the 143 would have enough stink on it to get torn to pieces at the 2700’ish from factory ammo. I just shot a cow at about 180 yards this week with a 150 g 7mm eldx. It was quartering away on the run so I purchased one in it at the back of the ribs. It didn't slow it down so I cranked another round off just leading the neck and she went down. The one that went in the ribs had a large entrance, no exit and did minimal damage to the onside lung with no damage to the offside one. Looked like tge bullet detonated with little penetration. I was glad I took a quick follow shot as I always do if elk are still standing. I was shooting an 18.5" barreled fieldcraft and my MV was only 2650. I have a bunch of the 150s but I think I'll go ahead and jump up to the 180 eldm. Slower mv and higher SD might did a little deeper. Bb
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