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Curious who's hunting deer, etc. with this round.

No doubt about the equal of a 243, but IIRC, JB was doing one with a fast twist, playing with heavies.

Anyone?

Man, I carried mine a tiny bit this year but never took a deer with it. Can’t see it being any different than all of the 243’s thatve worked so well over the years.

I’m using the plain old 105 Hornady in mine at around 3100’ish. Great little cartridge though.

I've shot about a dozen deer with the 103 ELD-X and a handful with both the 105 VLD & 95 LRX.

Were they rendered sufficiently dead?

I'll try to test one this fall, loaded with the bullets I have on hand. 80gr GMX , 90gr Speer HotCores or 100gr Hornady BTSP.
I don't need any more power than that for anything I'll be hunting here on the farm.

Laffin' - yes sir - every one of them.
Though the ELD-X sure makes a mess of things when launched into the running gears. No beefs with the terminal results - just when processing the deer.

I want one - just don't know what I want the platform to be.....

Barrett if you can find one.

Use a .243 A.I. 1x8 twist . and I kill more than a few deer and other critters,every year, mostly use 105 Scenar, kills like lighting. I have a couple of friend's that shoot 6mm creed's , we can't tell which is better in the field, on the range the A.I. has a small edge. Rio7

Third season for mine. No cigar for me, but my son DRT’d a doe with it using a 95gr LRX. All I’ve killed with it is a pair of unfortunate red foxes. Fieldcraft.

No significant advantage for hunting over a .243 or 6mm Remmy using the bullets most shoot deer with, unless you count the ammo that’s available now. Still, the FC is a pretty nice rifle. Glad I didn’t miss out. I bought a nice .243 after I bought the FC, then another 6CM.

I started using a 105 vld hunting this past season for doe culling, they work awesome. Furthest was 360 yards, drop her right there.

I’ve two Kimbers in 6 creed. Both shoot the 108 well and have whacked deer with ease the last few years. Can’t see needing anything else.

I’ve used one for 5 years I guess. All I’ve shot into deer have been the 105 Hornadys. I don’t have anything bad to about killing deer with it/them. I’ve probably killed 10-15 deer with it. Doe mostly because I mostly kill does.

RIO7 has killed more with 6mm’s in a day than some of us do in years put together so I couldn’t help but order a pretty good helping of the 105 scenars when the Hornadys dried up.

I've had a couple 6 creeds 2 were 1 in 7 the one I have now is a 1 in 8.

My son and I shot 5 or 6 deer with the 105 hornady bthp and it worked very well.

Last year we both used it exclusively and he killed 3 does with it I killed a doe and a large mature buck with it and I took it to Wyoming where it killed 2 doe antelope, 1 buck antelope, a mature mule deer buck and a bunch of coyotes.

All the above was with the 105 scenar at ranges from 90 yards to 425 yards. The rifle and cartridge did great but I found the scenar to be a pretty hard bullet that killed a lot faster when it catches some bone.

All and all, the 6 creed has became a favorite of mine for sure

There were few offerings when I got mine so I went the build route.

I'm on the wait list for this factory offering:
https://www.springfield-armory.com/...mm-creedmoor-rifle-adjustable-evergreen/



The Seekins Havak would have been the easy button but I can't stomach the barrel spiralling/flutes. It also makes it a PITA to chop it to 19-20" where I could pair with a can.

That Springfield checks a lot of boxes.

I'm with you on the havak, I'd have one in 6 creedmoor and 6.5 prc if it weren't for those flutes. I just can't get past them.

My current 6 creed is a bighorn origin with a bartlien 2b in a hunters edge. I'm really happy with it

That one sounds pretty cool. Mine is a Bartlein #3 on a 700. It's a bit of a tank in the Grayboe stock and could stand a diet (just like its owner).

That Springfield will be a tank also when you top it with a decent ring, base, and scope....

And my 6CM's are stamped 6x47 Lapua.....

I think I only have(4) 243 Kreed's,but think rather highly of the chambering. Hint.

Newest is on the money,in all regards.




Mainly flinging 110 Sugar's at 3K fps,ala 2.940" COAL magfed Smooches. It's longer throated than my 243 Win version of same,but plays rather nice with a smattering of 105/08's and 10's. Hint.



Tough to beat the Hornie 105 HPBT for Utility and Killing schit dead.

Hint....................

LOL. I know, I know......




Thermal going on top of that one - weight isn't too big of a concern.