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What's the OB consensus on 6.5 Creedmore?
Posted on 10/27/17 at 6:52 pm
Posted on 10/27/17 at 6:52 pm
I'm looking at the Ruger American Predator 6.5 pretty hard. Any from the OB have one?
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Posted on 10/27/17 at 6:54 pm to bayouteche
Honestly thought it was a fad until I got one and killed with it. It's not a fad. They are the real deal.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 6:57 pm to drakeT1217
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Honestly thought it was a fad until I got one and killed with it. It's not a fad. They are the real deal.
What does it do differently that a 243 cant do?
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:00 pm to saintsfan1977
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What does it do differently that a 243 cant do
.260 is a better comparison.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:03 pm to saintsfan1977
Don't see me dropping a 330lb aoudad at 380 yards with a .243 after having owned it a week and shot it about 12 times.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:05 pm to drakeT1217
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Don't see me dropping a 330lb aoudad at 380 yards with a .243 after having owned it a week and shot it about 12 times.
Then a 6.5 isnt capable either.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:06 pm to bayouteche
Glad you asked. Looks like a solid round from what I read. Also read it is taking the place of 308 for distance shooters.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:08 pm to saintsfan1977
Yea pretty sure it's capable.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:17 pm to saintsfan1977
Yes it is.
Kevin Brittingham shot a red stag with a 6.5cm at 650 meters out of his Fix.
The round is still supersonic at 1200-1300yds.
The round is amazing.
I have a predator and love it but it’s a .308. I have a Magpul American Hunter back ordered for it.
My AR-10 is a 6.5 cm. I have not hunted with it yet but it’s pushing a 143 grain bullet at 2700-2800fps
Kevin Brittingham shot a red stag with a 6.5cm at 650 meters out of his Fix.
The round is still supersonic at 1200-1300yds.
The round is amazing.
I have a predator and love it but it’s a .308. I have a Magpul American Hunter back ordered for it.
My AR-10 is a 6.5 cm. I have not hunted with it yet but it’s pushing a 143 grain bullet at 2700-2800fps
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:19 pm to bayouteche
I have the Savage in 6.5, it hits like a hammer and is flat. I made a poor shot (pulled to the right just a bit) on a Buck last year at 225 yards, the deer only made it 100 yards or so, and that’s after me bumping him. It’s a flat round and carries the energy well. I’m going to add a 6.5 AR here soon.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:19 pm to bayouteche
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Ruger American Predator 6.5
Pretty damn close to getting one of those myself about 18 months ago.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:26 pm to drakeT1217
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Yea pretty sure it's capable.
So is a 243. Because the 6.5 has heavier bullets makes you feel better but it wont kill any better than a 243 at 300yds. Thats a fact.
Ballistics at that range is the same between the 2 rifles and a bigger bullet doesnt kill any better.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:34 pm to bbvdd
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Kevin Brittingham shot a red stag with a 6.5cm at 650 meters out of his Fix.
The 243 has a smaller bullet so the energy will be less at that distance. Im sure 90% of people here wont be shooting at 650yds with their rifles.
Im not against a 6.5cm, its just for hunting purposes a 243 can do the same thing at 300yds.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:35 pm to saintsfan1977
Then by all means keeping shooting your .243 if you're that comfortable with it. I've killed animals with both, and I've seen the difference. But maybe I'm just a bad shot
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:38 pm to saintsfan1977
.243 drops 45 inches and has 850 energy at 500yds
6.5 cm drops 44 inches and has 1270 energy at 500yds.
6.5 cm drops 44 inches and has 1270 energy at 500yds.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:41 pm to saintsfan1977
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its just for hunting purposes a 243 can do the same thing at 300yds.
So, based on your reasoning a .300 win mag and .243 is the same thing at 300yds?
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:43 pm to drakeT1217
I dont own either one. I shoot a 270, but I hunt with guys that shoot 223 and 243 and none have lost a deer yet with over a dozen killed between both the last 5 years. At distances of 100yds or more also.
People that shoot 7mm, 7mmRUM, 30-06, 270 etc have all lost deer even when hit, so bigger bullets dont mean anything. Its all about shot placement.
People that shoot 7mm, 7mmRUM, 30-06, 270 etc have all lost deer even when hit, so bigger bullets dont mean anything. Its all about shot placement.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:46 pm to bbvdd
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So, based on your reasoning a .300 win mag and .243 is the same thing at 300yds?
A dead deer is a dead deer no matter what caliber you use at that distance.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 8:05 pm to saintsfan1977
My son is 12, shoots a American in 6.5 Creed. It’s a tack driver with very little recoil that hits harder than a .243.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 8:14 pm to saintsfan1977
how did this turn into a .243 v 6.5 thread. No one was discrediting the capability of .243 taking deer. OP was asking opinions on the 6.5. As to what a 6.5C can do that a .243 cannot is perform better at distance, and likely closer, due to its much higher BC, somewhere between 30%-40% higher than the heaviest .243, and superior in-flight ballistics with regard to drop, drift, velocity and energy. I understand the subjective reasoning to choosing .243, but all things considered, objectively what advantage does the .243 have over the 6.5C?
This post was edited on 10/27/17 at 8:17 pm
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