re: 308 or 6.5 Creedmoor

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currently torn between the 7STW and 280ai for the same reasons

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I like the fact that with the .280AI you get near the performance of the 7 mag without mag recoil. From what I've read its similar to a 308 or 30-06.

The more I read on OB, the more y'all have me fired up to go buy a Creedmor.

I've been shooting a creed since I couldn't get reloading components for my .308 after sandy hook. So I guess that's about 5 years?

It's a great round I do have a very customized rifle but I have taken whitetail out to 480 yards, a boar at 980 and can punch paper with it with no wind out to 1500. However if there is wind and wanting to make long shots past 1000 you want a heavier bullet. Hunting under 1,000 yards I wouldn't want anything other than a creed.

That being said the popularity of it bothers me I like to shoot 3-400 rounds a month and the more popular the harder to get reloading components so I may end up changing guns in a few years.

For this discussion I love the creed and can't speak highly enough about it. The .308 offers more options but both are excellent choices.

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TigernMS12

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Go 280AI and run. You can shoot 280Rem in a pinch. What you said is correct: 7mag performance with 30-06 recoil

I have both. The Creedmoor is a badass whitetail round but I would have reservations about taking an elk with it. If I were going elk hunting I would at least step up to a 300 win mag.

6.5 Creedmoor- sale
This is a pretty unique Creedmoor. Worth checking out.

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Want to hunt deer and elk with it

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If limited to deer only, I'd say either cartridge. If hunting elk is a possibility, then I'd say 308 Win every day of the week. I'd use at least a 165 gr or possibly a 180 gr controlled expansion bullet (e.g. a Nosler Partition). Remember, a bull elk may be 5X bigger than a typical AR/LA whitetail deer. While the 6.5 Creedmoor is a fine cartridge, sometimes around the OB it's developed near mythical status. Ballistically, it's basically a 260 Remington. I'm not aware on any knowledgable elk hunters who recommend a 260 Rem/6.5 Creed over the 308 Win. The 260 Rem/6.5 Cree are fine deer cartridges. In fact, I deer hunt w/ an XP-100 handgun in 260 Rem. But if I'm going elk hunting, I'll not be using my 260.