Who has real experience with….

[deerkiller300wsm]

A 6.5 creedmoor? Why all the hate? Mine shoots stupid accurate. Is it bc it is a fade? But will it kill deer? Just curious who has real deer hunting experience with one as I am probably carrying mine this year in the woods

 

[rtaylor]

Let me tie up my man bun while I type this. I hunt with a creedmoor and I'm not ashamed. It's not magical. It just shoots good and does what it is supposed to do. #comingout #weightoffmyshoulders #imnotsurewhathashtagsdobutIfeellikeIrockedit

 

[DoubleRidge]

Let me tie up my man bun while I type this. I hunt with a creedmoor and I'm not ashamed. It's not magical. It just shoots good and does what it is supposed to do. #comingout #weightoffmyshoulders #imnotsurewhathashtagsdobutIfeellikeIrockedit

Freaking hilarious

 

[PossumSlayer]

I'm bald and use the 6.5 creedmoor

 

[Plateau Hunter]

Have killed 30 or so TN whitetails with a .260 Rem since 1999, 14 with a wildcat very similar to the 6.5 Grendel, and 1 with a 6.5 CM(only hunted once)…6.5s rock IMO…but truth is any round within reason will work if the hunter does his/her part…I like the 6.5s because of higher sectional density, great accuracy, lower recoil, good ranging ability and etc…

 

[backyardtndeer]

Have a couple 6.5 creedmoors and they are very accurate. Yet to kill anything but paper with them, but fully expect the eldx I have handloaded will perform similarly to the 308 eldx, that have given bang flops on everything I have shot with them.

 

[Snake]

Who hates them ???

 

[wsm]

I really like my Howa 1500 in 6.5 creedmoor ,shoots lights out with 130 grain sierra gamechangers .

 

[gatodoc]

No man bun but do feel I'm losing testosterone as I age out. Been hunting with a 6.5 creed the las 2 years. It's the most accurate gun I own.

it may fail tomorrow but so far 3 for 3...

 

[Lost Lake]

Nothing wrong with the Creedmost-est. Its more likely the exuberance exhibited by its biggest fans that deters some from trying it.

You can ask for advice on a short action cartridge and specify that you're not interested in the Creedmost-est, and people will still bring it up. It's almost like Tourette's Syndrome.

Same thing that used to happen with the 7-08 ( which is also a fine cartridge), just not as much lately.

 

[nso123]

It's easy to load for, has lots of good factory ammo available, drops deer in their tracks, and the recoil is so light it won't even knock your man bun out of place.

 

[Carlos]

Will it still be as popular 10 years from now?

 

[ADR]

Ive been shooting .264" cartridges for years-6.5 Swede and 6.5-284 Norma. Personally I believe .264 bullets are a very suited to kill whitetail deer.

I think many people worry most about the manbun guys that buy a 6.5 creedmoor and suddenly expect to make one shot kills at 2 miles with no long range experience.

Not hating on the 6.5 manbun- I bought one for my son.

 

[Laserman1]

It's the Yeti, Costa, Sitka of deer rifles.

 

[Deer Assassin]

Hyped
Can't do nothing better that the 260 rem
And it is slower

 

[Pilchard]

6.5 CM is for kids, women and adolescent males who aren't yet able to handle the .264 WM.

 

[younggun308]

If I didn't already have a .308 (and a bunch of ammo for it), I'd buy one in a heartbeat. These days all you need is one of those two or some other short-action cartridge bigger than a .243. Hard to beat for ammo availability, generally-speaking.

 

[younggun308]

6.5 CM is for kids, women and adolescent males who aren't yet able to handle the .264 WM.

They ever get around to making spire points for those? Any time I see a .264 WM it's an old RN bullet.

 

[Pilchard]

They ever get around to making spire points for those? Any time I see a .264 WM it's an old RN bullet.

140gr partition seems to be all that you need. Mine shoots them so accurate that I've never explored beyond the load my grandfather worked up.

 

[Lost Lake]

Hyped
Can't do nothing better that the 260 rem
And it is slower

This.

I'd much rather have a .260. It'll handle bullets to 140 grains easily, and that's a heavy enough bullet to do anything I'd ask of it, even elk. I don't need heavier.