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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PrairieGhost" data-source="post: 189142" data-attributes="member: 704">I have two 6.5 Creedmoors.  I also have 270 Win, 308 Win, 300 WSM, 300 Win Mag, 45/70, not to mention smaller calibers than the 6.5.  The Creedmoors in the past year are my go to rifle most of the time.  I have a new custom 300 Win Mag and 308 Win that have not been able to bite venison yet so it will be the 300 Win Mag for this years first tag in five years.  My son was looking for a rifle for his daughter this year.  In Montana many kids shoot a 243, but the 6.5 Creedmoor walks all over it and at long range it pulls ahead of the 308 factory loadings.  I specify factory because I am getting 2580 fps with a 200 gr ELD-X in my 308 and that bullet has a very respectable ballistic coefficient.  25-06 owners will look at the muzzle velocity of the 6.5 Creedmoor and underestimate it.  However at 400 yards the 25-06 strikes only one inch higher when sighted in the same.  Beyond 400 yards the 25-06 slips quickly into the back seat in energy.  Don't get me wrong a 25-06 is a very good rifle.  Metric designations have not done well in this country.  I think we look at what our enemies have used and remember the 6.5 the Japanese used, and the 6.5 the Italians used.  Let's not forget our friends who used the 6.5 X 55 Swedish with identical ballistics of the 260 Remington and the 6.5 Creedmoor.  Where the Creedmoor shines is the case allowing the use of longer bullets in short actions.  The 260 Remington just didn't catch on like the 7mm calibers, but it was a good cartridge.  It's only drawback is it's better with 120 to 129 gr bullets, while the Creedmoor shines with the heavier 140 and upwards with ballistic coefficients well beyond .6 and some approaching .7 coefficient.Dollar for dollar it's hard to beat the Ruger Predator.  I bought one in 308 with the 18 inch barrel thinking to have a cheap junker knock around.   Boy was I wrong.  The 200 gr ELD-X can be driven easily to 2500 fps and even though the trigger on mine will only adjust to 4.75 lb it still groups .55 inch.  By the 6.5 Creedmoor Ruger Predator and never look back.  Although I was in Reed's Sporting Goods in Walker last week and they had Browning X Bolts for $499.  I don't need another rifle, but wow was that hard to walk past.  The Brownings are not as popular as they were years ago, but don't write them off.  I really like their crown that is well protected from damage.My favorite subject.</blockquote>

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