TruthTellers
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I ask this question because while looking at the specs of the 6.5mm Creedmore American rifle, I saw that Ruger is making a 6mm Creedmore too. It got me to thinking: what's the benefit, the thing it does better that .243 Winchester doesn't do? The .243 is a flat shooting cartridge as I'm sure 6mm Creed is, but the .243 has been around longer, is better established. There seems to be no point in getting into 6mm Creedmoor at all.
The 6.5mm Creedmore I see having a purpose; it fits right between .223 and .308 in bullet diameter and weights. It's a long range cartridge, longer than .308, but has less recoil. It's more powerful than .223, but not as powerful as .308, so the 6.5 makes sense.
Somebody tell me that the 6mm has a leg to stand on because I'm not seeing it.
The 6.5mm Creedmore I see having a purpose; it fits right between .223 and .308 in bullet diameter and weights. It's a long range cartridge, longer than .308, but has less recoil. It's more powerful than .223, but not as powerful as .308, so the 6.5 makes sense.
Somebody tell me that the 6mm has a leg to stand on because I'm not seeing it.