Tell me about your 6.5 Creedmoore

Well I picked up my .256 Creedmoor ( I don't do sillymeters). Bought a bunch of factory ammo from federal, Winchester and Hornady, 120,130 and 140 grains. Had a Leupold 4.5 X 14 scope from a AR-15 I sold, got scope rings and mounts from Cabelas and went off to the range I went.
Boy am I happy with this purchase, rifle shoots like a dream.
Got 2700fps. for the 120gr. Winchester loads and 2600 for the 140gr. Hornady's.
Now comes the hard part, got some RCBS dies but slim pickens on powder, primers and bullets. Managed to get some Hornady 140gr. SST bullets and a can of Hodgden Superperformance powder but that was it shelves were pretty bare. Probably drove 150 miles in search of components, finally bit the bullet and got some CCI primers and Hornady brass from Midway USA but I had to buy 8lbs. of H-4350 because that was all they had. Didn't want to search any further and pay an extra hazmat fee. They were pretty much cleaned out of bullets but I did get some 120gr. Hornady's from Mid-South.
As soon as my all my components arrive I'll start reloading for the 6.5 Yuppie as one fellow called it. :rolleyes:
 
H 4350 is a great powder--you won't regret having an ample supply in the long run. Superformance, on the other hand--I've used in many loads and am still scratching my head trying to figure out why it's so popular.
 
But have you tried .277? ah haaaa. On second thought, ignore that--don't anyone ever try that unless you want something bad to happen.
 
I resisted 6.5cm for years but finally got a Ruger Long Range Target last year and put a Criterion barrel on a Savage 110 two months ago. Added an M&P 10 recently. I like the cartridge for many reasons.

It's accurate and recoil is not bad.

It's great for reloaders. It's efficient so it doesn't take a lot of powder. The ability to seat bullets without taking up room in the case below the neck/shoulder. It fits in short actions while allowing you to experiment with seating depth.

It was purpose designed and it works. Sure, it seems everybody has one but for good reason.
 
Well let me see, mine is a custom built on a trued Turkish m38, 24", 1:8" twist, Douglas #2 sporter contour.
It sets in a laminated Richards Ultralite (bargain barn find), that has been Devcon bedded and freefloated.
Trigger is a CanJar that Taylorce1 sent to me, nice big Vortex Viper, it weighs 9.5 lbs loaded.
Every bullet Ive tested shoots to almost the same poi, which is nice, it likes 130 grn Bergers proba ly best, but when StaBall came out, I found superb accuracy with 143 grn eldx bullets. I have a couple new bullets to test but due to covid my local range is down......
.just waiting it out.
 
My wife wanted me to teach her about long range shooting to help her with antelope hunting. I wasnt born yesterday, I know you dont teach your wife to shoot or drive.

So I sent her to the Gunworks long range school. She wanted to shoot her Model 70 243, she cant take recoil (she broke her back in the Sand Box and has three rods between her shoulder blades). Nope you have to shoot their guns. The reason doesnt matter here.

So they had her shooting a 6.5 CM. Did good with the gun and told me she wanted one. This was not long after the Ruger Precision Rifles came out so I bought her one.

Didnt know anything about the CM, but playing with her gun I was impressed. I also heard good thing about the Ruger American Predator. So I decided I needed a light weight antelope rifle. I bought a predator. I was highly impressed. It shot as well as the RPR, and 1/3 the cost.

But I'm a Model 70 guy. Later Wincherster announced they were making the Model 70 in 6.5 CM, I searched far and wide and couldnt find one.

Then I was told about the Winchester XPR in 6.5. I bought one, a Compact Model. Again I was impressed, that low priced XPR was a shooter, Still not a Model 70 but it would shoot.

Then Last March Sportsmans warehouse said they had one. I found it in Sidwell LA. I went after it. My dream rifle, Model 70 Super Grade in 6.5 CM.

It like the other three was a shooter. It too would shoot 1/2 MOA groups.

Im begaining to think its not the rifle, but the round itself. unlike most, I get my best groups with Win 760 powder.

Between the wife and I, our CMs have taken a lot of deer and antelope. I feel I'm neglecting my faithful Model 70 Featherweight 270, (and a few other Winchesters), but damn that CM is impressive.
 
my cz 550 in 6.5x55 with n-560 runs 120 GR NOSLER AT OVER 3000 FPS+ WITH NO PRESSURE AND 140 GR NOSLERS AT 29OO FPS +, NOT BAD FOR A CARTIGE WELL OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.
 
Had a Remington 700 5r Magpul version topped with a Nightforce and sold it.

Currently have a 700 ADL in a Bell and Carlson converted to BDL with a Timney Trigger that is a pretty sweet shooter no problem with MOA or less with various ammo

Just bought a Bergara Premier Highlander. Trigger Tech Trigger, Grayboe Stock that on my first trip to the range clover leafed 5 rounds in a very tiny group. So far even more accurate that the 5R that I sold, and will only get better:D

So far every 6.5 I have owned above shoots very tight groups, but not really much better than my 2 7MM Rem Mags (Browning X Bolt Hells Canyon Long Range and early 90's Remington 700 BDL) but way easier on the recoil.
 
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