By John Farnam
Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- 6.5 Creedmoor, the new 300WM?
Friends tell me that the 6.5 Creedmoor’s superiority as a serious, long-range cartridge is becoming generally accepted by the military sniper community.
The cartridge is very usable out to 1400m and is not nearly affected by wind as are thirty-caliber bullets.
6.5 Creedmoor Ammo
Currently, you can buy a box of twenty 6.5 Creedmoor cartridges for $25.00, and most major manufacturers are making their own version. It comes out to $1.25/round
It’s a long, skinny 140gr bullet at just under 3k f/s.
On a bolt-gun from Accuracy International, and other important manufacturers, most serious users are selecting a 5x to 25x scope from S&B or Vortex. The whole package, w/bipod, will run around 9k.
The foregoing represents sniping’s current trend.
Stay tuned its a brave new world ahead!
/John
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Bullsh*t misleading nonsense. Chalk this up to WORTHLESS
I had to be a jerk, but I hope Mr. Farnam’s counseling and training is better than his writing. An opinion with nothing to back it up is next to useless, but unfortunately on the internet these days that is part for the course. As for as the round itself, I have not had the pleasure of shooting it, but several friends love it and love shooting it. Ballistically it is hard to argue with, but I agree with the previous poster about the end use dictating your use. If your shooting a hundred rounds in a day at a… Read more »
Check the ballistics on the 6.5 Creedmore and the .260 Remington with the 140 grain bullet. They are nearly identical. Where is the big difference?
I have both 300 Win Mag and 6.5 Creedmoore rifles in bolt action custom built rifles. The 6.5 is a really nice shooter with much less recoil and is just as accurate as my 300, but if you are to use them for anything that you want to stop at a considerable range,(real live threats), I would take the .300 with 212 gr. Hornady ELD-M bullets any day.
Where’s the rest of the article?
This article says absolutely nothing, what’s the point .
It’s missing the who ,what , and why. Better information than what was given. Is needed