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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Whatever you are comfortable with and good with. Big game I would rather have my 338winmag as I know my 1st shot is going to do the job even at 600 yards my max distance as not young anymore
Farnam’s Usual ‘Best”.
Basically a lead into a SEVERELY OVERPRICED $9,000.00 rifle ad…. I’ll stick with the Ruger Precision rifle. It too, can be had in the 6.5 Creedmore. I still prefer the .308.
This article sucks what a waste of time.
I have a .300 WM. It is a Colt Sauer rifle built in the 1980’s. The barrel is perfect and with my reloads I can hold 3 shot groups that you can cover with a fingernail. I have never had the opportunity or have a place to go really long but I am confident that this rifle, with a competent long range shooter, will out perform that $9k rifle. When I purchased this new, it was about $900 with the scope. Now it would cost close to $3k. Still, putting 190 gr rounds downrange at 3000 fps vs 140 gr… Read more »
I’d prefer to have a round that takes a .300 BLK and neck it down to 6.5 or even .243 calibur. That way all people need is a barrel change