I've been a fan of Savage firearms for a long time ... lately , I'm taking a hard look at this 6.5 Creedmoore cartridge ... It's reported to have the recoil of a .243 and have the down-range trajectory of a .300 Winchester Magnum ,,, and that's pushing a 129 grain projectile... Wow . ya know ? 700 , maybe 800 yards , with a good 10X ... hmmm any of y'all have any experience with this round ? wonder what sort of barrell life one can expect ? I greatly appreciate all replys and will send ya a Christmas Card . Hillbilly.
Hmmmmm.... I hadn't read much about that particular cartridge, seems to be very interesting. Especially with the low recoil. I have a .300 Winmag target rifle, excellent rifle. Once I am dialed in I can hit a 12" space at a 1,000 yards. However, it is very heavy. 15lbs...... but that helps with the recoil a bit I suppose.
Wolverine that's BS ... ain't no way that rifle in your pic weighs that much . Go and take your BS somewhere else , and stop replying to my posts .
I must admit that I had never heard of the caliber until you mentioned it here. So I did a little research.After looking at hornadays ballistics charts,it seems that this caliber would make a better hunting rifle then a tack driver at long ranges. The ballistics are more in line with the .308,then a 300Win mag.At 400 yards the 6.5 is 25 inches low,where the 300 win mag would only be 15 inches low,and this is with the 300 shooting a 165 grain bullet. This is with both rifles being dead on at 200 yards. It's a interesting caliber to say the least,but IMO if your looking for a tack driver,I think that there are other calibers,that would be a better choice then the 6.5 Creedmore. If you decide to get the Creedmore I would be interested in hearing how it shoot's.
Thanks EmptyStringer for the reply & comment . I agree that other rifles / rounds would make a much better long-range gun , but the thing that got me intrested is that the Savage rifle chambered for the 6.5 Creedmore weighs-in under 7 lbs , but I'm looking at it real hard , the bbl is reg weight , but if I can find it in a bull bbl , that might make a 500 yarder out of it , maybe ? thanks again for the info / post , and I'll be talking more on this , not ready to buy right now .
Sir,you are most welcome,I think I forgot to mention. The Creedmore 6.5 will be a great caliber for a reloader.
please don't call me Sir , it makes me feel old , Dan will do , or hillbilly , as you prefer . I've done just about all my deer / bear hunting with a scoped Marlin 30-30. I've had it for a long time and I can down whatever I shoot at at , close or far , I never take a shot beyond 200 yards , even with a scope . I been sort of toying with the idea of varmit hunting > coyotes / fox . I've got a real fine .22 magnum bolt action with a Leoupold 4X scope that I have carried for years , struck more than a few matches with it , prolly just good luck , but I have a great deal of confidence in that rifle , meat in the stew pot & freezer , , ya know ? I remember one time years ago , aww , you prolly wouldn't believe me I never have been able to afford a long range quality rifle , don't know if I want to spend the $$$ to get outfitted on this 6.5 Creedmoore. a Leoupold 10X scope , and the ammo , even if as U say it's a good cartridge for re-loading , it's still an expensive round...but I am more concerned about a shot-out bbl more than anything else . Thanks for the reply , James , out in the sticks as we are , you in Wyoming , what do you hunt with ?
My first deer rifle was a 6.5 Italian WWII surplus rifle. In fact, it was the same model rifle that Oswald used to kill Kennedy. It was a sweet round that was very accurate.
I invite you to Colorado to weigh it yourself, and if I'm right you can pack it for me for the duration of the first rifle season. Mkay?
Oh I had wanted to acquire a Carcano.... but I can seem to find any (with all markings intact) for a doable price. Meh. Seems like the prices of most military surplus rifles have increased substantially.
Bought mine in 65 for $29.00. The problem was that I bought several hundred rounds of WWII surplus ammo. Just about 1 in 3 cartridges split inside the breech after it was fired. I'd have to pick the casings out with a pocket knife. But that round really packed a punch.
Oh, that is not good. I am yet to have any issues with WWII ammo. Iirc, Carcano rifles run about $500 these days.... meh.
I would if I could , if for nop other reason than to shut you up about it , but the rifle in the pic you gave was a composite stock and the bbl prolly was more than standard weight , but not a bull bbl , and it looks like a short chamber 2 me , so where's the weight ?
The stock weighs several pounds more than the standard composite stock.... shouldn't you be aware of this fact concerning the Choate stock? I thought you were an expert on the weight of target rifles?
