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New Rifle comparison, please help
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<blockquote data-quote="farout" data-source="post: 888221" data-attributes="member: 39061"><p>I use a 25-06 and a 6.5 Creedmoor and between the two, for a off the shelf rifle and off the shelf ammo, I give the nod to the 25-06. I use these two rifles for two different reasons. The 25-06 is my carry rifle for general hunting and blacktails across clearcuts. The Creed is for medium long range hunting and long range target shooting.</p><p></p><p>With medium for caliber bullets the 25-06 hits harder and shoots a lot flatter out to 400 yards and has less wind drift. Almost sounds crazy the way the short action 6.5's get played up these days but it is true. Things change a bit if you are using heavy for caliber high BC bullets for the Creed and the 260. But for the most part those bullets are not flat shooting, they are better at retained energy long range.</p><p></p><p>Matter of fact for off the shelf ammo in 6.5, I think a Remington 260 would be better than the Creedmoor. I see lots of 25-06 and 260 ammo in stores but don't think I have ever seen Creedmoor.</p><p></p><p>Of course a .257 Weatherby, or AI would be the ultimate, but I got the feeling that you were talking off the shelf ammo too.</p><p></p><p>Federal Ammunition has a great ballistics program that can be downloaded for free. It is great for making comparisons between calibers that Federal makes ammo for. The link is below. Try it and compare the 25-06 to the 260 and you will see what I mean.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.federalpremium.com/products/ballistic_app.aspx" target="_blank">Federal Premium Ammunition - Ballistics Application</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farout, post: 888221, member: 39061"] I use a 25-06 and a 6.5 Creedmoor and between the two, for a off the shelf rifle and off the shelf ammo, I give the nod to the 25-06. I use these two rifles for two different reasons. The 25-06 is my carry rifle for general hunting and blacktails across clearcuts. The Creed is for medium long range hunting and long range target shooting. With medium for caliber bullets the 25-06 hits harder and shoots a lot flatter out to 400 yards and has less wind drift. Almost sounds crazy the way the short action 6.5's get played up these days but it is true. Things change a bit if you are using heavy for caliber high BC bullets for the Creed and the 260. But for the most part those bullets are not flat shooting, they are better at retained energy long range. Matter of fact for off the shelf ammo in 6.5, I think a Remington 260 would be better than the Creedmoor. I see lots of 25-06 and 260 ammo in stores but don't think I have ever seen Creedmoor. Of course a .257 Weatherby, or AI would be the ultimate, but I got the feeling that you were talking off the shelf ammo too. Federal Ammunition has a great ballistics program that can be downloaded for free. It is great for making comparisons between calibers that Federal makes ammo for. The link is below. Try it and compare the 25-06 to the 260 and you will see what I mean. [url=http://www.federalpremium.com/products/ballistic_app.aspx]Federal Premium Ammunition - Ballistics Application[/url] [/QUOTE]
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