6.5 Creedmor- the Holy Grail?

[lowdowndirtybugger]

You are correct in your thoughts. They lost those bulls because they believed the media hype about the 6.5CM. They watched the idiots on YouTube and on the hunting shows that through the magic of editing, seem to never miss, and never make a bad shot. They heard all the bullsh!t stories about how it has mystical powers and, and how the military is adopting it, and how it's "just as good as the .300 WinMag" (that's not a joke, I've actually heard someone say that) .

Hope they learned their lessons, and don't fall for the same BS hype with the 6.5 PRC and .300 PRC.

Hornady was advertising that the 6.5 cm was superior to the 300wm.
That started an entire culture of missinformation

 

[newmexkid]

Where you don't have as much leeway on an elk is bullet construction, it takes a tough bullet to plow through all that flesh and bone. A lightly constructed bullet is asking for trouble in my opinion, especially in a smaller round like the 6.5 creedmoor. I don't doubt that the creedmoor is adequate for elk if the right bullet is used, but if I were using it it would be stoked with something like a 140 partition, accubond, TTSX, etc. It wouldn't be a Berger or Hornady ELD-X.

Finally!! Using a bullet meant for heavy game instead of using a bullet you can use on heavy game!!

 

[hunter67wa]

everything is true on the internet. its a French model

 

[GmAn1]

I gotta disagree with most comments here. It all comes down to a hunter that is competent. Notice I did not say confident!.
At the end of every hunt with the 300 win mag, 7mm magnum and/or 45/70. Every large caliber hunter throws away pounds and pounds of blood shot meat. To what purpose I ask!? It's no more of a waste than the guy who shot a bad shot and lost the wounded elk. It's all about getting the bullet in the kill zone and all your equipment will not do that without proper training. For those 4 who lost the elk. Im sorry to hear it. But next time be more prepared, bring along a black light flashlight and wait till evening to find blood if you have to. Knock small calibers all you want but at the end of the day I prefer to make a good shot and I prefer not to waste meat. God Bless you all.
I am adding to this comment to apologize for the typho. I meant to spell God Bless you all.
But while im here I wanted to also mention that I like this thread because I joined the CM revolt. I really enjoy my CM I have not taken any game with it but at the moment I have will continue to use my .243 win as it has not let me down in the past years. Hornady 95gr SST will do the job, and has done a great job at it. All comes down to are you competent enough to put the bullet in the kill zone?

 

[340Wby-4-everything]

Great comments all. Not a creedmore fan. Another caliber, not needed and agree with many of you that the media and pro hunters/shooters have hyped it up so much that Joe new hunter thinks he can buy one and go kill elk at 1000yds. **** shame. I have 17 elk to my name and have taken 2 with a 264 win mag, 140 berger both 150yds one drt, one went 100yds, both clean and right behind the shoulder. 1 with 300wby 280yds 165 hornady interbond, drt. Other 14 with 340 wby 200gr horn interbond no substitute for size and speed. 12 dead before they hit the ground from 100-505yds. One cow, 400yds - shooter error. Couple inches too far back and 1/4 mile+ for follow up finishing shot. Last one, 270yds 362class bull quartering, took out 4 ribs from the right side with a softball sized hole, ribs turned the bullet, thru both lungs and broke the left shoulder dropping him right there. But, he got up and went 60- 80 yds walking as though he'd never been touched. Sporadic brush did not offer another shot and as it turned out he was a dead bull walking. Take from that what you will, but they are tough animals that deserve our respect. So, use enough gun with good bullets and practice till you are very proficient, otherwise stick with shooting paper or steel. Any fool that thinks a CM or any othe 6.5 is as good as a 300 win or any other super mag, should not be hunting imho.

 

[raider1v1]

some interesting info here. i like the 6.5 creed, but not for hunting. makes me glad that i chose a .270 for a 'short range' deer rifle!

 

[wolff]

Just to add my $.02 in the mix. I witnessed a friend take 6x6 bulls at 934 yards with a 6.5 shooting 143 ELD X with one shot this year in Idaho. My hunting party help him pack it out. He recovered the bullet on the opposite side against the hide, I examined the bullet and can say it expanded down to the ogive.

 

[BamaBoy9]

I know I am going to get a bunch of flack for posting this, but....

In a recent conversation with a friend of mine, who has a grand slam of sheep on his bedroom wall, and a super slam of the rest of the game animals in North America less a barren ground caribou, I was told during a conversation about accurate smaller caliber rounds that he has four friends, who this year each lost mature elk bulls each with a 140 grain bullet reasonable well placed from a 6.5 Creedmor.
This cartridge, to me, seems to have the ability in many of its proponents minds to be the holy grail of all cartridge designs. It is sad when common sense is put back in the gun locker when any of us take to the woods with a weapon that doesn't really fill the bill for the game we hunt, when we know we have the horsepower in the locker to do the job properly.
Elmer Keith who we all know loved the .270 Winchester. But his favorite for hunting and guiding for elk is reported to be the .375 H&H. He also loved the .338 Win Mag.
Dead is Dead, but wounded is usually also dead but with a heavy dose of suffering to go with it.
I own a .338 Win Mag and have made it a point to be able to shoot it comfortably. I also own 2 25-06's and 3 .243's. I use the latter to plink, for my grandchildren to shoot deer, and for just a fun day on the range. When the hunt is on for me and as a back up it is 7mm Rem Mag, 7mm Exact or .338 Win Mag. Common sense to see that Dead is Dead when I pull the trigger on something worth shooting.

Luckily or unluckily not a big problem here in Alabama my longest shot is a 100 yards , usually about 40 so my 12 gauge or my bow in hand . I do shoot my 6.5cm for long range target if I am lucky enough to draw a big game tag out of state my thoughts are go for overkill and take my 338 wm or 300wsm don't want to be the guy with the one that got away story

 

[Edd]

I must be slow. 7 pages of comments and I'm still wondering what a reasonable well placed bullet is. Once I learn what that is, I will be wondering how they know it was placed there.

 

[cynicrit]

Oh for the days when cartridges stayed where they belong. The Creedmores were invented for punching lots of paper at long distances. That's where they belong. Pushing beyond the envelope of your cartridge/ rifle/personal attributes doesn't make you an Olympian. It makes you foolish.

 

[adam32]

Every large caliber hunter throws away pounds and pounds of blood shot meat.

That's simply untrue.

 

[Mdvjrp93]

I have a brother in law that is trying to draw tags for New Mexico. He is planning to take a 6.5CM. I have offered him my 7mm rum but he thinks the 6.5 is good enough. As far as the choice of hunting Elk with a 6.5CM and blaming the rifle or bullet is like say it is the guns fault in a mas shooting. Both have a common factor human error. I'll try to talking him out of using it but I doubt he will listen.

 

[Bullseye]

Hornady was advertising that the 6.5 cm was superior to the 300wm.
That started an entire culture of missinformation

Really? Where? Please be specific.

 

[Mdvjrp93]

That's simply untrue.

on a 800 pound animal that's not a problem. losing 800 pounds now that is a problem.