6.5 Creedmor- the Holy Grail?
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nmbarta
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I knew my parenting skills would get beat on for that joke. No worries, he grew up on a 260 and has done most of his killing with a 280ai. He shoot's competition pistol, trap, skeet, and sporting clays. He just thought that the 6.5 creemoor was something that it wasn't, when I explained that the 260 he grew up with was the same, he made his own choice. Thanks for your concern though, he's good to go.
WildRose
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60'? No problem. If he gets within 20 thought I'd be dropping the rifle and reaching for the .41RM
FIGJAM
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This was exactly my experience - my dad is a city boy who married a country girl. He doesn't hunt or shoot, but my mom's side of the family lived for it and got me hooked. When i was 9 I was tagging along on an elk hunt with them, mostly to ride the horses and my dumb*ss uncle talked me into shooting his 300 win mag. Didn't even have the decency to show me the proper way to hold the gun. Of course I scoped myself and busted my eye open. He laughed (he was a real *sshat like that, we don't really talk anymore
As a 9 year old and a young teenager that experience really messed my shooting up. I had to spend HOURs shooting with a 22, then a 223, 243 then a 270 etc. to get rid of my flinch. It took a few years, and a lot of trigger time, but finally got rid of the flinch.
WildRose
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This was exactly my experience - my dad is a city boy who married a country girl. He doesn't hunt or shoot, but my mom's side of the family lived for it and got me hooked. When i was 9 I was tagging along on an elk hunt with them, mostly to ride the horses and my dumb*ss uncle talked me into shooting his 300 win mag. Didn't even have the decency to show me the proper way to hold the gun. Of course I scoped myself and busted my eye open. He laughed (he was a real *sshat like that, we don't really talk anymore
For me it was a 7RM shootin 180gr Nosler Partitions.
The first shot was standing resting on a tree, same result although it almost knocked me on my butt.
They then made me get up and run a whole box through it.
I was about the same age.
Never shot anything bigger than the .243 after that until I was I think 16 and got a 7RM for my birthday.
It took me many years to get over that flinch. If I did nothing else I was wanting to, by reflex, Throw my head back to avoid getting scoped and tended not to pull it in tight which of course only made the problem worse.
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Not really, every American should be royally ****ed at him today. I refrain from bringing politics into anything but my bloods about to boil over so screw it.
Anyway,
I'm just not seeing that many people here thinking these crazy nonsense things about the CM.
It's 2 camps:
1.CM is useful but has limits like many other cartridges
2. We hate creedmoor because everyone thinks it's perfect
Live in Alaska and hunting lots of game!!! Rule of thumb in Alaska is 30 caliber and bigger!!! Lots of big animals up here, and you could have a run in with a Grizz or brown bear and I would rather be over gunned than under gunned!!! 6.5 Creedmoor is a great round, just for certain animals in my hunting trips!!!
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I can't wait to hunt in Alaska. In general I'm a "take what you're comfortable with within limits" type but for that trip I would have to fall in the buy something bigger if you don't have it lol
WR I can not argue with you just going by what I have seen. I do not have your expeirence though as I have only helped a few shooters by comparison. One guy I know for sure though did get scared by a magnum. Another friend I don't know his history well enough but I believe he flinches with everything. He also believes a 3 inch 100yd group is accurate enough. This year his flinching caught up with him and he shot the hind end out of his deer. Before he would get lucky and aim at the chest and hit the head or neck no matter how it was positioned pure luck. Things might be worse now he got an idiot ring from his 6.5x55 last fall. You know that feeling where you want to laugh but have to show concern I was there.
Speaking of the 6.5x55 I mean the original 6.5CM.
Speaking of the 6.5x55 I mean the original 6.5CM.
If he ****ed somebody off, he must have done something right as that is the case for the liberals regardless.
As far as ...
1. No argument there! But this is what this site is about ... pushing the boundaries/limits.
2. I personally do not know anybody that claims it's perfect and even if someone did, it is up to you to draw your own conclusion. As with Trump, hating the Creedmoor's success or its strong following is not the answer.
Like it or not, it's creativity and innovation like this that generates success, and Hornady and their collaborative efforts with their partners capitalized on it and their return on investments are many folds.
Cheers!
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If something "right" is a 90 day clock to turning legal gun owners into felons... sure.
More Gun control and illegal ATF power ain't "right" in my book though.
You seem to think I am anti CM and my post came from exactly the opposite POV. I quite liked mine, I don't have one anymore but the one I did own was a sharp little rifle. Further I own one of Hornadys newest hated calibers
If something "right" is a 90 day clock to turning legal gun owners into felons... sure.
More Gun control and illegal ATF power ain't "right" in my book though.
You seem to think I am anti CM and my post came from exactly the opposite POV. I quite liked mine, I don't have one anymore but the one I did own was a sharp little rifle. Further I own one of Hornadys newest hated calibers
My bad, if I misconstrued your post ... I missed your 2 camp verbiage.
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No worries I did a poor job formatting it.
