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<blockquote data-quote="JuddL" data-source="post: 2311071" data-attributes="member: 110787"><p>My last three hunting builds were 6 Creedmoor, 6.5 saum and 300wsm. </p><p></p><p>I am a 6mm guy from shooting long range benchrest stuff and I had a fair amount of components…oh and I like short barrels. The 6br variants are king but need a longer barrel in my opinion. The Creedmoor gave me the speed (2975 currently with 105 hybrids, still should speed up a bit) with the shorter handier rig. I hate the Creedmoor persona and the end all be all opinion that the Internet tough guy gives it but truth is…it really is an efficient round that's accurate. </p><p></p><p>The other two were purpose driven. I had a 16" 6.5 saum. That thing was handier than a pocket on a shirt but it lost a lot of speed being so short. I settled on a 123 scenar at 3050. That rifle killed three animals while I owned it (me 2 and a buddy 1) and I nicknamed it Nasty. One of my hunting buddies bugged and bugged me until I sold it to him. I will build another but likely will be built around the 156 and will have a 20-22" barrel. </p><p></p><p>The wsm is my newest and I built it for a trophy Axis hunt I have scheduled for next June. It's a 23" barrel and currently running 3260 with 155 scenars. Doesn't kick too bad but I am not sure that I'll like the 180's that I plan to work up a load for bigger animals. It's got 22 rounds on it and I stumbled across a load with N550 that's shooting dots. It's shooting good enough that friends are telling me I'm stupid to even continue load development….I'm a bit concerned with how long the primers pockets will last, so I'm going to slow it down a little and see if it'll shoot. </p><p></p><p>I say all of this to tell you…if I had to pick just one, it would be the 6.5 saum. </p><p></p><p>Good luck and enjoy the journey!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JuddL, post: 2311071, member: 110787"] My last three hunting builds were 6 Creedmoor, 6.5 saum and 300wsm. I am a 6mm guy from shooting long range benchrest stuff and I had a fair amount of components…oh and I like short barrels. The 6br variants are king but need a longer barrel in my opinion. The Creedmoor gave me the speed (2975 currently with 105 hybrids, still should speed up a bit) with the shorter handier rig. I hate the Creedmoor persona and the end all be all opinion that the Internet tough guy gives it but truth is…it really is an efficient round that’s accurate. The other two were purpose driven. I had a 16” 6.5 saum. That thing was handier than a pocket on a shirt but it lost a lot of speed being so short. I settled on a 123 scenar at 3050. That rifle killed three animals while I owned it (me 2 and a buddy 1) and I nicknamed it Nasty. One of my hunting buddies bugged and bugged me until I sold it to him. I will build another but likely will be built around the 156 and will have a 20-22” barrel. The wsm is my newest and I built it for a trophy Axis hunt I have scheduled for next June. It’s a 23” barrel and currently running 3260 with 155 scenars. Doesn’t kick too bad but I am not sure that I’ll like the 180’s that I plan to work up a load for bigger animals. It’s got 22 rounds on it and I stumbled across a load with N550 that’s shooting dots. It’s shooting good enough that friends are telling me I’m stupid to even continue load development….I’m a bit concerned with how long the primers pockets will last, so I’m going to slow it down a little and see if it’ll shoot. I say all of this to tell you…if I had to pick just one, it would be the 6.5 saum. Good luck and enjoy the journey! [/QUOTE]
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