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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaJack" data-source="post: 1987274" data-attributes="member: 25389"><p>I bought a 6.5 Creedmoor, sorry 6.5CM haters, in a Howa 1500. Contacted Howa & ordered a youth stock for it. They were very responsive and helpful. My twelve year old grand daughter bagged her first deer with it. My 10-12 year old grandkids all shoot it with out fear of excess recoil. I'm loading 135 Gr Berger Classic Hunter bullets using H-4350 powder and getting sub-minute accuracy out of a $600 rifle. There are some good looking Weatherby Vanguards, essentially Howa 1500's, the look mighty fine. I was always a 243 or 6mm fan for a kids starter hunting rifle, but the 6.5 Creedmoor changed that. 26 cal is more effective at longer distances than the 24 cal options. Sorry 243 and 6 mm, you're now considered varmint rifles in my safe. I was put off by the 6.5 CM hype, but I also have a Diamondback AR10 that also shoots sub-minute accuracy. The 6.5 CM & promotion caught my eye. Obviously, the 6.5-55 owners have known about low recoil 6.5's and are probably chuckling. I absolutely wouldn't use the 6.5 CM, or any 6.5 round for elk & larger. Go with the 308 or 7MM-08 if the rifle will be used to hunt elk. Current bullet technology has been a game changer. Look how the 264 Win Mag flamed out back in the 60's. Now even it is back in vouge!! However, still not a fan of anything less than 27 caliber for elk & larger. Need 1500 ft-lb of energy or more at impact distance to put down the larger game. 6.5 is a good deer gun. Just sayin!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaJack, post: 1987274, member: 25389"] I bought a 6.5 Creedmoor, sorry 6.5CM haters, in a Howa 1500. Contacted Howa & ordered a youth stock for it. They were very responsive and helpful. My twelve year old grand daughter bagged her first deer with it. My 10-12 year old grandkids all shoot it with out fear of excess recoil. I'm loading 135 Gr Berger Classic Hunter bullets using H-4350 powder and getting sub-minute accuracy out of a $600 rifle. There are some good looking Weatherby Vanguards, essentially Howa 1500's, the look mighty fine. I was always a 243 or 6mm fan for a kids starter hunting rifle, but the 6.5 Creedmoor changed that. 26 cal is more effective at longer distances than the 24 cal options. Sorry 243 and 6 mm, you're now considered varmint rifles in my safe. I was put off by the 6.5 CM hype, but I also have a Diamondback AR10 that also shoots sub-minute accuracy. The 6.5 CM & promotion caught my eye. Obviously, the 6.5-55 owners have known about low recoil 6.5's and are probably chuckling. I absolutely wouldn't use the 6.5 CM, or any 6.5 round for elk & larger. Go with the 308 or 7MM-08 if the rifle will be used to hunt elk. Current bullet technology has been a game changer. Look how the 264 Win Mag flamed out back in the 60's. Now even it is back in vouge!! However, still not a fan of anything less than 27 caliber for elk & larger. Need 1500 ft-lb of energy or more at impact distance to put down the larger game. 6.5 is a good deer gun. Just sayin!!! [/QUOTE]
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