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Is the 6.5 creedmoor the new 30/30?
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<blockquote data-quote="Raymond3" data-source="post: 2918771" data-attributes="member: 121417"><p>Here is another reason that I think that the 6.5 CM will last a long time: I know of about 26 young shooters that will be getting one in the future. </p><p></p><p>At this stage of my life, i am closely looking at all my guns to decide if I should keep them or not based on whether or not they are practical for grandchildren. (number 26 on the way). Of course, there are a couple old timers that I won't part with during my lifetime. So, gone are the 416 Rem. all the 375 H&Hs, most of the 338 Win Mags except my favorite elk rifle, and many more. They went along with all the 44 and 41 mag revolvers. When my children were young, they all shot 30-06s which were downloaded until they had many years of practice and could easily handle the recoil. We took many game animals over 40 years with those rifles. No matter what we hunted, the good ole '06 did the job quite handily. </p><p></p><p>I like guns. So, over that time, we had 280 rem, 308, 300 Savage, 264 Win Mag, 260 Rem, 7mm Rem Mag, 30-30, 223, 35 Rem, and others, but always seemed to like the accuracy performance and knock down dependability of the 30-06. </p><p></p><p>Now, however, with so many youngsters coming up, and their dads not having the time to reload like I did, I realize that that grand old cartridge is not what I want to pass on willy-nilly to youngsters. Especially the girls. Enter the 6.5 Creedmoor. Being suspicious of hype, i have sure taken my time for years considering the cartridge. The low recoil is of course highly desirable, and no doubt accurate, but....will it effectively get the job done in the field on deer, antelope and hog size game? That was my main question. Well, I have to admit after hunting some rather heavy hogs here in California (being way tougher than deer) I am convinced that at ranges up to at least 300 yards (and probably more), with well made bullets and decent shot placement, the 6.5 Creedmoor is indeed effective. </p><p></p><p>So, I have decided to focus on the 6.5 CM as my preferred gift to grandchildren (mostly for their 18th birthday). Hopefully, it will be around I think that it deserves to be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raymond3, post: 2918771, member: 121417"] Here is another reason that I think that the 6.5 CM will last a long time: I know of about 26 young shooters that will be getting one in the future. At this stage of my life, i am closely looking at all my guns to decide if I should keep them or not based on whether or not they are practical for grandchildren. (number 26 on the way). Of course, there are a couple old timers that I won't part with during my lifetime. So, gone are the 416 Rem. all the 375 H&Hs, most of the 338 Win Mags except my favorite elk rifle, and many more. They went along with all the 44 and 41 mag revolvers. When my children were young, they all shot 30-06s which were downloaded until they had many years of practice and could easily handle the recoil. We took many game animals over 40 years with those rifles. No matter what we hunted, the good ole '06 did the job quite handily. I like guns. So, over that time, we had 280 rem, 308, 300 Savage, 264 Win Mag, 260 Rem, 7mm Rem Mag, 30-30, 223, 35 Rem, and others, but always seemed to like the accuracy performance and knock down dependability of the 30-06. Now, however, with so many youngsters coming up, and their dads not having the time to reload like I did, I realize that that grand old cartridge is not what I want to pass on willy-nilly to youngsters. Especially the girls. Enter the 6.5 Creedmoor. Being suspicious of hype, i have sure taken my time for years considering the cartridge. The low recoil is of course highly desirable, and no doubt accurate, but....will it effectively get the job done in the field on deer, antelope and hog size game? That was my main question. Well, I have to admit after hunting some rather heavy hogs here in California (being way tougher than deer) I am convinced that at ranges up to at least 300 yards (and probably more), with well made bullets and decent shot placement, the 6.5 Creedmoor is indeed effective. So, I have decided to focus on the 6.5 CM as my preferred gift to grandchildren (mostly for their 18th birthday). Hopefully, it will be around I think that it deserves to be. [/QUOTE]
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