Maybe I don’t hate the 6.5 CM

[Lnewton]

So, I have had a long term aversion to owning a 6.5 creedmoor but decided to give one a try. I trade for an almost new Bergara B14 Ridge. This rifle is well balanced and well put together as I would expect from Bergara. Mounted my Vortex Viper 4-16x44 HS LR and headed to the range after a quick bore sight. Took a few to dial it in but after 20 rounds, I am really overall impressed. Low recoil, tight groups, the trigger is amazing and it was just a pleasure to shoot from the bench. I have been a .308/30-06 fan for my whole life. I may have found my new favorite.

 

[Mark37082]

Oh no! You can probably borrow BB's detachable man bun if you need it.

 

[KurtB]

Back in the years when you had ammo choices, I bought a box of Berger Ammo with 135 classics loaded in lapua brass for $28. First 3 went half inch. Adjusted scope, chronographed another tight group. Then shot the remaining 14 rounds out to 500 yards banging steel all the way out. It was so easy.

 

[xsn10s]

I'm thinking of getting an EV car . Hey enjoy your rifle. It's 6.5x55 Swede ballistics in a short action. Fine performance sans the hype.

 

[bamban]

Grabbed this from the errornet.

 

[Lnewton]

Grabbed this from the errornet.

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Thats hillarious! I will still own .308/30-06/.270/243&300 win mag so all is not committed. Just really impressed with this round so now I can't figure out why so much hate. I know it isn't the long range gun that the man bun crowd touts it to be but pretty impressive nonetheless!

 

[Lnewton]

Back in the years when you had ammo choices, I bought a box of Berger Ammo with 135 classics loaded in lapua brass for $28. First 3 went half inch. Adjusted scope, chronographed another tight group. Then shot the remaining 14 rounds out to 500 yards banging steel all the way out. It was so easy.

I put 3 in the same hole at 100 yards. It really is a well balanced rifle in what appears to be a really good caliber for certain applications

 

[Lnewton]

This is it:

 

[LongWalker]

Just got back from the range doing final dope out to 800. Savage LWH action in an accustock with a BSF 22" CF tube. Berger 140 EH at 2919 running half moa all the way out. The cartridge is crazy easy to tune.

 

[Chase723]

No need to be ashamed. It's a pretty good, utilitarian little round. It's not made of unicorn farts but it's easy to load for, has ok barrel life, pretty minimal recoil even in a light rifle, does well in a shorter barrel, has lots of excellent component options, and has decent terminal performance when used in the right application. Nothing to hate really.

 

[Montana'eer]

It's a good cartridge. Easy to shoot, reload, find supplies for. I've got one in the safe.

 

[Plinker147]

Funny how it's at the heels of a 6.5-06 and 6.5-284 any they are great cartiridges and the 6.5 creedmore isn't??***! I like them

 

[mongo4567]

Been shooting the 6.5 Swede forever for the same reason, started with old Swedish Mausers.

 

[bamban]

I put 3 in the same hole at 100 yards. It really is a well balanced rifle in what appears to be a really good caliber for certain applications

I have the reamer, chambered a few barrels for friends, never did one for me.