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sale me on the 6.5 creedmore
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<blockquote data-quote="Maris Piper" data-source="post: 2031451" data-attributes="member: 112550"><p>I think folk get too worked up about this, and start comparing it with all sorts of rounds that aren't in the same category.</p><p></p><p>The fact is that it is a short action, standard bolt face 6.5 that is accurate, light recoiling, gives good barrel life and can handle modern high BC bullets. 6.5 x 47 Lapua is very similar, as is 260 Remington, though the latter doesn't accommodate longer bullets quite as well as the first two. The 6.5 x 55 Swedish is not a short action cartridge and is 130 years old so can't be loaded to the same pressure that the more modern cartridges are - so doesn't offer any better performance. They all work however, and for hunting the deer won't know the difference.</p><p></p><p>The fact that the Creedmoor is popular is a good thing, in that ammunition is available pretty much everywhere. If you reload then that may be less important.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maris Piper, post: 2031451, member: 112550"] I think folk get too worked up about this, and start comparing it with all sorts of rounds that aren't in the same category. The fact is that it is a short action, standard bolt face 6.5 that is accurate, light recoiling, gives good barrel life and can handle modern high BC bullets. 6.5 x 47 Lapua is very similar, as is 260 Remington, though the latter doesn't accommodate longer bullets quite as well as the first two. The 6.5 x 55 Swedish is not a short action cartridge and is 130 years old so can't be loaded to the same pressure that the more modern cartridges are - so doesn't offer any better performance. They all work however, and for hunting the deer won't know the difference. The fact that the Creedmoor is popular is a good thing, in that ammunition is available pretty much everywhere. If you reload then that may be less important. [/QUOTE]
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