What am I missing?

[okrattler]

In fairness that could happen with any round. I know several guys that shoot them and they are really happy with them. I'll stick with my .260 as I don't have near enough hair for a man bun!!!

I know, I said the same thing when he asked me if he should keep shootin that thing. I've seen too many deer in a row drop in sight with that dang ol'.243 I can't believe I said keep shootin it. But I did.

He's killed a few with it since. They died on the spot or close to it.

[okrattler]

Just curious, how far was the shot and what bullet?

110 yards when he shot it. He was shootin that Hornady Superformance 129 grain SST bullet.

But he shot one the year after at probably 125 yards or so. Same bullet, different shot placement and it fell over right there. He hit that one in the neck. This season he shot one from 320 something and it only made it 50 yards or so. Same bullet on all three. The one this season he hit right in the shoulder.

[canny]

If I was the average Joe that wanted a single deer rifle that I could also take to the range and have fun with the 6.5 Creed would be my choice. I don’t own one nor have I shot one but know several folks that do. The low recoil, plentiful ammo, and inherent accuracy of the cartridge design are all great. But for me it is just not my cup of tea since I have much “better” options available and I reload for all of it.


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[Walker]

My son has one and it shoots lights out and decks whitetails right there with 129ssts. I would have preferred he get a 260 but the creedmore is too easy to get a hold of and there's not an eyelash bit of difference between to 2.

[okrattler]

I can't deny from what I've seen it's accurate out to 400 yards. Most definitely further, I just ain't shot it that far. Ammo is plentiful. It'll hammer coyotes and whatever else. I just don't know that I'll ever get one. But I won't say never. We all know how that goes.

My grandpa has a couple of them. And in my eyes he's the man so no way I'd bad mouth owning one. If it's good enough for him it would be for me.

[mkk]

I went to the Barnes 127LRX because the other bullets just seemed to just poke holes in them.


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[okrattler]

I went to the Barnes 127LRX because the other bullets just seemed to just poke holes in them.


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That's kinda what I was figuring happened on that first one he shot. Probably the others too but I've noticed there ain't many cartridges that ain't good for a neck shot. There's a lot of important stuff in that sucker.

[Brute Killer]

I like the SSTs for deer.
Although there is a small entry and no exit, the deer I have seen shot with them don't make it out of their standing tracks.

[SaltwaterSlick]

A solution for a problem that did not exist and had been solved more than 50 years ago...

[imyomama]

the point... you're missing the point .. 6.5 creed is popular because it is designed to fit in a short action with a long , high bc bullet in a tight twist design gun.. same goes for 6 creed which many even prefer as lesser recoil lets you spot your own hits in matches.. compared to a 243 .. same caliber , 243 actually has a bigger gas tank , but 243 unless custom built have lower twist and can't fit in a magazine should you load a long high bc bullet ... so a non custom built 6 creed will spank a non custom built 243 at distances.. up close it doesn't matter...

take 2 novices with equal basic skills at 600 yards with some cross wind , one with a 6.5 creed , one with a 308 ... the guy with the 6.5 should hit the target more consistently.. it's just physics

i have 2 RPR's one in 308, one in 260 ... and my personal 730 yard rifle range .. you have to work the 308 to get tight groups at 730 ... the 260... 4" groups all day with boring consistency..

and it's not that my 308 doesn't shoot good , i've done .67 of an inch at 400 with it , but at longer range .. better bc takes over every time...

[Matt_C]

I built a 260 Rem after a wad o people said I should go with 6.5CM because of ammo availability.
What ammo availability! Lol!
I hand load and have lots of components.

Yep....

[huntandfishguy6]

I will stick with my 308.

[Jon B]

Yes, most folks missed the 260 REM because Remington stinks at advertising

I have had one for years in a Ruger 77 MK2. That round can do some impressive stuff.

[Leon County Slayer]

.300 savage and .308 are all I’ll ever need. Not sure why folks bash the 6.5 even if it is the next popular round though. It’s gotta work if we can kill with arrowheads still. The targets haven’t changed or morphed into metal robots yet lest many forget.

[PondPopper]

A solution for a problem that did not exist and had been solved more than 50 years ago...

This right here sums it up very well^^^
But it is a decent cartridge with a catchy name and low recoil.(sounds cool)
It seems MANY these days are soft when it comes to recoil. I'm sure seeing ALOT of muzzle breaks on rifles these days, even on calibers that have never been known to have much recoil.