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6.5mm Creedmore

22 Jan 2012
@ 04:59 pm (GMT)

jonathan scott

What is 6.5mm Creedmore and what's it like?

I see some talk on US forums of people starting to load it because it's a short action round with flat trajectory and accuracy.

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23 Jan 2012
@ 03:17 pm (GMT)

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Nathan Foster

Re: 6.5mm Creedmore

Hi Jonathan, there is plenty of info on the net about the 6.5 Creedmoor for sure.

In essence, the Creedmoor is perhaps best described as a factory ammo users cartridge as Hornady furnish ready to go loads with A-Max bullets. These loads duplicate what hand loaders are able to achieve with the .260 or 6.5x55.

The Creedmoor is a match/competition cartridge first and foremost. For those who hunt lighter medium game at semi long ranges, the Creedmoor with factory ammo or hand loads is a fine choice, the 140 grain A-Max having excellent wounding potential out to ranges of around 650 yards.

A hand loader trading in a 6.5x55 or .260 Rem for Creedmore would be more than a little dissapointed if looking for any improvements. All three cartridges are similar, the only differences in velocity being due to bore to bore tolerance variations.

I tricked up a 1908 Swede a while back. The client recently sent me a picture of a group shot with the rifle at 100 yards. The old Swede's never cease to amaze me.