Well what caliber are you choosing and why. I went with 6.5 cm but wondering if 308 would be a better choice due to availability of brass etc..
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Well what caliber are you choosing and why. I went with 6.5 cm but wondering if 308 would be a better choice due to availability of brass etc..
I chose .308 for that reason.
I've ordered mine with a 18.5" 308 barrel and 22" 6.5CM barrel.
Same I went 308
What grain bullet do you think will shoot the best for 308
All around choice, I choose 168. But I also shoot 150, 175, and 180.
175-190 if you plan on shooting past 700-800. Can't go wrong with 175 SMK or 178 AMAX.Originally Posted by mic1076
I just ordered a 6.5 Creed because I wanted one.
Have a 30.06 so wouldn't gain anything in a hunting gun going with a 308 as far as availability of brass or bullet choice.
As an overall hunting rifle, I'd 1st chose 308 because of bullet weight selection and availibility of ammo. If you just want to plink, cheap ammo is easy to find and for hunting loads you can load from 110 to 220 grn.
However, the 162 gr A-max/BTSP bullets from a 7mm-08 would be a great choice as well.....if you go below 7mm/.284 caliber, you are pretty much limited to 140 gr or less. IMO,this limits to some extent which
species you should be hunting with it.
Ya I'm almost thinking switching it to .308. The difference in accuracy and ballistic coefficient between 6.5 and 30 cal is probably pretty negligible
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