22 Creedmoor- anyone have one?
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I've used a 22-243 Middlestead for a few decades which is pretty much a ballistic twin. Good cartridge. - dan
Just recently started on one. I got an IBI prefit 22” and spun it on a blueprinted rem 700. About 100 rounds in and it’s starting to settled. Im still getting the odd flyer in 5 round groups bringing it to 0.8-1moa but the rest fall into close to one hole. 75 gr elds and imr4350 getting me 3350fps. Going to experiment with the 80s and slow it down a little i think. Primarily a coyote hunting rig.
Dorian Gray
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https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/223-for-bear-mountain-goat-deer-elk-and-moose.130488/
This thread is incredibly eye opening as to what a 22 cal centerfire rifle can do with the right bullets. Might take a month to read but it's worth it.
Putting pin-holes through large game is never a great idea; too much potential for failure. What can be done is not always what should be done.
I would not be surprised to see a .17 creed in development. Maybe with bullets that look like knitting needles. LOL
IMO the 6,5 Creed was a redundant cartridge from the day it was conceived; 260 our performed it with light bullets and the ancient Swede out performed it with bullets over 140 gr.
That being said, their real bright shining star is the 6mm version. Good for deer and a heck of a varmint cartridge.
Tell me you haven’t looked at the Rokslide thread without telling me you haven’t looked at the Rokslide thread….
If by “pinhole” you mean holes you can put your closed fist through, then yeah, it is never a good idea for the recipient of the bullet.
Once all the hype and the lore gets sorted out the truth will come out.
When the 6.5 came out, even before they were readily available; before anyone even had a chance to see it in action stories of shooting flat out to increasable distances, and it's prowess as a long range deer and elk rifle out to 1500. Good enough round but you don't here any super bullet fables anymore.
Marketers will market.
I'm holding out for the .17 Creedmoor stopping rifle; take that bit*h to Africa all day long!!!
Well to be fair, I own zero 22 Creeds. But I have killed literal tons of animals with a 223 AI. The 88 ELD m when spun appropriately fast will bore holes 2” in diameter for distances measured in feet, and leaves a wound channel that is indistinguishable from wound channels made with controlled expansion premium bullets from much larger cartridges… Hardly a “pinhole”.
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All these 22’s that are flying at very fast speeds to me are very interesting..one day I’ll get something made in the 22-243…22-284 ..it seems to fun to me with these ultra fast calibres
It's pretty crazy to see what guys are doing with the good old .223 Rem and 77gr Tipped Matchkings. It's not a "big game" cartridge by any stretch, and the TMKs are not designed for use on game, yet there's like 5000 replies and photos of utter destruction on game small and large.
I mean, I wouldn't do it, but someone is bound to. And in this case it's a lot of someones and the result speak for themselves.
I have been contemplating a 22CM but I already have a 6mm CM and can't really see any advantage that the 22cm would bring to the table, mine shoots everything from 87gr to 112gr very good, the only downfall is that it weights 19.2 lbs so strictly a bench rest gun but a real joy to shoot and easy to load for
