6.5 Creedmoor for hunting ?

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Hi everyone,

Got myself a hunting license for big game, got some 30-06 on a cheap Mossberg Patriot that will be good enough but since I'm getting a Ruger Precision Rifle with a Vortex PST fairly soon I was wondering if any of you are hunting with 6.5 Creedmoor ?
The math says it should be capable of putting down pretty much anything we have in Canada be I'm still curious if anyone here is puting it to the test.

Thank you,
Ninja
 
It will perform on game similarly to a .260 or 6.5x55. Or 7-08 for that matter. So, an excellent deer or black bear cartridge, and capable on larger game using a good bullet in the right place.
 
Doesn't work, bullets have too high BC, pass through without any damage. Just kidding, it's a little bigger than a 243, don't think I'd take on any big bears or bison but should do the job on just about anything else with a good shot. Good luck packing it through the bush though.
 
Ninja_En_Short said:
Hi everyone,

Got myself a hunting license for big game, got some 30-06 on a cheap Mossberg Patriot that will be good enough but since I'm getting a Ruger Precision Rifle with a Vortex PST fairly soon I was wondering if any of you are hunting with 6.5 Creedmoor ?
The math says it should be capable of putting down pretty much anything we have in Canada be I'm still curious if anyone here is puting it to the test.

Thank you,
Ninja
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I was at our local range a couple weeks back and a fellow showed up with a Ruger Precision rifle, 6.5 CM. I was given the opportunity to fire a few rounds. It shot well. Accurate. Low recoil. I did find it heavy and awkward to shoot even from a bench rest.
I am sure the caliber will be fine for most game animals in North America. I would not want to carry a rig like this as a hunting rifle.
 
The Creedmoor seems to be the fashionable version of the 6.5mm crowd right now, but it does nothing the .260 or the original 6.5x55 don't do just as well. If you like to say "Creedmoor" a lot, then go ahead and buy one, but the 6.5x55 rilfes and ammo seem to be easy to find in comparison.
 
The Creed could be the only rifle you need in Eastern Canada if you are one of the "only can afford one rifle" types or for places like SW Ontario where they have the "max 270" restrictions.

It is becoming popular in the US for deer (in the top 5 selling calibers). I personally would not hesitate to use it on Eastern Moose. Loaded with a 120 grain A-Frame (or similarly stout bullet) it would take down a moose with decent shot placement at typical (eastern) distances. If you need to take a 300 yard shot on an eastern moose it's usually because you are too lazy to walk any closer :)

It would also be a decent round for Yote's and Wolves and more than enough for Black Bears (shot most of my bears with a 243 incidental to deer hunting).

Having said all that, it's still sometimes a challenge to find "factory rolled" ammo. The variety is getting a little better (eg. Winchester now loads their "Deer Season" rounds in 6.5 Creed), but it is more expensive then the "common" calibers.
 
The creedmore is a short case and fits in short action mag boxes with high BC bullets better than a .260. That is where the advantage lies in a creedmore. If I were to buy or build a 6.5 today, I would likely choose the creedmore. It surely wouldn't be the RPR for general purpose hunting though. I wouldn't be a tad bit worried about it's capability to kill anything I hunt here in Alberta, including elk and moose.
 
For everything in your province will be ideal, even skirts under the .270 cal restriction if you're in that area (I don't know Ontario). It'll be a pain to get ammo for as you'll be forced to visit big proper gun stores, not home hardware. If that's not an issue and it turns your crank it's a new way of doing the same thing 6.5x55, .260 are already doing.
 
Congrats on the Ruger P boat. I chose the 243
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