Ammo recommendation 6.5 creedmoor @300 yards

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Hey guys, I just got my new rifle, a little Christmas gift to myself. It's a Cadex CDX-SS covert with 16.5" barrel in 6.5 creedmoor.

Clubs in my area max out at 300 yards.

Hoping for some recommendations on ammo best fit to these parameters.

Thanks
 
If you plan on reloading...

Sako match, berger match or lapua ammo, if it shoots the brass would be great too

Barnes match another one
 
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Hornady 140gr ELDM ammo is the baseline I use for all the 6.5 I have. That ammo tends to shoot well in pretty much every rifle. Berger 140gr ammo would be another option or FGMM with the Berger 140.
 
I ran Hornady 140gr BTHPs in my first 6.5CM and it shot well.

Honestly anything in the 140 ish grain range (assuming you have a 1:8 twist) will work.
 
OP, 300 yds for that rifle should be very doable with several types of good bullets.

The 6.5 mm has become extremely popular over the past ten years, starting about 50 years ago, when the 6.5x55 Swedes started coming into Canada.

The biggest issue I see with your rifle is the short barrel, as velocities will be much lower than most manuals indicate for their loads.

Paul T is correct about the bullet weights that will work in your rifle, but I believe even heavier/longer bullets will stabilize well enough for the ranges you shoot.

You're going to have to try to find ammunition the rifle likes by trying as many as you can until the rifle shoots one much better than the rest.

The biggest issue you will have, barring money, will be the availability of commercial loads with ELD, VLD, and ELM bullets.

Muzzle blast from that barrel is going to be distracting at best. Evening shots will be spectacular and "enlightening."

If you don't reload, now would be a good time to start.
 
You are likely really invested in shooting given what a sweet rifle you picked up, so I would say just get into reloading right away. Not only will you be able to fine tune a really good load, you will really get to know that rifle well and extend the hobby away from just range trips into your reloading sessions.
 
gorby said:
You are likely really invested in shooting given what a sweet rifle you picked up, so I would say just get into reloading right away. Not only will you be able to fine tune a really good load, you will really get to know that rifle well and extend the hobby away from just range trips into your reloading sessions.
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I agree with you completely on getting into reloading, but some folks, no matter how good or expensive their equipment is, have zero interest or are just mildly interested in hand loading.

I have a good friend shooting a 6.5PRC, and he could care less about the cost of commercial ammunition. He buys it by the 10x20 case for close to $1k, without batting an eyelash. He leaves the brass at the range.
 
bearhunter said:
I agree with you completely on getting into reloading, but some folks, no matter how good or expensive their equipment is, have zero interest or are just mildly interested in hand loading.

I have a good friend shooting a 6.5PRC, and he could care less about the cost of commercial ammunition. He buys it by the 10x20 case for close to $1k, without batting an eyelash. He leaves the brass at the range.
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Fair enough, reloading is only worth while if you enjoy the evenings at the bench and the range trips focused on load testing!
 
Sweet rifle!

For 300 meters, as long as it shot them well, I'd try going lighter. As people have mentioned, 120 etc. As a handloder I'd see if it shot 100 or say Sierra's 107gr bullets well.
 
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