budget 6.5 creedmoor

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im looking for a sub 800$ 6.5 creedmoor rifle that I could use for hunting and target shooting. I would like the rifle to have at least a medium contour barrel, not a thin hunting barrel.

is there anything else other then the ruger american predator and savage 11 predator? I can't find anything
 
I think I saw a less expensive one on the Savage Arms site. Search on savagearms.com show 5 rifles in 6.5 Creedmoor between $600 -$800.
 
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xdmer said:
Howa mini action... a low budget for a good rifle. .... Ooops I have 6.5 Grendel on the mind.
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im not sure the barrel is medium contour...?

I know cabelas carry the Ruger, I even bought a 223 one when there was 100$ OFF but was wondering if there was other options with a similar barrel contour
 
I have one of the new Savage Axis II with the hardwood stock in 6.5 Creedmoor and it will shoot sub moa with most loads I shoot in it. I'm not sure if the barrel meets your requirements but I can shoot mine quite a bit and it doesnt seem to change the size of the groups. The hardwood stock makes a big difference over the synthetic stock.
 
Piss on the 6.5 Creedmore, get a real 6.5 like a 260Rem, 6.5x55, or 6.5/284...
People get their pussies in a knot over this stupid cartridge...Swedes have been shooting 6.5's sub-moa for 123 years.
Hardly a new phenomenon.
 
The Howa 1500 Panamax would fit your requirements and even includes a functional, but not great, scope.

And if you shopped carefully you could add a couple boxes of ammo to the purchase and still have enough of your $800 left to buy a coffee.

The stock is synthetic, it has a number 2 contour barrel and it's a Howa 1500 action (same action/barrel as the Weatherby Vanguard II since Howa builds them). And at least the Weatherby's are guaranteed to be Sub-MOA, and it's not like they are manufactured different and it's no secret that the Wby's are made by Howa.

You can take a look here: http://www.legacysports.com/catalog/howa/howa-hogue-nikko-stirling-panamax-scoped-package/
 
Hitzy said:
Piss on the 6.5 Creedmore, get a real 6.5 like a 260Rem, 6.5x55, or 6.5/284...
People get their pussies in a knot over this stupid cartridge...Swedes have been shooting 6.5's sub-moa for 123 years.
Hardly a new phenomenon.
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Which one of these is easier to reload (mostly availability) and has the best barrel life?
 
Tikka223 said:
With the same ballistics?
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The 6.5x55 has been loaded faster then the 6.5CM before it was even thought of, bigger case, more powder. The 6.5CM doesn't even match 260Rem loads, it's not a bad cartridge, it just doesn't do anything that hasn't been done before so I don't understand the hype...
Swede civilian target shooters shot at 300-600m mostly...with irons, skills that are lacking today by most shooters (myself included lol).
The 129gr ABLR pills are 2/3 the length of a 6.5x55, they must take up a lot of room in the 6.5CM
 
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I like the 6.5 Creed so far, but I am very early into it. I also like the factory support for it. Ammo everywhere, including brass. No idea if the 260 has better barrel life, if its 100 fps faster, then prob not.
 
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