It is a great round. I have liked it for years.
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Help me decide...Ruger American .308 Win or 6.5 Creedmoor? GOT ONE!!! .308
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And transitioning from the 308 in marksman rifles to 6.5 creed.
308 for the ammunition options alone
Makes sense. It's a better long range precision round.
I’ve noticed that they all shoot either 243 OR 270
Really this article should clear up any misconceptions on terminal ballistics between the two.
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2018/06/jeremy-s/6-5-creedmoor-vs-308-winchester/
While porky .308 is about 250 ft-lbs of energy more powerful at the muzzle, a match 6.5 CM load has already surpassed a match .308 load’s retained energy after only 160 yards of flight. At 1,000 yards it can have twice the kinetic energy. Even within that short distance where .308 pushes more ft-lbs, the higher sectional density of the 6.5 projectile — the same reason it’s so aerodynamic — often results in improved penetration in game. We’ll have to do some testing, though, to see if a deer or elk at point blank range can tell the difference between 2,400 ft-lbs and 2,650 ft-lbs.
Bottom line for hunters: a 6.5 Creedmoor can take the same game as .308 and do it just as well as .308 at close ranges. But past a couple hundred yards, there’s simply no contest; 6.5 flat-out dominates. And as the range increases, so does the brutal domination.
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2018/06/jeremy-s/6-5-creedmoor-vs-308-winchester/
While porky .308 is about 250 ft-lbs of energy more powerful at the muzzle, a match 6.5 CM load has already surpassed a match .308 load’s retained energy after only 160 yards of flight. At 1,000 yards it can have twice the kinetic energy. Even within that short distance where .308 pushes more ft-lbs, the higher sectional density of the 6.5 projectile — the same reason it’s so aerodynamic — often results in improved penetration in game. We’ll have to do some testing, though, to see if a deer or elk at point blank range can tell the difference between 2,400 ft-lbs and 2,650 ft-lbs.
Bottom line for hunters: a 6.5 Creedmoor can take the same game as .308 and do it just as well as .308 at close ranges. But past a couple hundred yards, there’s simply no contest; 6.5 flat-out dominates. And as the range increases, so does the brutal domination.
There's a great podcast out there by Ryan Cleckner on using a 6.5 on a safari in Africa. This guy is an ex-sniper wrote a great book called the Long Range Shooting Handbook (link below).
He always said the 308 was the ideal hunting round for all the reasons mentioned above. He was really concerned about bringing the 6.5 to Africa for plains game, but ended up seeing it perform 100% on game there that's a lot tougher than any US deer.
The 6.5 has a reputation as a long range cartridge, but with a traditional SP bullet it does really well at normal hunting distances in GA (50-150 yards). It shoots laser flat at that distance, and a traditional (not match) bullet will do the job just fine on any deer. Buy the right ammo and a 6.5 will do just fine on deer without the recoil of the 308, and the ammo is just as available at WalMart these days as 308 is.
https://www.amazon.com/Long-Range-S...540176607&sr=8-1&keywords=ryan+cleckner+books
Here's the podcast... look for the ones about his Africa trip.
https://ryancleckner.com/going-ballistic-podcast/
He always said the 308 was the ideal hunting round for all the reasons mentioned above. He was really concerned about bringing the 6.5 to Africa for plains game, but ended up seeing it perform 100% on game there that's a lot tougher than any US deer.
The 6.5 has a reputation as a long range cartridge, but with a traditional SP bullet it does really well at normal hunting distances in GA (50-150 yards). It shoots laser flat at that distance, and a traditional (not match) bullet will do the job just fine on any deer. Buy the right ammo and a 6.5 will do just fine on deer without the recoil of the 308, and the ammo is just as available at WalMart these days as 308 is.
https://www.amazon.com/Long-Range-S...540176607&sr=8-1&keywords=ryan+cleckner+books
Here's the podcast... look for the ones about his Africa trip.
https://ryancleckner.com/going-ballistic-podcast/
