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Jeff Higgins Jeff Higgins is online now
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What are your plans for it? If it's just going to be a plinker or a "fun gun", there are cheaper options that you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between in actual use.

The 6.5 Creedmoor is an outstanding medium to long range target round. 6.5's tend to have very fast twists, meant to stabilize very heavy for caliber bullets. Their resultant high ballistic coefficients result in less wind drift at long range, and therefore less sight correction to score hits. But, unless you are competing, the real world difference between it and the more common, and far cheaper, .308 or .223 is pretty well moot. Unless you are missing out on scoring "possibles" at 600 yards prone due to missed wind calls, you really don't need this thing.

Of course there is always just the plain old "fun factor" of having something relatively unique. If you already own similar rifles in more common (cheaper) calibers, this could be a fun addition. If you don't, then don't start with this one. The same rifle in .308 will be far cheaper to shoot, just as accurate, and every bit as capable in most peoples' hands.

I love 6.5's. Shot my first deer with a sporterized '98 Mauser in the old 6.5 Swede. My oldest son's first deer rifle, given to him on his 12th Christmas, is a Model 70 in 6.5 Swede. My current favorite deer rifle is my Ruger #1 in 6.5 Swede, on the far left in the photo below. The Creedmoor is no more than a modernized Swede, based on the .308 or .243 case. Everything good about the old Swede is still good about the Creedmoor. To get the best out of either, and to shoot them economically, it's best to hand load for them. If you don't want to do that, just go with the .308.

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