6.5 Creedmoor for hunting

[Mauser78]

Braai for lunch, on the way to the farm.

 

[Mauser78]

Checking zero on Rifles

 

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[Mauser78]

Rifles used in the group of 9 people.
1x 223 Rem
1x 243 Win
1x 6mm Creedmoor
3x 6.5 Creedmoor
1x 6.5x55 Sweed
1x 270 win
1x 308

39 Springbuck and one Gemsbuck

 

[KoedoePoesPienk]

I live in South Africa, all our beer is real, no beer flavoured water over here

Ja but Castle tastes kak!

 

[RLP]

When you pay for a hunt, and a wounded animal is not recovered, you pay$$$. With that in mind, no such thing as too much gun lol

 

[Mauser78]

When you pay for a hunt, and a wounded animal is not recovered, you pay$$$. With that in mind, no such thing as too much gun lol

If you shoot half your meat away there is definitely something like two much gun. Most shots are head shots, but on a slow day you have to take some heart lung shots also.

 

[RLP]

If you shoot half your meat away there is definitely something like two much gun. Most shots are head shots, but on a slow day you have to take some heart lung shots also.

Not going to disagree with your statement, you are correct about the loss of some meat. But no one (Americans)takes game meat home from Africa.

 

[slam8031]

I recently returned from a tiny ten quest where I got 6 (report on AH) I also shot a Kudu and Bushbuck with 6.5 creed moor with 143 ELDX. One shot at 90 yards dropped the kudu and finished with another shot. Bushbuck was one shot at 120 yards. It is capable and not my first choice for Kudu but it's what I had.

 

[Mauser78]

Not going to disagree with your statement, you are correct about the loss of some meat. But no one (Americans)takes game meat home from Africa.

100%, it is a mix of your safari and hunting in the states, we hunt for the meat, not trophy’s, but then we also have to pay for the animals and the trip, accommodation ext . So trying to get the balance right. After processing and all the other cost it is almost cheaper to buy meat at the butcher shop.And there is no free hunting, so if you are a hunter you need to pay to enjoy your passion.

 

[FlyGuy]

Ok, i do know there are other calibers that can do the same, that the Creed is a target round ext. no i do not plan to have a man bun, or wear a bra.
I needed a rifle for Springbuck and Blesbuck hunting in South Africa for up to 400-500 meters.
I am loading 130gr Sierra GameChangers, and the rifle is a Mauser M18.
What have you hunted with a creed? What will you be comfortable to hunt with it?

Never used the 6.5CM, but I’ve cleanly taken everything from Springbok to a wounded eland bull with the Swede.
That said, the .264 bullet diameter does its best work (fast kills) on plains game up to the size of Black wildebeest. (200kg)

For larger PG, we have much better choices.

 

[LeonSam]

Ok, i do know there are other calibers that can do the same, that the Creed is a target round ext. no i do not plan to have a man bun, or wear a bra.
I needed a rifle for Springbuck and Blesbuck hunting in South Africa for up to 400-500 meters.
I am loading 130gr Sierra GameChangers, and the rifle is a Mauser M18.
What have you hunted with a creed? What will you be comfortable to hunt with it?

Is it possible to rechamber it to 6.5x55? If so, that way you could avoid embarrassment.

 

[RLP]

Good evening 6.5 Creedmoor fans. What power scopes are you topping your rifle with? I was thinking Leupold VX-3HD,3.5-10x40. Thoughts?

 

[ActionBob]

Good evening 6.5 Creedmoor fans. What power scopes are you topping your rifle with? I was thinking Leupold VX-3HD,3.5-10x40. Thoughts?

Ours wears a Swarovski Z5 in 3.5-18x44 BT W4. Absolutely love it. Most shooting for us is 3.5 to 9x but it's nice to have the extra sometimes. Farthest I've killed game with it is 524 yards. A springbok.

 

[RLP]

Ours wears a Swarovski Z5 in 3.5-18x44 BT W4. Absolutely love it. Most shooting for us is 3.5 to 9x but it's nice to have the extra sometimes. Farthest I've killed game with it is 524 yards. A springbok.

Thx- did you need all that power for 524 yards? I guess I am asking did you go to 18 for your sight picture?

 

[ActionBob]

Thx- did you need all that power for 524 yards? I guess I am asking did you go to 18 for your sight picture?

I don't remember but I doubt it.

 

[Mauser78]

Good evening 6.5 Creedmoor fans. What power scopes are you topping your rifle with? I was thinking Leupold VX-3HD,3.5-10x40. Thoughts?

I have a 4-16x44 Arken EPL on mine. and works great.

 

[CBH Australia]

Good evening 6.5 Creedmoor fans. What power scopes are you topping your rifle with? I was thinking Leupold VX-3HD,3.5-10x40. Thoughts?

For most hunting applications I think that is a good scope.

I have the Vx3i on my .280a.i and a VX3HD on my wife’s 7x64 if I have the designation correct. One is 10 yo and the other is current model.