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Post by whopperstopper on May 13, 2010 10:50:08 GMT -5
Any suggestions on either the 25-06 or the 6.5 Creedmore. Antelope and possibly Deer.
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Post by boarhog on May 14, 2010 14:42:38 GMT -5
25-06 ammo will be much easier to find. I don't know enough about the 6.5 Creedmore to compare performance, but I am thinking that it would be a closer comparison to the 260 Remington.
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Post by cfvickers on May 16, 2010 14:52:02 GMT -5
two different animals but having both a 25/06 and several different 6.5s (not the creedmore) and the fact that I reload. I would go with the 6.5. I love the 25/06 but the 6.5 just puts medium sized game down quicker without the need for a premium bullet. The 25/06 will shoot a little flatter out to about 300 yards but the 6.5 will carry sufficient energy further. It is very close to a 260 or 6.5x55 which unlike what some people say, are identical in performance. A 6.5x55 will do everything a 260 will do if you reload but if you are going to shoot factory ammo the 260 wins. A 6.5 creedmore is dead between a 6.5x55/260 and a 6.5-284. Which is a small gap anyway (maybe 150-200 fps.)
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Post by mountainam on May 17, 2010 7:16:01 GMT -5
I'd go with any 6.5 over a 25/06. If you do a lot of shooting the .25/o6 tend to be real barrel burners. The 6.5 Creedmore would have a more desireable shoulder angle that would extend case life unlike the 25/06. The only reason for a 17 degree shoulder angle on a cartridge is to run it through a machine gun. Any 6.5 usually has a faster twist than do a .25 cal and imparts a lot more centrifugal RPM on the bullet which gives most 6.5's deep penetration and better terminal effect. 6.5's are very efficient killers that will do the same job of much larger calibers while using a lot less powder and recoil. It would be the perfect caliber for the parameters that you stated. Good Shooting!
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Post by jims on May 17, 2010 10:27:28 GMT -5
I have had a 25-06 since 1964 and have been happy with it from ground hogs thru deer.
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Post by cfvickers on May 17, 2010 11:37:05 GMT -5
I killed a 210 lb 140 class whitetail with mine last year. Don't get me wrong, definitely not discounting it for deer or antelope. absolutely capable. Also I have not used over 110 grain bullets so my experience is limited. I would imagine with the sectional density and BC of a 117 sst or a 115 Berger VLD hunting bullet it would be down right mean. That is a toss up. I guess with antelope if you don't carry a range finder it would be the better antelope gun. You could use a VLD and sight it to where you could kill out to 400 yards with a dead on hold. you would have some bullet drop but with a 350 yard zero you would be 6.5 inches high at 200 and 4.75 inches low at 400, and that is with an easily achievable 3050 fps. if you don't reload results would vary more but flat shooting regardless. You could just about duplicate that with a 120-130 grain bullet from the creedmore.
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Post by whopperstopper on May 19, 2010 10:37:40 GMT -5
Wow thanks for all the info. I don't re-load so it looks like the 25-06 will be the choice. Savage has the new 111 Long Range Hunter out now and I'll most likely choose between that and the Ruger.
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Post by cfvickers on May 19, 2010 15:01:48 GMT -5
I supposedly have a LRH on order in 6.5-284, If it ever gets here I will let you know how it does.
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Post by whopperstopper on May 20, 2010 11:00:51 GMT -5
Cabelas in Dundee Mich. said 4-6 wks. Other places all said 3mths. I ordered on 5-16. My understanding was that the 25-06 was first in production and started distributing special orders in Feb. Next is the 6.5/284 and started shipping in April, so depending on when you ordered you should be pretty close. I was almost going to go with the 6.5 but ammo would have been a problem not impossible but a pain. Love to hear how it shoots.
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