6.5 creedmoor or .270 pros and cons

The creedmoor will be short action (not concern if buying a tikka though as they have one action size)

Creedmoor ammunition will be more available and components for reloading probably easier to find.

Larger range of bullet weights for the creedmoor

Both will kill any fallow walking!

Probably more modern offerings of rifles in creedmoor too I guess.

Regards,
Gixer
 
as someone who loves a 270....yes it does probably kick a bit more than a 6.5, but it is an old 30-06 necked down so lager case capacity, and old fashioned , IE long thin case, where newer 6-5mm are more squat modern cases different shoulder angle.
A 270 tends to be a bit quicker, however if you are a reloader , you can get them to similar speeds with similar weight bullets, when we measure the bullets, a 270 is actually three and a half tenths of a millimeter wider ( about as thick of the print of the letters on your screen) i dont think a deer would notice the difference with speed and weight being equal.
Still , I think a 270 is superior as a deer rifle ( because I'm a grumpy old sod that isnt going to change my mind in front of obvious physics)
Just get both !
 
Uncas said:
7mm-08 / 7x64 all day long, both are gentle to shoot, very accurate, and you can use for anything.
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Same can be said for the 260 / 6.5-06 and to a lesser degree 243 / 6mm-06 . But it helps to handload ! But wait I handload for all four of those as well as the 270 . Even been known to load for the Crudmoor but only when working up loads for someone else . Let me say this , the Creedmoor is a fine cartridge I just don’t care for the tacticool crowd in the USA and abroad that think the thing is the death Ray from battle star galactica or some such drivel .
 
It funny really, a 6.5 is closer in diameter to 7mm than 6.5mm and a 270 Winchester is closer to 7mm in diameter than a 7mm named cartridge!
It's all just splitting hair's really....
 
Its as simple as this -

the 6.5 creedmoor is for people who cant handle a 270 win.

The 270 is the maid of all work, she will shoot anything you want to feed it, she is not ungrateful and always willi g to work with minimal fuss.
 
gixer1 said:
The creedmoor will be short action (not concern if buying a tikka though as they have one action size)

Creedmoor ammunition will be more available and components for reloading probably easier to find.

Larger range of bullet weights for the creedmoor

Both will kill any fallow walking!

Probably more modern offerings of rifles in creedmoor too I guess.

Regards,
Gixer
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Case capacity on the .270 is larger, say average +20grain in each round. Assuming they reload, start with the 6.5CM and over the life of the barrel you’ll have saved a large contribution towards your next one, or just justified a reason to buy both ;)
 
There’s nothing between the 2 unless you expect to take long shots. The CM was specifically designed to run long for calibre bullets and hence, bullets with high Ballistic Coefficient. The advantage of this is that they are less affected by wind. Out to 400yds you’ll have virtually no difference. I didn’t note, in the OP, what you have been used to. Yes, .270 has slightly more recoil but you may be used to that anyway. I would say that it comes down to whether you like the idea of the latest, technologically superior, cartridge to the one with decades of history. I don’t have either. I have 6.5x55, which is performing much the same as the CM with hand loads and 7x57, ditto 7-08. I like the history so would probably go .270 just for that
 
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The only real world decision between the two is 6.5 is cheaper to load for and has a wide choice of bullets plus less wind drift with some longer high BC bullets. You retain the sight picture more readily due to less felt recoil, and has slightly less muzzle blast. In these days of rising ammo prices, I'd pick the 6.5 as a do-it-all choice unless you intend to shoot boar, in which case you'd have to have the .270 (England and Wales). Dead easy to load for too.

Other than that pick the one you prefer and shoot it. The quarry won't know the difference, and won't complain that you've not picked "a real man's" rifle
 
I would add another factor- the availability of used rifles. If you are after a second hand rifle, you will find a plenty of examples in 270 from the last century at more or less any price. It isn't fashionable! However, while any new rifle will be sold in creedmoor, not all will be offered in 270.
 
ChesterP said:
The only real world decision between the two is 6.5 is cheaper to load for and has a wide choice of bullets plus less wind drift with some longer high BC bullets. You retain the sight picture more readily due to less felt recoil, and has slightly less muzzle blast. In these days of rising ammo prices, I'd pick the 6.5 as a do-it-all choice unless you intend to shoot boar, in which case you'd have to have the .270 (England and Wales). Dead easy to load for too.

Other than that pick the one you prefer and shoot it. The quarry won't know the difference, and won't complain that you've not picked "a real man's" rifle
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Of course, minimum .270 for boar is Home Office Guidance. 6.5 with a heavy strong bullet will do the job fine. You wouldn't get a variation for it if you're asking for Boar but if you have AOLQ, no worries. Personally, I do think .270 is a good guidance; it's just not law
 
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