Calibre

[kenbro]

Twodogs asked a specific question, did he not?
Not being a pedant.
KB.

 

[Tazz]

Or just get a 270 and stop stressing

 

[BigT]

Neither will have a material effect on your ability to take deer

Creedmoor recoils a bit less. ( I’m a large mammal I still don’t like recoil)
It will also drift less in the wind

308 gives you a touch more power and at least where I am a few more ammo choices. Also a little bit more forgiving of short barrels.

 

[SikaSeeker]

Why do people think too much about calibres. Does the .308 really have bad recoil?? Just get whatever suits you. What’s peoples average distance they shoot deer at? Any deer legal calibre will put them down.

 

[Dickie]

Any deer legal calibre in a rifle that fits and you can shoot well will do the job, if we all had the same it would be pretty boring and several thousand posts wouldn’t exist on here.
Reloading or local availability of ammunition matters.

 

[sy247]

Just to be a pedant - it’s “Creedmoor”….it will make it easier when you search online.

As for choice - both have an excellent selection of bullet weights and lots of available ammunition and consumables.

The clincher is what you are shooting - if stalking at sensible ranges there is nothing in it, if shooting long range or gong bashing I’d go Creedmoor for slightly better BC/ballistics, if shooting F class it would need to be 308.

If you shoot on military ranges the Creedmoor is currently banned on most.

In two exactly the same guns the Creedmoor will have slightly less recoil so that may also be a consideration.

The creedmoor is also a little more economical from a powder charge point of view - but it’s negligible.

Also look at what rifles are available in each.

Hope this helps!

Regards,
Gixer

You could shoot 6.5CM in F Open but not FTR I believe?

 

[Taff]

which calibre would you go for and why?
308 or
6.5 creedmore

Going bye your forum name it has to be a creedmore

 

[User00057]

post six must be a new record for a useless unhelpful comment thats nothing to do with what was posted surely?

is creedmore the spazzy cousin of the creedmoor ?

Yep it’s great on here eh. Basically ignore the post just to have a moan and recommend two others

 

[User00057]

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[gixer1]

You could shoot 6.5CM in F Open but not FTR I believe?

Yes, that’s correct - FTR is fixed to 308/223.

 

[SimpleSimon]

The 308 will shoot the same weight of bullet significantly faster (therefore flatter and more energetic) than the CM can, and will also shoot heavier bullets than a Creedmoor can handle. In addition, I found that in factory loads the loss of velocity from the "box speed" when fired from a 20 inch barrel was significantly more with CM rounds than with 308.

If you want a rifle that can shoot very efficient long range bullets on the range, using a log barrel, then CM is probably the way to go.

If you want a rifle that will send 180 grains of copper through a boar and out the other side, the 308 is the only choice of the two.

If you want one that could do both then it's the 308.

 

[Dave_45]

Had both,no longer own either , never will again.

Between the two , if I had to hypothetically,6.5 Creedmoor.

 

[sy247]

Had both,no longer own either , never will again.

Between the two , if I had to hypothetically,6.5 Creedmoor.

You can't say that without telling us what you shoot today!

 

[Malxwal]

Going bye your forum name it has to be a creedmore

Or a 6GT....

 

[Dave_45]

You can't say that without telling us what you shoot today!

6.5 284

243 incoming as well and when I can convince him a 22 Creedmoor

 

[Camdig]

Both will kill all UK deer and shoot long targets, they both have a great selection of factory ammunition so really it all boils down to what you want.

 

[Malxwal]

Both will shoot UK deer, and in a stalking weight/length rifle, the Creedmoor will excel on long range targets.

 

[Ratel]

Yep it’s great on here eh. Basically ignore the post just to have a moan and recommend two others

My turn as a pedant. I didn't recommend two others NB 22/250 to 7x57. A lot of calibres.

 

[Klenchblaize]

2506

K

 

[South of the M4]

which calibre would you go for and why?
308 or
6.5 creedmore

Roll on 1st November, maybe stalkers will then be able to concentrate on more important things.
If you were (theoretically) handed a rifle in either chambering without knowing which and asked to shoot a fallow 150m away, you or the deer wouldn't be able to tell the difference.