Newboomer
AH legend
With a tender shoulder replacement I wanted a rifle that would give me good power and good range for pg type game without killing said shoulder. My 6.5CR does that.This topic has been covered at nasium so I initially made an offhand manbunn joke. I mean if owners of such a fine rifle cannot joke about it, what are we becoming, Democrats? If i could find it I'd repost the picture of a father explaining to his young son how the holes in the moon were made by a 6.5 Creedmoor
But in all seriousness; with match grade 120 grain ammo and little to no wind, my Ruger Predator with the factory two stage trigger, out if the box shoots legitimate 1/4" groups at 100 yards.
I've had a 6.5 Creedmoor for about 13 years and have used it extensively. It is my go to truck gun. I've always hunted with 129 grain Hornady Interbond Superformance loads just because I bought a lot of that ammo initially. With the exception of coyotes where I use Interlock or SST loads that seem to shoot exactly the same.
It still has claim to my 3 longest hunting shots. 524 yards on a very slightly wounded Springbok. 442 yards on a pronghorn, and 350 yards on a coyote trotting across an alfalfa field.
The ballistic figure that got my attention is the amount of energy it carries out to 500 yards.