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Anyone shooting the 6.5 Creedmoor? How does it compare to the 6.5X55 Swed? I love the Swed. but am thinking of a new project gun.
Best,
Craig
Last edited by Craig Havener; 05/02/13 05:16 PM.
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I'm building a 6.5/06 on an '03 action currently. I have a thing for those long round nosed 160 grain bullets. The Creedmore looks interesting in a short action bolt gun. What are you thinking of building it on?
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Ha - Must be 6.5 month. I've just sent a FN post war commercial action away to have a 6.5-06 barrel fitted (I have a Argentinian 1909 in 6.5-06 as well but someone saw me coming and although it looks nice the barrel is toast). The FN is going to be fitted into a nice Gordon Cusens "Rigby" style semi-inlet I have.
Personally I'd go for 6.5x47 before the Creedmore, you'll have more mag lenght to seat how you like and the performance of all the short 6.5's is within a gnats whisker.
And that (6.5x47 ) is I think how I will set up a Mauser Kurz action I have being worked on at the moment, I know the more authentic chambering is 6.5x54 Mauser but . . . . the unobtainium of dies, cases etc for this gives much pause for thought.
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Steve, I bought a 1904 Steyr action from Whitey, and have a real nice piece of Circassian walnut. Had not thought of the 6.5X47 Lapua, that is interesting. How big a deal it it to re-contour the fingers in the rotary magazine of the Steyr? Any one had any experience?
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Craig
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Craig,
If your action has a rotary(spool)magazine, chamber it for 6.5x54 MS. It's a wonderful cartridge and you shouldn't have to change the bolt face or magazine. Just one man's opinion.
Mike
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I had thought about that also, but was concerned with availability
of ammo.
Best,
Craig
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I've been kicking around the idea of another 6.5, and keep going back and forth between the 6.5-06, 6.5-06 AI, and the 6.5x300WSM. I'm not sure which one I'm leaning towards this week.
Cameron Hughes
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Hello Craig
Just about everything you read on the 'net (only half of which you should believe - at best) says not to try and use the MS action other than for what it was orgininally designed for - in other words modification will end in tears.
The 6.5x54 MS (which is different from the 6.5x54 Mauser) is a very common cartridge (including dies and components), you can even by it off the shelf down here in NZ !!
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Ditto a vote for 6.5x54 for the Steyr. Take a deep breath and buy a sack full of cases and a set of dies, and put the cost out of your mind and enjoy the rifle.
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Thanks for all your input!
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Craig
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