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6.8 Western vs 6.5 Creedmoor: Is 6.5 going obsolete?

Is the 6.5 Creedmoor to be eliminated or is the 6.8 Western but the new tool to a smaller job? These two cartridges may ...
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There’s something about the 6.5 Creedmoor that brings out the worst in people. On both sides of the coin, there are people who are so emotionally attached to their beliefs about this cartridge that it ...
Hornady introduced the 6.5 Creedmoor in 2007, and few people cared. The masses of shooters and hunters weren’t interested in a short-action cartridge with similar ballistics to the century-old 6.5×55 ...
Our many years of rifle testing have shown the 6.5 Creedmoor to be one of the most precise cartridges to choose when using factory ammo, but what is the most accurate 6.5 Creedmoor ammo? Because each ...
The 243 Winchester was an immediate sensation. Winchester introduced it in 1955 at about the same time Remington introduced their 244 Remington. The 244 held more gunpowder and had a slight velocity ...
The 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge has gained a lot of attention in most of the rifle shooting markets and law enforcement agencies are beginning to take notice. I set out to test several 6.5 Creedmoor ...
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I have been chastised lately by some readers saying I have not been doing enough gun-related columns. I hope this makes up for some of it, though admittedly it will not please the ...
The .22 Creedmoor takes the familiar 6.5 Creedmoor case and necks it down to accommodate a .22 caliber bullet. This transformation allows for the use of lighter, high-ballistic-coefficient projectiles ...
Cartridge debates are a time-honored tradition. Given half a chance, proponents and opponents of a particular cartridge will happily deconstruct things to the sub-atomic level to prove their argument, ...
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