![]() ![]() ![]() A big fan of long-range shooting, Snow was particularly intrigued by the brand new 6.5mm Creedmoor cartridge that had just been released that year. The story of the 6mm Creedmoor began in 2007 when Outdoor Life columnist John Snow decided to write an article about how to develop a wildcat cartridge. 6mm Creedmoor PodcastĪpple | Google | iHeart | Spotify | Stitcher 6mm Creedmoor: History If you’d rather listen than read, click the appropriate link below to listen to this episode on your preferred podcasting service. Thanks for your support.Īdditionally, I recorded an entire podcast episode on this exact subject. This helps support the blog and allows me to continue to create free content that’s useful to hunters like yourself. This means I will earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you) if you make a purchase. Some of the links below are affiliate links. 243 Winchester and 6.5 Creedmoor cartridges so you can decide if it fits your needs as a hunter.īefore we get started, I have an administrative note: I’ll also provide some information on how it stacks up next to the. In this article, I’m going to discuss the pros and cons of the 6mm Creedmoor cartridge in detail. Is the 6mm Creedmoor the latest flavor of the week that will fade when the next big fad comes along? Or does it have the staying power necessary to compete with more established 6mm hunting cartridges like the. Many hunters are still understandably skeptical about it though. That’s understandable because, while the new cartridge has performed very well during practical shooting competitions since its introduction, the 6mm Creedmoor only started making the transition into the hunting community in the last couple of years. Even so, the 6mm Creedmoor has received a lot of press because it’s undeniably well designed and offers definite advantages over similar cartridges. Since it’s still a relatively new cartridge, most hunters probably don’t know very much at all about the 6mm Creedmoor. You won’t find all of these bullets in factory loads, so most of this information is for handloaders.The new 6mm Creedmoor is turning heads and getting a lot of good publicity these days, but do you really need one? ![]() Some of them get a little… creative with the BC (ballistic coefficient) numbers that they report. Remember that these numbers are as reported by the bullet manufacturer. ![]() All of the ballistic coefficient numbers are on the G1 scale since very few of the bullet makers report both the G1 and the G7. I have compiled a table of the highest-BC 6.5mm bullets below. The higher the BC number, the better the bullet will be at maintaining its speed out at a distance. Heavier and sleeker bullets have a higher BC than un-aerodynamic and light bullets. If you’re new to ballistics, “BC” is short for “ballistics coefficient.” It is a number representing how well a bullet will continue its speed without slowing down. The highest BC 6.5mm bullet for hunting is the 156gr Berger EOL Elite Hunter. The highest BC 6.5mm bullet is the 150gr Sierra MatchKing, followed by the 153gr Hornady A-Tip and the 145gr Barnes Match Burner. Ballistic coefficient (BC) is critical to giving your bullet the ability to buck the wind and not lose speed during flight, which impacts the trajectory. If you’re like me, ballistic coefficient is one of the first things you look at when determining what bullet you want to shoot. ![]()
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