Don't mean to start a war but which is better overall? The 6.5 Creedmoor or 7mm Magnum? In ballistics, performance, price, long distance performance out to a mile. Just in y'all's opinion opinion which is better. Show
R Full Member Minuteman Oct 21, 2013982ATX
They are totally different, so it depends on what you want to do with it. B Full Member Minuteman Apr 30, 201163420Queen Creek, AZ
If you want a mile then got with the 7. The creed is very effective out to 1300yds imo with little recoil, lower powder consumption and a non belted case and has longer barrel life. The 7 will give you more energy for hunting if that is the goal and can be stretched further than the creed. If this is just a target rifle and will occasionally reach 1mile, I'd do the creed 1000 times over. S Full Member Minuteman Mar 16, 20089,2071,799none of your business
The 7mag generally shoots heavier higher BC bullets faster, hits harder, blows less in the wind. It is also more expensive to shoot, recoils more and gets fewer shots before the barrel is worn. A little too much gun for tactical matches but it'll work. If you will be shooting ELR distances often it's a better choice than 6.5 Creed. A Full Member Minuteman Mar 25, 201347036
If you are taking shots on game past 600 yards, go with the big 7. D Minuteman Apr 29, 201440Tuttle Ok
Thanks for the information! B
Ive shot both quite a bit. I hunt with a 7mm mag. And its pretty much one starts where the other ends. If you push a 7mm 139 grain bullet at 3300 fps and a higher bc 139 6.5 at 2900 its gonna be close there. With the 7mm mag you got the option to go bigger and longer if you want. Ive owned 3 6.5 cm. i have a 7mm mag i will never sell. I say get a limbsaver slip on stock pad a good brake or a can and go with the 7mm. As far as barrel wear thats just part of the game. Golfers got green fees and all the shit that goes with it. $300 a year for a barrel is cheap. [#16]  Originally Posted By Rob01: View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Rob01: Originally Posted By spartacus2002: Comes down to use. Most don't need all the energy and cost around a 7mmRM. The 6.5 is short action, light recoil, relatively inexpensive factory ammo and easy to load. Versus the 7mmRM which uses almost twice the powder, long action, heavier recoil, belted cases etc. If you needed to take game down at 1000+ then the 7mmRMwould be a better choice but for a target and game to 800 or so then the 6.5 Creed can do it cheaper and easier.The truth is most hunters couldn't or shouldn't take shots beyond a couple hundred yards. A 6.5 CM or 308 is enough for 99% of hunters. [#18] I think it depends on intended use. For PRS or that sort of match I would think a 6.5 would be better. Ammo is cheaper, less recoil, and you can find guns that have mags that hold enough ammo to shoot a stage. The 6.5 also gets you out to the distances needed for a match. If you were shooting 1100 yards +, I'd go with the 7mm. I plugged in some data and with newer ammo available (eldx) It shows it going supersonic until around 1750 yards give or take (depending on ammo temp changing velocity) That being said, it's expensive to shoot. Also, having a 7mm, I can say after about a box of ammo I'm done with the gun for the day (no muzzle brake on my gun). [#20] 7mm Rem Mag is really popular here in Utah and Mountain West region since a lot of shots tend to be longer, but most hunters won't shoot past 300yds because they don't have any formal training or familiarity with compensating for trajectory and wind. [#23] Originally Posted By baldbull: View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By baldbull: Originally Posted By sigman68: I see this a lot and it makes me scratch my head. Why is this any different than any other distance? People willing to take a bad shot will do it at any distance. Is shooting a deer with an arrow and letting it bleed out better or worse than a head shot? Sorry for the hijack, but I keep seeing this come up lately and want to understand the logic.Because it's not about people who are willing to take a bad shot. It's about people taking what they believe is a good shot, well outside their capabilities. Most hunters are, in reality, 2.5MOA shooters. At 200yds that's a 5" group, not great but good enough for a clean kill even if you wiggle a little. At 600yds that's a 15" group, more than sloppy enough to put you into the guts of an animal they thought they were shooting through the vitals. It's unethical and asinine. I'm not even going to address that retarded shit about bow hunting. What is a 7mm Mag comparable to?With comparable bullet weights, the 7mm Mag. will supersede the velocities of the . 30-06 Springfield; though the '06 can use heavier bullets, the 7mm of equal weight will offer a better Sectional Density.
What caliber is a 6.5 Creedmoor comparable to?Performance. The 6.5mm Creedmoor is a medium-power cartridge comparable to the . 260 Remington and 6.5×47mm Lapua.
Is a 7mmWhen comparing bullets of the same weight, the 7mm-08 usually flies a little faster at the muzzle. This 120-grain Trophy Copper 6.5 Creedmoor, for example, hits 2,875 fps while this 120-grain Federal Fusion rockets away at 3,000 fps. The 7mm-08 maintains the same velocity advantage with heavier bullets.
What is 7mm Rem Mag good for?Because of its flat shooting nature and the relatively tolerable recoil, the 7mm Remington Magnum is especially popular for big-game hunting in Western Canada and in the United States, for plains game in Africa, and mountain hunting around the world.
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