Tales from the creedmoor aisle

[Capt. Oblivious]

Also not a Creed story but one that will always stay with me, probably 4 years ago we had a "quick" afternoon cull where we needed to take 7 or 8 blesbuck of a property. Now usually this is not a major problem as this is not a hunt its a go there and shoot 7 or 8 animals in the head from a pickup for meat, 3 or maybe 4 hours in and out.

As we arrived on the farm I saw some other people that I didn't know all kitted out in camos ready to jump on the back of the WHITE hilux and was told that the one gent really wanted to help with this quick trip so along he came with his trusty .270 and a 4x40 Nikosterling .

Along we all went to look for the meat, a quick 15min drive to the camp that held the animals but this 15min revealed to me what was about to happen. Of course the first thing I was asked was what I was packing, gave him the rundown and then I got the ballistic lesson that started it all as the gent took out 6 rounds and loaded 3 into each pocket....he explained that in he left pocket he has 130 greiners and in the right 150gr ammo, the reason for this was simple because If you have a 270 zerod at 200y with the 130s it will shoot 1" high at 300y as the projectile is still climbing at 200y so the 130s is for 300y + and the 150s for close quarter combat. As the day went on I realized why allot of people should not shoot anything further than 100y if that.

The rest of the afternoon was spend chasing after 2 wounded animals that was so unlucky to be in the trajectory of one of these (3 different makes off factory ammo) projectiles.

 

[Frankr]

Dude's Factory Ammo is Lies and propaganda . I had Nosler Trophy Grade 280AI 160 NP Nice stuff I was going to try the 160NP for close range say under 100 Yards. I figure they would be accurate enough to hit 50-60 Yards. Just to try wacking one close with that 160 NP with out having to work up a load. So I shoot some at 200 Yards and chrony them
Nosler claims 2,950 FPS MV across my chrony they were 2,680-2,720 and about 5" at 200 Yards..Man that ain't even close. No use even shooting them too slow to do any good for me at all. And yes my Chrony is right I work drop data of it and it is correct.. Most always. Only once did I ever chrony Factory ammo and the MV be correct and that was Hornady Superperformance ammo. Most times it way way slower like 200 FPS or more..

 

[Rstrick0352]

I like that...fire for effect and walk the rounds on to the target! Maybe the boyfriend is onto something with his 750yd sight in!

Should’ve bracketed. Would have gotten effects on the third adjustment had he bracketed...

 

[KMart]

"Hello. My name is Willie. I'm a rifleholic. I can't control my need for rifles. I was a functioning rifleholic until I saw this beautiful little custom job with all the right components. Now I've shamed myself and my family for going where I swore I'd never go. I bought a 6.5 Creedmoor."

Willie, this is one of those subjects that should not be discussed with family at Thanksgiving and Christmas!

 

[Texas10]

Edit: To remove my post. Was intended for another forum. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[rr2030]

He wasn't young, I would say mid thirty's or so.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahaha

That right there cracks me up. When I was in my 30's we had to run a half mile up hill to the Deer carrying a 20 lb rifle that didn't shoot and a GI can filled with ammo, then remove a round from the ammo box, pull the bullet with our teeth and shove it in the Deer by hand, when I was younger. Now I carry a lighter rifle but same scenario. Oh and I use 6mm CM bullets.

 

[rr2030]

Most times it way way slower like 200 FPS or more..

I think thats typical and it may be that the ammo manufactures post the data for their test barrel length and at a standard atmosphere? 59* @ sea level

 

[Prose]

Me thinks MOST everyone will own a Creedmoor, just a matter of time. I remember rejecting cell phones, then reluctantly, when my oldest got her driving license we all got cellphones. I resisted until I was 48, 17 years ago, that was a flip phone. I resisted the smart phone thing till three years ago. Now Google, Verizon, the deep state, china, and some hooker in Russia know more about me and my habits than my proctologist. Everyone is a potential Creedmoor owner ............

[random strange beep and odd tones heard while typing this message and I heard my Google Home chuckle]

 

[muleman69]

Two
Yes it is called follow through. Must guys jump on the trigger and that is a miss. I wanted a light weight rifle as all my rifles are 9-10 lbs or more. But I have lugged a 10.5lb'er hunting many years. So I buy a Kimber Hunter in 280AI 3-18 leupold on it weighs 7lbs scoped. I worked out a load. chrony it figure my chart. I was at a range where they have a steel silhouette of a deer at 980 Yards. so I dialed it and let one go and hit it right in the guts. So I held a little higher and a little more wind and I was still behind the shoulder. But then I shot a few closer gongs, 700,600 ect. I shot about a 6" rock across the hill at 650 Yards and that one hurt me I was in a awkward position and when it went off I tried to see it hit and it hurt. Not bad for a light rifle though but it Kicks hard enough I dont practice with it. But you have to follow through on it like you are a bear. Hey I have clean missed them at 200 Yards with a rifle that would cut bullet holes at 200 Yards. Why, because I shot BR rifle's and Heavy varmint rifle's all summer with light triggers and now I had a two lbs trigger in a lighter rifle and I was yanking it. Once I realized what I was doing. I followed the next shot through and down they went both of them.lol...Two shots but I think I shot 3 times and they were just kind of standing there looking around. lol...

I have the very same rifle with a leupold 4.5-14 but my CDS dials will only go to 750 yards. What loads are you happy with?

 

[spencerhenry]

I have a friend that was very proud to tell me and then later show me all of his guns, I had just met him at the time so it seemed a little bit odd. He was telling me regularly of his prowess in shooting. How he had never used a scope until a couple years ago and would routinely shoot 1000 to 1200 yards with his 308 and 6.5x47. I had already figured out he was a b.s.'er, by the talk of everything he has done, not just shooting. He also mentioned how his on rifle was set up with such and such scope so that all he had to do was turn it to the number on the knob and that was on for that many hundred yards. I reminded him (we are both pilots) of air density changes from sea level to 8000'. I told him that he knew that IF it worked at sea level, that it would NOT work at 8000'. He just gave me a funny look. He told me that if I ever needed him to shoot coyotes for me, that he would shoot them in the eye at 600 yards.
I have a 450 yard range at my house, I invited him to come shoot probably half dozen times or more in the first 6 months after I met him. He lost his job a few months after that and his housing too. Knowing it was the right thing to do, I offered for him to come stay with me (8 months later he is still here and I doubt he will leave unless I force him out). Now, he had my shooting range within 50 feet of the house. He had many excuses before, like my rifles are zeroed at 1000 yards, I can't shoot that close, or my rifles are zeroed at sea level and here (8000'), they won't be even close. Now his excuse was that he had to rezero everything because he had gotten new scopes (junk). The best one was that shooting that close, 450, was too easy and didn't want to waste his time.
Finally one day I had a target set up at 100 yards, he came out with his out of the box FN model 70 in 308, like a 700 Police. It took him a good dozen shots to zero it at 100 yards. I am no expert shot, but I do ok. So, I was ringing the 450 yard 8" plate with one of my coyote rifles, estimating hold over. He set up to shoot and missed a much larger piece of steel several times.
After the 3rd time shooting with me, he never shot at my range again. But, he did buy a membership at a private range about 40 minutes away in the summer and well over an hour in the winter, he has never invited me to shoot with him.
If he had a Creedmore, it would be perfect.

 

[mikegaiz]

no words

 

[Riesel]

I have a friend that was very proud to tell me and then later show me all of his guns, I had just met him at the time so it seemed a little bit odd. He was telling me regularly of his prowess in shooting. How he had never used a scope until a couple years ago and would routinely shoot 1000 to 1200 yards with his 308 and 6.5x47. I had already figured out he was a b.s.'er, by the talk of everything he has done, not just shooting. He also mentioned how his on rifle was set up with such and such scope so that all he had to do was turn it to the number on the knob and that was on for that many hundred yards. I reminded him (we are both pilots) of air density changes from sea level to 8000'. I told him that he knew that IF it worked at sea level, that it would NOT work at 8000'. He just gave me a funny look. He told me that if I ever needed him to shoot coyotes for me, that he would shoot them in the eye at 600 yards.
I have a 450 yard range at my house, I invited him to come shoot probably half dozen times or more in the first 6 months after I met him. He lost his job a few months after that and his housing too. Knowing it was the right thing to do, I offered for him to come stay with me (8 months later he is still here and I doubt he will leave unless I force him out). Now, he had my shooting range within 50 feet of the house. He had many excuses before, like my rifles are zeroed at 1000 yards, I can't shoot that close, or my rifles are zeroed at sea level and here (8000'), they won't be even close. Now his excuse was that he had to rezero everything because he had gotten new scopes (junk). The best one was that shooting that close, 450, was too easy and didn't want to waste his time.
Finally one day I had a target set up at 100 yards, he came out with his out of the box FN model 70 in 308, like a 700 Police. It took him a good dozen shots to zero it at 100 yards. I am no expert shot, but I do ok. So, I was ringing the 450 yard 8" plate with one of my coyote rifles, estimating hold over. He set up to shoot and missed a much larger piece of steel several times.
After the 3rd time shooting with me, he never shot at my range again. But, he did buy a membership at a private range about 40 minutes away in the summer and well over an hour in the winter, he has never invited me to shoot with him.
If he had a Creedmore, it would be perfect.

I'm at a loss for words, Truely at a LOSS

 

[alinwa]

I'm at a loss for words, Truely at a LOSS

I'm not.....

spencerhenry, SEND THE BITCH PACKING!!!

I hope the entire post is a twisted joke not a cry for help, I HOPE spencerhenry is just dryer than vermouth at Forty Below...... i hope i hope

But if not...... my very hearte BLEEDS for thee spencerhenry... those words "knowing it was the right thing to do" are more trouble than "I'll only put it in partway"

(which many times come together....)

 

[dttheliman]

You guys - this has really gone too far ... now my head hurts 223-45 CM that will kill you dead right there

 

[KMart]

You guys - this has really gone too far ... now my head hurts 223-45 CM that will kill you dead right there

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Just around the corner from Cabelas.

 

[spencerhenry]

I'm not.....

spencerhenry, SEND THE BITCH PACKING!!!

I hope the entire post is a twisted joke not a cry for help, I HOPE spencerhenry is just dryer than vermouth at Forty Below...... i hope i hope

But if not...... my very hearte BLEEDS for thee spencerhenry... those words "knowing it was the right thing to do" are more trouble than "I'll only put it in partway"

(which many times come together....)

To be honest, he is a good person. He has helped me out with work on the airplane, and we fly together pretty often or at least we did before he moved in. It was the right thing to do, he is a good person and was in a position of need.

That being said, I sure would like my house back! But its now winter and moving out won't be easy. I do expect that after a winter at 8000' he'll be ready to go, I hope.

 

[riflewoman]

I’d still set a timeline...

 

[Toby Bradshaw]

I thought it was Creedmore. No, Creedmoir. No, Creedmoore. Or is it Credemor?

I'm pretty sure that it's abbreviated "Creed" because 99% of owners can't correctly spell the full name. And probably would miss the exit below because of it.

 

[Snuggie]

I thought it was Creedmore. No, Creedmoir. No, Creedmoore. Or is it Credemor?

I'm pretty sure that it's abbreviated "Creed" because 99% of owners can't correctly spell the full name. And probably would miss the exit below because of it.

How ironic that it’s exit “.223”. Hmmmm....

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I thought it was Creedmore. No, Creedmoir. No, Creedmoore. Or is it Credemor?

I'm pretty sure that it's abbreviated "Creed" because 99% of owners can't correctly spell the full name. And probably would miss the exit below because of it.

They just call it CM since they have no idea about the comp match that was here before