6.5 creedmoor vs .308 for new longranger

[DRNewcomb]

If you were actually talking long-range (800-1000 yds) I'd say go with the 6.5 but for mid-range (500-600 yds) I'd tend to lean toward the most conventional cartridge. The .308 with 155 gn bullets can do quite well at the range you plan to shoot, the recoil's not bad and you get to shoot in F-TR class. .223 is also worth considering at that range. Unless the winds are just really squirrelly, .223's ballistics these days are pretty good.

 

[Dgd6mm]

If you were actually talking long-range (800-1000 yds) I'd say go with the 6.5 but for mid-range (500-600 yds) I'd tend to lean toward the most conventional cartridge. The .308 with 155 gn bullets can do quite well at the range you plan to shoot, the recoil's not bad and you get to shoot in F-TR class. .223 is also worth considering at that range. Unless the winds are just really squirrelly, .223's ballistics these days are pretty good.

This pretty much says it all, with one exception, I shoot 1000 f class with my .308 Savage 30" barrel and 185 Berger Juggernaut.

Don Dunlap