Hey y'all,
Brand new to this forum, and I'm planning on getting a new rifle sometime next year. Right now I'm stuck between 7mm Rem Mag and the 6.5 Creedmoor. I'd like to make some broad assumptions, but please correct me if I'm wrong.
The 6.5 Creed is kinda like a smaller version of a .308 since the case is based off of the .308 but since it's a slightly smaller bullet, it goes faster and has extremely good ballistics. It is very good for long range shooting and can be used for hunting most North American game with well placed shots on some of the bigger ones.
The 7mm Rem Mag seems similar to the .300 Win Mag, but once again has a slightly smaller bullet diameter and a different casing which allows it to have very good ballistics. It seems that it would be more suitable for hunting bigger game like moose and bears than the 6.5 Creed, but the 6.5 would be better for long range shooting.
Once again please let me know if I'm right or wrong, and now I kinda want to say what I really want out of the rifle.
I want to get a rifle that can do accurate shooting at distance, but can also hunt pretty much anything in North America with a well placed shot within maybe 300 yards. I also want to be able to snipe Kim Jung-Un from my house here in SoCal. Ok, maybe not the last one, but the other two are legit. I am by no means an expert marksman, but I plan on really honing my shooting skills with the rifle until I get much better at shooting in general before I go do something like 500 yard hunting. Recoil isn't really too much of a concern, as is price (although it would be nice if I could save a coupe bucks).
Any suggestions as to which to get? I'll post anything else on this thread if I remember something else. Thank y'all!
Brand new to this forum, and I'm planning on getting a new rifle sometime next year. Right now I'm stuck between 7mm Rem Mag and the 6.5 Creedmoor. I'd like to make some broad assumptions, but please correct me if I'm wrong.
The 6.5 Creed is kinda like a smaller version of a .308 since the case is based off of the .308 but since it's a slightly smaller bullet, it goes faster and has extremely good ballistics. It is very good for long range shooting and can be used for hunting most North American game with well placed shots on some of the bigger ones.
The 7mm Rem Mag seems similar to the .300 Win Mag, but once again has a slightly smaller bullet diameter and a different casing which allows it to have very good ballistics. It seems that it would be more suitable for hunting bigger game like moose and bears than the 6.5 Creed, but the 6.5 would be better for long range shooting.
Once again please let me know if I'm right or wrong, and now I kinda want to say what I really want out of the rifle.
I want to get a rifle that can do accurate shooting at distance, but can also hunt pretty much anything in North America with a well placed shot within maybe 300 yards. I also want to be able to snipe Kim Jung-Un from my house here in SoCal. Ok, maybe not the last one, but the other two are legit. I am by no means an expert marksman, but I plan on really honing my shooting skills with the rifle until I get much better at shooting in general before I go do something like 500 yard hunting. Recoil isn't really too much of a concern, as is price (although it would be nice if I could save a coupe bucks).
Any suggestions as to which to get? I'll post anything else on this thread if I remember something else. Thank y'all!