@ K22 Howdy, AGAIN guy ! I shoot, one of your awesome load recommendations, in my Tikka, .243 Win. ( Sierra, 80 gr. W/ 42.5 IMR 4350 ) THANKS !
My thought was to, Keep, the recoil DOWN a bit and, have the Bullets, "Flying",.. Flat for, the OP ! He could accomplish, exactly, the SAME thing that, you are now doing ( down loading, YOUR .308 to, EASE the Recoil ! ), with Factory 130-140 grain 6.5 Ammo and with, LESS,.. bullet "drop" to, Boot! Look at, the Ballistics of, the 6.5 Creed, they are, pretty darn GOOD, IMO and almost everyone, shoots them, "well" ! I have, a .338 Magnum FLINCH, that STILL shows up, every once in a while and I wouldn't wish IT, on a Dog ! @ 73 years old, I can still comfortably, shoot, 160's in, a 7 mm Rem Mag and 140's @ 3,150 in my .270 WSM but, I have to really PAY attention to avoid, the old, flinch / hunch and making a BAD, shot ! If people, NEVER develop, a Flinch to begin with, it would be much better for them ! I ENJOY shooting my .243 but, I have to constantly THINK to, avoid "Hunching - Flinching" with, the 7.5 pound, un-braked .270 WSM ! The 6.5 Creed with proper Loads / Bullets, will kill, Deer / Elk to, most REASONABLE ranges and do it with a lot less, RECOIL than, a .308 with 165's and shoot much,.. flatter ! Just trying, to pass along some of my, 60+ years of, shooting experience to, the OP ! I've seriously thought about, buying another Tikka in 6.5 Creed myself, to shoot Steel but, I need another Gun, like i need, a third Testicle ( that might not be such, a bad idea, at my age, tho !) LOL !
Study up on IT,.. it's, a neat lil' Caliber !
My thought was to, Keep, the recoil DOWN a bit and, have the Bullets, "Flying",.. Flat for, the OP ! He could accomplish, exactly, the SAME thing that, you are now doing ( down loading, YOUR .308 to, EASE the Recoil ! ), with Factory 130-140 grain 6.5 Ammo and with, LESS,.. bullet "drop" to, Boot! Look at, the Ballistics of, the 6.5 Creed, they are, pretty darn GOOD, IMO and almost everyone, shoots them, "well" ! I have, a .338 Magnum FLINCH, that STILL shows up, every once in a while and I wouldn't wish IT, on a Dog ! @ 73 years old, I can still comfortably, shoot, 160's in, a 7 mm Rem Mag and 140's @ 3,150 in my .270 WSM but, I have to really PAY attention to avoid, the old, flinch / hunch and making a BAD, shot ! If people, NEVER develop, a Flinch to begin with, it would be much better for them ! I ENJOY shooting my .243 but, I have to constantly THINK to, avoid "Hunching - Flinching" with, the 7.5 pound, un-braked .270 WSM ! The 6.5 Creed with proper Loads / Bullets, will kill, Deer / Elk to, most REASONABLE ranges and do it with a lot less, RECOIL than, a .308 with 165's and shoot much,.. flatter ! Just trying, to pass along some of my, 60+ years of, shooting experience to, the OP ! I've seriously thought about, buying another Tikka in 6.5 Creed myself, to shoot Steel but, I need another Gun, like i need, a third Testicle ( that might not be such, a bad idea, at my age, tho !) LOL !
Study up on IT,.. it's, a neat lil' Caliber !
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