Getting ready to purchase a rifle in an intermediate cartridge as a 100 to 500 yard (deer to hog to elk) gun (already have .300 magnum options along with .243 and under). Also, will be used as target rifle (non-competition) 100 to 1000 yard paper puncher/gong knocker.
The .270 has been around along time and is a tried and true hunting round and holds its own on paper. Light recoil, flat and 130 gr gets the job done.
6.5 creedmoor is the flavor of the day and has some advantages on the target range. Less recoil, higher ballistic coefficient/sectional density bullets and available/quality/affordable match ammunition is making me lean towards the 6.5. Seems at the bottom end of energy for a bull elk...
I've kicked around some other options like .257 Weatherby magnum (because I like owning oddball calibers...) and the 30-06 (darn near the best all around cartridge IMHO though doesn't fit the "intermediate" slot I am looking for) but have pretty much narrowed it to 270 or 6.5 creedmoor.
I've read all the ballistic tables and load/weight variations on the both calibers. My question is; does anyone have any real world experience with the 6.5 as a hunting caliber versus .270?
The .270 has been around along time and is a tried and true hunting round and holds its own on paper. Light recoil, flat and 130 gr gets the job done.
6.5 creedmoor is the flavor of the day and has some advantages on the target range. Less recoil, higher ballistic coefficient/sectional density bullets and available/quality/affordable match ammunition is making me lean towards the 6.5. Seems at the bottom end of energy for a bull elk...
I've kicked around some other options like .257 Weatherby magnum (because I like owning oddball calibers...) and the 30-06 (darn near the best all around cartridge IMHO though doesn't fit the "intermediate" slot I am looking for) but have pretty much narrowed it to 270 or 6.5 creedmoor.
I've read all the ballistic tables and load/weight variations on the both calibers. My question is; does anyone have any real world experience with the 6.5 as a hunting caliber versus .270?