I was one of the guys who always said 308 is just fine, I can find 308 anywhere in the zombie apocalypse and I already have a Noveske N6 and LMT MWS so why do I need the 6.5. Well after being at the range and watching guys shoot theirs and getting better groups with less effort and recoil, I had to try it out. Don’t get me wrong, my 308’s are no slouches in accuracy, but I needed to see for myself what all this 6.5 craze is about .

Anyway, my favorite online retailer for all things gun related had a complete Aero Precision M5 FDE upper for $509 shipped and my local store had a complete M5 FDE lower for $309 OTD. I added a Toolcraft 6.5 double ejector BCG and Aero breacher charging handle and had a complete rifle for right at 1k. If you buy the gun as one unit it is $1680-$1865. You save quite a bit this way. I stole the Vortex 2.5-10 off my 16” Noveske and put a 1-4 Viper PST on it. That is a story for another day.

It will be a few days before I get to try her out, but a range report will be coming.

I like the round, but don’t own it. My neighbor raves about his Creedmoor.

I own a few 6.5 Swedes, one a modern CZ. I’m an avid reloader.

Then I have the sides covered with a handful or 243s and then the 7mm-08 and several 284 Winchesters.

That all said, I could like the Creedmoor but already load for enough without adding another.

“Join usss …, don’t be afraid.”

Looking forward to the range reports.

At $500 off MSRP and $9.99 shipping, I've been giving this 6.5 Creedmoor Sako a serious look.

SAKO S20

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That’s a nice rifle!

I’m converting over to the 6.5 as well. My first rifle I bought was the Sig Cross and it’s a fine rifle. Unfortunately my 12 year old claimed it so now I’m on the hunt for a new one. I’m thinking Tikka will be what I go with.

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Originally posted by usncorpsman:
I was one of the guys who always said 308 is just fine, I can find 308 anywhere in the zombie apocalypse and I already have a Noveske N6 and LMT MWS so why do I need the 6.5. Well after being at the range and watching guys shoot theirs and getting better groups with less effort and recoil, I had to try it out. Don’t get me wrong, my 308’s are no slouches in accuracy, but I needed to see for myself what all this 6.5 craze is about .

Anyway, my favorite online retailer for all things gun related had a complete Aero Precision M5 FDE upper for $509 shipped and my local store had a complete M5 FDE lower for $309 OTD. I added a Toolcraft 6.5 double ejector BCG and Aero breacher charging handle and had a complete rifle for right at 1k. If you buy the gun as one unit it is $1680-$1865. You save quite a bit this way. I stole the Vortex 2.5-10 off my 16” Noveske and put a 1-4 Viper PST on it. That is a story for another day.

It will be a few days before I get to try her out, but a range report will be coming.

No doubt it will shoot great. I have a Grendel that needs shoot. So I do not need another one

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Originally posted by usncorpsman:
I was one of the guys who always said 308 is just fine, ...

I'm in the same place and, if I'm being honest with myself, I suspect I, too, will eventually succumb and build a 6.5CM rifle.

If it happens it will probably look a lot like what you built. Nice, btw

One of my best friends has been itching to build a "reach out and touch something" rifle on an AR base. I've been telling him 6.5CM all along.

That Sako is a fine looking rifle, and not a terrible price. Love my Tikka, and imagine the Sako would be a nice upgrade.

All my fun money's going into the Midget for now, maybe a LR rifle will fall into place later.

That's a fine looking AR, to the OP.

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Originally posted by usncorpsman:
complete Aero Precision M5 FDE upper....complete M5 FDE lower

Nice. Hopefully you get a chance to stretch it out to many hundreds of yards. A Creedmoor is pretty much wasted up close.

And you know how to spell it, too.

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I've never understand the resistance to nor the criticisms of 6.5 Creedmoor. In my first true precision rifle course with Rifles Only, I shot my relatively new 308. All but one of the students shot 308s -- he had a 260 Remy. In the dense November sea level air, many student's 308s struggled to send bullets pointing forward all the way to 1,000 yards. Winds in south Texas made for challenging wind holds with a 308. But not for the 260 guy -- IIRC his wind holds were about 60% of ours, so his horizontal dispersion was much better. And his rifle held vertical much better than our 308s.

In a subsequent Rifles Only course one student had a Lapua 6x47. It performed even better than the 260 Remy. And at all distances.

In local steel matches I shot my 308 against -- and sucked against -- Lapua 6x47 and 6.5x47 rifles. Enough was enough, time for a 6.5CM.

The only advantages of the 308 are cheap surplus ammo, double the barrel life, and the option of heavy hunting bullets.

The various 6.5 chamberings absolutely beat any 308 when it comes to punching paper or ringing steel. All day long and twice on Sunday. 308s are long in the tooth for target shooting. Some precision matches have 308-only divisions, because a 308 has no chance in competing against the smaller bores.

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Originally posted by usncorpsman:
I was one of the guys who always said 308 is just fine, I can find 308 anywhere in the zombie apocalypse and I already have a Noveske N6 and LMT MWS so why do I need the 6.5. Well after being at the range and watching guys shoot theirs and getting better groups with less effort and recoil, I had to try it out. Don’t get me wrong, my 308’s are no slouches in accuracy, but I needed to see for myself what all this 6.5 craze is about .

Been on my mind too.
I own 3 308AR's and a Rem700 5R > all lights out shooters.
So why do I need one?
So why to I want one?
It's just another thing to set up on the reloader, have to learn what works best.
It's another build and I have 4 other AR sets already in the queue to be built now,
It's another optic to buy (and I never go cheap on optics).
It's just another tough decision to make.