Tikka T3X 6.5cm for Deer

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By those pics the 308 is winning lol
100%

if i had to get behind one of those cartridges, i'm sending my rounds down the pipe of the 308....

on a serious note, i would happily trade my creed in for a 308 in the same rifle in a second without hesitation..... it's THE cartridge that the ammo shelves are full of (and .556) i like the creed, but abundant ammo is a fairytale right now.... i could be hoarding 308 right now, buying as much as i want every day.

that series of photos has some truth to it... the trusty ol' 30-06 looks a little dated
 
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Welcome. After shooting a 308 and 300 WM, I now run a tika 6.5 creed set up the same way except with a DNZ mount. I mostly hunt whitetails in PA and NY.

mine grouped best with 143s but shot everything well. I have been shooting copper monos and none of the deer have run much. Short blood trails with only a bit of meat damage.

truth is you can slay deer with everything from a 223 to a 338 Lapau. Caliber debates are mostly just campfire blather. I like my creed. besides, the yoga pants my creed came with are really comfy and I am enjoying drinking chai more than I thought I would.
 

rcleofly

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The Tikka TX3 is a nice gun. The 6.5CM is a pleasure to shoot and will kill those PA deer good and dead. Congrats on the new rifle. Those Tikka’s in 6.5CM love the Hornady 143gr. ELD-X.
 
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Motown

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I was one that swore I would never own a 6.5 Creed when they first came out and now we have 3 of them in the safe between my son and I and it has become my go to for deer in PA.

I also have 5 Tikkas and one of them being a 6.5 creed. Hard guns to beat for the money and my Tikka Wideland 6.5 outshoots most of my other guns including some semi customs.
 
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Question for you 6.5 Creedmoor guys. Do you have to have a 24 inch barrel? It seems like most of them come with that.
 

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All Tikka’s in 6.5 creed will have a 24” barrel. I also have 2 CA Mesa’s and they have 22” barrels. You don’t need a 24” barrel and the velocity loss between the two is only a couple FPS.
 

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All Tikka’s in 6.5 creed will have a 24” barrel. I also have 2 CA Mesa’s and they have 22” barrels. You don’t need a 24” barrel and the velocity loss between the two is only a couple FPS.

You can get a 20” 6.5 CM Tikka in the CTR platform.


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260madman

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No idea on the need to belittle on the 6.5 CM nor those that own one.

Would you find it equally humorous if folks started calling 6.5CM belittlers the “<derogatory comment> crowd? After all, it’s just a joke.
Call me what you want, I don’t care. I own 5 260Rems and 3 6.5Jesus. I rip on the 6.5 all the time.

I’ll just sit here with my avacado toast and soy drink.
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260madman

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Barrel lengthwise I have from 28”-20”. We use the 20” ones the most for hunting.
 
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