Wanting to build a 6mm creedmoor with either a 16.5in or 18in barrel also wanting to shoot hornady 75 or 87 grain v max has anyone done this before ? Also this will have a silencer attached most of its life. Any input would be great
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6mm creedmoor short barrel
- Thread starter Kever
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What sort of input are you expecting. You sort of just told us what you want... so go get it?
I have an 18" on my Sig cross. By "luck" what are you referring to. It shoots well, and was used to drop a mule deer by my son a few weeks ago, albeit with a 108 grain bullet.
Rem 700P cut to 18" w/ DeadAir Sandman shoots Hornady 75gr VMax very well for pigs & coyotes out to abt 300yds with some loss of velocity, but the shortened length make it much more manageable in/out of stands.
6MM CM Proof 16.5 with Silencerco Omega and Prime 107 grain SMK is running avg 2740fps with 100 rounds down the pipe.
Had a 16.5 6creed, 105 hunting vld@2750. Worked well on some pest tag does out to 796yd. My 2 20" 6creeds are pushing 105hybrids at 2920ish.
Took mine deer hunting this year. Just grabbed a box of factory Hornady 87 Vmax 3.1 MIL at 600yds and 108 ELDM 3.3 at 600yds. To date its got 84 rounds through it, but my sister (whos never shot before) had no problem smashing a 6" plate at 600.
18" Preferred Barrel Blank on my TL3 in a Cadex. I could maybe snip another 1/2" off and make it fit, but it carries really really nice.
I'm planning to gas up 115 Dtac and 112 Match Burners for matches next spring/summer.
Factory 108s were just estimated at 2900 so I have no doubt 2950-3000 will can be done with hand loads.
18" Preferred Barrel Blank on my TL3 in a Cadex. I could maybe snip another 1/2" off and make it fit, but it carries really really nice.
I'm planning to gas up 115 Dtac and 112 Match Burners for matches next spring/summer.
Factory 108s were just estimated at 2900 so I have no doubt 2950-3000 will can be done with hand loads.
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Just to add another data point my 24 inch CF Proof with Prime 107 SMK's averages 3014 fps.
I have a 18" brux 6 creedmoor. Loaded in Peterson brass gives me 2950 with 108 eldm.
I also run a 21.5" brux. Loading 38.6 gr H4350 shooting 105 hybrid at 2830 and it shoots phenomenally.
I actually prefer the 21.5" barrel. It's not bad at all with a suppressor.
I also run a 21.5" brux. Loading 38.6 gr H4350 shooting 105 hybrid at 2830 and it shoots phenomenally.
I actually prefer the 21.5" barrel. It's not bad at all with a suppressor.
I run a 16.5 proof carbon barrel, powder is going toake it sing. I use H4895 and am running 65 vmaxes at 3500fps flat. It shoots right with my 22 creed and it's pushing 60s at 3700fps.
I went this route so that I'm roughly 1 mil low at 400 yds with a 200yd zero. (I run thermal for coyotes so it's easy this way).
I went this route so that I'm roughly 1 mil low at 400 yds with a 200yd zero. (I run thermal for coyotes so it's easy this way).
Shorty 6 Creedmoor loads
West Texas Ordnance Switchlug 6 Creedmoor 16.5” Bartlein 1-8 twist TBAC Ultra 9 30 cal. Berger 87gr VLDH Varget 39.5 ADG LRP brass 3x fired FGMM LRP BTO 2.131 3006 FPS avg. H 3020 L 2997 SD 9.6 ES 23 FPS .256 group at 100yds this is max load in my gun. 39.6 showed slight ejector swipe but...
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You may get more speed with rl26
I get 3212 out of a 20” 243 Ackley with 105’s with a can on.
I’m getting 2689 on a new 16” 6.5 creed with 147’s should speed up once barrel breaks in as well.
I get 3212 out of a 20” 243 Ackley with 105’s with a can on.
I’m getting 2689 on a new 16” 6.5 creed with 147’s should speed up once barrel breaks in as well.
7lbs 13 oz for the stock with Badger NV bridge, anTi action with Defiance LW pic rail, Proof CF 16.5 6cm barrel, and trigger tech Diamond.
Scope, rings, bipod, supressor an mag add another 4lbs or so.
I'm using a Manners MCS-CS2 because I wanted a stock that would collapse down far enough to use my Reap 35-2 Thermal. Most other stocks that collapse that far use an AR15 buffer tube interface which I like on my AR's, I hate the look of on a bolt action. If not for thermal use, I've used the KRG Whisky 3 which is fantastic.
Got my barrel back, cut to 19". I have some new bullets from fort Scott munitions I am trying out. 90gr solid coppers. Seem to be working real well. Shot them to 1k at 6k air density.
The comparison photo is a 112gr MB, 90GR FSM, and 115gr DTAC.
Settled at 3094 once the barrel sped up a bit at 41.2gr H4350.
The comparison photo is a 112gr MB, 90GR FSM, and 115gr DTAC.
Settled at 3094 once the barrel sped up a bit at 41.2gr H4350.
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I built a 16" 6creed for my boy. Its a 1:7.5 twist with a CarbonSix barrel. Haven't shot it yet, but we should get some range time on it very soon. Very excited to test it out with 95+gr bullets.
I have an 18" Fieldcraft in 6CM, but I have nothing to compare it to, I've never owned a longer one. Mostly shoot Berger 115 VLD H and Barnes 95gr(?) LRX. The most similar thing I own is a .243, but that's only 20" itself, so not much different. 
Doesn't help at all, but my photo host is open... lol
Doesn't help at all, but my photo host is open... lol
Not exactly what the OP was looking for but I have a 20" osprey on 108 berger bt running 2925ish & its fresh / still speeding up.
Yeah, I want this whole thing. Can I get some details. Im a lefty and that thing is what Im looking for.
Here is the build Info:
ACTION: Defiance ANTI SA, Left Hand, 308 Bolt Face, Rail - ALTUS
BARREL: Proof CF 6mm CM 16.5 inch, Birdsong T on Steel – Chambered and Installed by Deep South Tactical
STOCK: MANNERS - MCS-CS2
• LEFT HANDED
• Shell - ELITE TACTICAL UPGRADE
• Action - DEFIANCE ANTI SA
• Trigger Guard - MCS-DBM SHORT ACTION MINI CHASSIS (GEN 2)
• Barrel Contour - PROOF SENDERO
• Butt Pad - MCS-ADJ-S
• Finish - ELITE TAC HIGH PLAINS MOLDED
• Hardware - ADJ CHEEK SPACER
• Hardware - BADGER EFR/INLET & SUPPLY
• Hardware - HAWKINS 4.5" PIC RAIL
• Hardware - FLUSH CUP 2 LEFT
• Hardware - FLUSH CUP 2 RIGHT
TRIGGER: TT Diamond, LH Flat
RINGS: TierOne Ultralight Rings (34mm MED)
SCOPE: March HM 4.5-28x52
BIPOD: Tier One Evolution Tactical QD Picatinny Carbon Fiber 180mm
SUPPRESSOR: SilencerCo Omega 300 Direct Thread
MAGAZINE: AI
Forgot about this thread until it popped up again. Deep South did a great job chambering my Bartlein. Shoots very well and currently using it for thermal hunts. Hornady factory 108 match ammo is clocking just shy of 2800 out of my 18” barrel.
My 18" 6 creed shoots 108s in the 2740-2800 range. Have no desire to shoot varmint bullets with it so cant help you there. No idea why what your looking for wouldn't work fine.
It's a savage take off. I'll have to check. But 2830 was were I ended up with a moderate load of 4350 and 112s iirc
18" 7.5tw, 112 matchburner, 44.5gr rl26, cci450, jumping 40k, shoots great at 2950. Ran up to 45.5gr in load dev without pressure signs other than flat priners, lapua brass is good stuff.
We run a 16.5" 6mm Creed on my son's rifle for crop damage work on several local farms. With a 6" long suppressor it is still handy getting in and out of vehicles at night. We're running 95 TMK and 87 Vmax both around 3000fps and that combo has been extremely effective on chicken and apple thieves alike. Zero'd for 250yd it's PBR is out to 350 without any trouble.
He started using it when he was 6, now he's almost 10 and I had to put it in a new stock for him. His 6yo little brother has a 22 Creed 18" in the old stock and he's working the steel plates and itching to go notch his first tag.
He started using it when he was 6, now he's almost 10 and I had to put it in a new stock for him. His 6yo little brother has a 22 Creed 18" in the old stock and he's working the steel plates and itching to go notch his first tag.
I love these 18" guns super handy. 22 and 6cm here for me. I'd love to have a short 65 that matches the ballistics of the 6cm, but getting a 140 going 2900+ from an 18" without using crack powders is going to require substantial case capacity, like 6.5/7prc or 6.5 LRM. I've built short barrel 65prc, 65 Saum, and 2900-2950 without psi requires 22". From 22-18, I'm betting 150 fps lost. My 20" 65prc with H1000/140hyb in lapua brass doesn't like anything above 2875, clickers and bolt lift. The barrel ran 156s at 3030 prior to cutting it, it lost a TON of speed.
I settled at a little over 2900 with 147s and N565 out of my 20" 6.5 PRC. I got 130s up to 3150 with N560, but was at pressure. Need to re-visit those at a lower node.
My barrel slowed WAY down. Idk, kinda crazy, kinda wondering why, it does shoot great. 2850 VS 2950, really don't mean shit inside 750-800y with a hunting rifle anyways.
58 grains of N560 will scoot a 140 out of a 20” 6.5 PRC at well over 2,900.
Last time I clocked mine, 58.3 got me 2,950
Last time I clocked mine, 58.3 got me 2,950
