7mm-08 or 6.5 creedmoor?

Flip a coin. God I hope this doesn't devolve the the same level as last week's .308 vs. 6.5 Creed thread...

But ballistics are pretty close between these two. Windage very similar, 6.5 has a little flatter trajectory (higher MV). Pretty much the same effective hunting ranges, and both very potent big game killers. Great BC and solid velocities for both.

If you forced me to pick, I'd go 6.5 Creedmoor. Slight edge on recoil, and much more common for components, ammo, etc.
 
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Flip a coin. God I hope this doesn't devolve the the same level as last week's .308 vs. 6.5 Creed thread...

But ballistics are pretty close between these two. Windage very similar, 6.5 has a little flatter trajectory (higher MV). Pretty much the same effective hunting ranges, and both very potent big game killers. Great BC and solid velocities for both.

If you forced me to pick, I'd go 6.5 Creedmoor. Slight edge on recoil, and much more common for components, ammo, etc.

Ditto
 
These guys didn't care much for the Creedmoor... mid 500 and mid 300, one shot drops. Well almost, the closer of the two moved his front legs forward a step each even though his back legs didn't move.
 

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I went with a Creedmoor as well. Did a lot of research about shooting and elk with one and the consensus seems to be 140 gr at 500 yards or so is just fine. Even came across quite a few people shooting them out to 750 with success, although I don't think that would be me. I think the two big things that help the creedmoor is the SD is up there and the ability for more people to make a really good shot on an animal with a rifle due to little/no recoil. Everyone talks about shot placement being the key. The Creedmoor seems to be gaining ground with shooters and almost every rifle company makes one now. With Ruger making the cartridge in their precision rifle platform I am hoping Lapua will start making brass as everyone else is now.
If you're talking about the 6.5 Creedmoor, lapua does make brass for it...
 
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