I will try to make this short, but I am to the point that my thoughts are all jumbled together.
I have never really shot over 200 yards, and I am pretty sensitive to recoil. I can shoot an AR fine, but after 10 rounds of 25-06 in a hunting weight rifle I am flinching like a princess. I fell into the idea of getting a 6.5 creed mostly because of the many great factory options in that caliber. Knowing my inexperience and recoil issues, now I'm thinking that maybe I just need to run a 223 for a while and shoot the heck out of it. If I were to run with a 223, then I have to figure out what bullet weight would be best so I could decide on a twist rate. Ideally I would like something I could shoot all day out to 600 yards or so. I have been thinking about this since the first of February, and I've gotten nowhere. Any thoughts?
I have never really shot over 200 yards, and I am pretty sensitive to recoil. I can shoot an AR fine, but after 10 rounds of 25-06 in a hunting weight rifle I am flinching like a princess. I fell into the idea of getting a 6.5 creed mostly because of the many great factory options in that caliber. Knowing my inexperience and recoil issues, now I'm thinking that maybe I just need to run a 223 for a while and shoot the heck out of it. If I were to run with a 223, then I have to figure out what bullet weight would be best so I could decide on a twist rate. Ideally I would like something I could shoot all day out to 600 yards or so. I have been thinking about this since the first of February, and I've gotten nowhere. Any thoughts?