the exactly the same, only minor physical differences, not attributed to any performance gains. A good idea, an "American" 6.5x55 er 52mm I guess. I'm a 7mm-08 man myself but the animals won't know the difference.
The idea of shooting animals to the distance the round drops below supersonic is insane. You really don't have business shooting anything alive 800-1000 yards except targets, it's sniping. There are many calibers that go a long ways before going sonic.
The fanciful and memorable name "Creedmore" was artfully used to brand the cartridge. 6.5 sounds more exotic than .264 or .260 as well. The .264 Winchester Magnum is simply the same as the 7mm Mag. with the slightly smaller diameter bullet. It shoots the 6.5 faster so it must be better?! Marketing. It sure was a great way to get rid of a bunch of .30 TC brass.
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John Taffin is rolling over in his grave saying "tell
- Gary Reeder, 2026-03-10, 19:00
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There seems to be a love-hate relationship with the 6.5 CM
- John W, 2026-03-11, 05:09
- It shows the power of marketing, the .260 Remington - WB, 2026-03-11, 19:04
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There seems to be a love-hate relationship with the 6.5 CM
- John W, 2026-03-11, 05:09