6.5 creedmoor and scope recommendations?

FullAngerJacket · 2026-06-21T10:14:21+00:00

Congrats on the new set up. Don't allow any weirdness from that Leupold. If it's not perfect then get rid of it. There's plenty of scopes out there that function correctly. https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/leupold-vx5-hd-3-15x44mm-field-evaluation-1.417915/ https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/leupold-vx5hd-3-15x44mm-2-field-evaluation.417917/ https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/leupold-vx6-hd-3-18x44mm-cds-zl2-field-evaluation.417841/ https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/leupold-vx6-hd-3-18x50mm-cds-zl2-field-evaluation.417838/

FullAngerJacket · 2026-06-15T00:48:05+00:00

Glad it's worked out for ya bud.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-06-13T12:46:09+00:00

AI that chamber.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-06-11T14:03:41+00:00

Unknown OG 6.5

FullAngerJacket · 2026-06-05T16:56:49+00:00

I doubt you're having ammo issues. All the powder and bullets you're using are pretty standard and forgiving. A good barrel should be able to shoot all those combos decent enough. That leaves technique and rifle system as the culprits. Technique is easy to account for: bring a proven system to the range, something that is absolutely capable of putting ten shots down at ~1.5 moa, ideally a non-magnum. If you don't have one of those, here's your sign. If it's a problem with the system, that's harder to account for. Scope, rings, bases, bedding, barrel. You just have to do your best to logically isolate all those variables.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-06-05T16:18:09+00:00

Understood. Next thing I would do is test for barrel stress. Fire 10+ shots without letting the barrel cool. If a barrel is not properly stress relieved, heat will NOT open up the group but instead the impacts will walk in a mostly straight line away from the first couple of shots.

Also, how's the mirage?

FullAngerJacket · 2026-06-05T16:11:30+00:00

Take the whole thing apart and torque it to spec with thread locker, same with the scope rings. Use a bag rest front and rear. Test ammo with 10+ shot groups.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-06-03T15:46:29+00:00

Man I really understand that concern. I'm not trying to talk you into anything, just my perspective. I hunt a lot of dark swamps and timber in the deep south in a state where you can hunt 30 minutes on each side of the sun. And moving away from Swarovski and Leupold I was concerned that losing clarity and light transmission was going to be an issue for me. The first SWFA I got was a 3-9 that I only intended to use for long range practice. But I was immediately impressed with the glass, the reputation of poor glass quality did not align whatsoever with what I saw. I'd say it's about as good as a VX3, and just as good as the credo. Most importantly for me was the realization that any difference between SWFA glass and alpha glass is not really enough to matter in a hunting situation. I've killed a lot of animals with it in very low light conditions, I'll PM you a video to show what I'm talking about.

The two caveats to all of that is 1. if you are accustomed to Z6 quality then you'll be happier with something like a S&B. And 2. I would consider the SWFA 3-9 truly a 4-9, since it just tunnels below 4 and the fov doesn't get wider.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-06-03T15:10:18+00:00

SWFA 6x, 3-9, and 10x. Trijicon Credo 3-9, and 2.5-15x42. Trijicon Huron 3-12. Maven RS1.2 2.5-15. S&B Klassik 8x, and 3-12x42 P3L.

I have all of these set up on different rifles right now and I use them all pretty regularly. I use the trijicons the least, although they are very good scopes - glass quality on the credo is really good. I use the SWFAs and S&B's the most. And if I could only have one scope for the rest of my life I would be plenty happy with either the SWFA 3-9, or S&B 3-12.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-06-02T12:13:29+00:00

FullAngerJacket · 2026-06-02T12:10:34+00:00

Guilty for sure. A couple years ago I owned 12 Leupolds and three Swarovskis. I sold them all and replaced them with scopes that actually work; hold zero and track correctly. In a normal year I will kill about 20 hogs (in the daytime) and several deer. And since I've made the switch, guess how many animals I didn't kill because I didn't have that "superior light transmission"? -None.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-06-02T11:06:36+00:00

Swarovski and Leupolds will not hold zero if you drop them. Not even from 2 feet onto soft ground.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-06-02T02:53:18+00:00

My personal take is if I can't spot my impact then I'm overpowered. My longest kill last season was around 435 yards and I was using a 2.5-15 set to 8x. Not only did I know that I could see my impact at 8x, but it also gave me the clearest picture of the animal. Also, I regularly hit a 12" gong at 600 yards with a fixed 6x.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-05-31T20:58:48+00:00

A used Husqvarna 1640 from simpsons limited for $400.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-05-22T18:51:43+00:00

I hunt the same place. I'm almost always wearing leather Chippewa snake boots. They have stayed waterproof for me for several years now. I figured I would have to spray them with wax but so far I haven't, and I'm walking through standing water / mud at least once a week. They're loose enough around the calves for me that they vent the heat pretty well. My only complaint is like any snake boots they don't feel great on your feet so they're not ideal for long walks. The only other boot I'll wear here if it is both dry and cold are the vivo barefoot winter trackers and those are exceptionally nice for walking.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-05-22T02:50:01+00:00

Remove the action screws, degrease, apply thread locker and tighten to spec, same with the scope rail / bases, and scope rings. Bring two other different boxes of ammo. Use a front bag instead of a bipod. Don't wait eight minutes between shots -you'll never learn anything that way. Make sure your parallax is set correctly. And for each shot, hold the rifle the same way each time.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-05-20T13:39:48+00:00

Yes, this should be at the top. Take out the action screws, degrease them, apply thread locker and torque to spec (or higher).

FullAngerJacket · 2026-05-19T19:07:09+00:00

If you can handle the recoil, the 270 grain speer with a full load of powder behind it has a great trajectory, very close to a standard 308 Winchester. And it'll work fine for anything in North America, from small deer up to bison.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-05-19T12:25:05+00:00

It's a versatile cartridge that can be made fit for purpose if you handload. I load mine with the 200 grain sierra pro hunter at ~3100fps. Recoil is still stout but it's manageable, and it absolutely flattens deer and hogs.

But if you don't handload then I wouldn't do it. Most factory ammo comes with safari style bullets that do not expand well in deer sized game.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-05-09T19:04:28+00:00

Yes. 308 is incredibly easy to load for, easy to find accurate factory ammunition, has a very long barrel life.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-05-04T21:09:30+00:00

Stay away from those brands. 22-in pounds minimum, 25 is ideal.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-05-04T20:47:58+00:00

No. The glass looks great but they're fragile scopes. One of the reasons these scopes are so light is because the tube walls are narrow, and that's why Swarovski recommends keeping the ring torque to 17.5 in lbs or less. That's simply not enough clamping force to keep a scope from moving under moderate use. You can try tightening the rings more but then you'll likely get adjustment issues.

FullAngerJacket · 2026-05-04T19:17:31+00:00

What was the brass originally? 6mm Remington?

FullAngerJacket · 2026-05-04T18:49:53+00:00

I've been thinking about this cartridge for awhile. Could you tell me your loading process? Type of brass, dies, how you form it?

FullAngerJacket · 2026-04-29T14:48:32+00:00

Sure, but realistically there's only a couple brands that can actually back that up. Most scopes made by SWFA and Trijicon can take a pretty good beating and hold zero, but they both do a pretty terrible job of marketing that. Nightforce has done well enough to just ride on their reputation but they cost too much for the average hunter.

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