So which caliber, in what rifle ? The 6.5 Creed, the 6.5x55 Swede, or the .257 Roberts

[Mustangs Rule]

Few recently developed cartridges can compete with the field utility of the 6.5 Creed. It is the long-range poster child. Never to be found in a vintage rifle. But so, what? Is available in so many super accurate and inexpensive modern rifles. It is omnipresent.

Now, what cartridge could equal the time-honored history of the "Swede".? An Olympic glory round, first choice of Scandinavian snipers to defend their homeland from invaders and used to hunt polar bear by early Scandinavian Arctic explorers. What great marksman, what guts and balls! Pure nobility and the full equal of the Creed when handloaded in a strong action

And then there is "The Bob". the .257 Roberts. OK it was pushed out of its incredibly popular position by the .243, but what a groundbreaker the "Bob" was. Our first truly dual-purpose varmint/deer/sheep/antelope cartridge. American ingenuity and dare I say purity, came on the scene just as our game animals came back. Sorry, like the Swede, there are no cheap rifles in this chambering.

Which one pulls your "rifleman's trigger"? And of course, what would the total package be, scope too. Modern bullets have upgraded the field utility of all these cartridges.

Have fun.

 

[Cousin Basil]

257 - because it isn't the other 2.

 

[DFS]

6.5 creedmoor with light bullets. 107 tmk

 

[Dan-06]

I have the 6.5 Swede on a howa action,

 

[Seamaster]

The classic All American choice - 257 Roberts. I have had at least one in the rack for the past 50 years or so (currently two), and have used them on various medium sized game. It just works.

 

[Robert N]

The Bob.

I have a Remington M7MS (Mannlicher stock) in .257 Roberts that I purchased back in 2006. Such a great all around cartridge. I get 2800 fps with a 117 SGK over 43.0 gr. of H4350. Nice, tidy 3/4" groups.

Also have a Swede and a 6mm Creed...if forced to choose just one, the Bob will do all the hunting I need to do out to 400 yards.

 

[shootbrownelk]

260 Remington.

 

[D4570]

25 Creedmoor. ???

 

[brymoore]

Bob.

 

[Robert N]

25 Creedmoor. ???

BLASPHEMY!!!

 

[Mustangs Rule]

I have the 6.5 Swede on a howa action,

Cool matching combo of rifle brand and cartridge

 

[Dan-06]

This is the stock that I had made.

 

[BobT1105]

I would pick either the Swede or the Roberts, probably the AI version of the latter.

 

[6mm Remington]

6mm Remington. Easy choice.

 

[Mustangs Rule]

6mm Remington. Easy choice.

As in real heavy bullet twist ?

 

[6mm Remington]

As in real heavy bullet twist ?

Mine's a Ruger 1B with a 1-9 twist. I shoot 100 gr. Partitions in it. It shoots great and it's a classy looking rifle. It's also a pleasure to carry, it just balances well. I might have to try some 90 gr. Nosler E-tips in it though. They sure work well in my son's Ruger MK II in 6mm Remington. He took his first elk which was a large cow with one shot at 350 yards. She staggered about 20 yards and went down.

 

[Mustangs Rule]

Mine's a Ruger 1B with a 1-9 twist. I shoot 100 gr. Partitions in it. It shoots great and it's a classy looking rifle. It's also a pleasure to carry, it just balances well. I might have to try some 90 gr. Nosler E-tips in it though. They sure work well in my son's Ruger MK II in 6mm Remington. He took his first elk which was a large cow with one shot at 350 yards. She staggered about 20 yards and went down.

Ruger firearms began in my home state of Connecticut. Such rock-solid integrity in all ways. I have had three or four of their handguns and still have one of their fine Black Hawk revolvers.

Have you heard the story about why their logo became black and was previously red?

By the time Ruger hit the scene I was forever a Winchester fan when it came to rifles. Used to drive down to New Haven when I first got my driver's license to visit the Winchester Museum.

When I switched to non-lead bullets I tried E-tips in my 30-06 model 54 Winchester bolt action. They worked fine yet still lost "ballistically expensive" weight from fragmentation so I have been committed to Barnes ever since. The E-tips load the same way as lead core, makes it familiar. Barnes require a new reloading learning curve but once past that they are more than worth it in multiple ways.

I will stay with my Swede in review of all said. I like the heavier bullets over the .257 and legendry history over the Creed.

I have heard good things about the 6mm with long heavy bullets.

 

[MS 9x56]

Make mine the 250-3000 savage in a Ruger 77 RSI.

 

[Mustangs Rule]

Make mine the 250-3000 savage in a Ruger 77 RSI.

250-3000 not the newer 250 Savage with the twist for heavier bullets