6.5 Creedmoor vs .308 – Which Cartridge Should You Shoot?

In this video, I compare my experiences and share my thoughts on the 6.5 Creedmoor vs the .308 Winchester.
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I talk about ballistics, difference in flight, how they group, and how they shoot at long range. (500, 750, & 1,000 yards) As I said, this is purely about my experience with these 2 cartridges on my personal platforms. For this video, I am specifically talking about Hornady American Gunner. The 6.5 CM is represented by the Ruger Precision Rifle with a Sig Sauer Tango4 6-24×50 FFP (http://amzn.to/2ySOmgA) with Vortex Mount (http://amzn.to/2irGGeW) The .308 is represented by the Savage 10FCP McMillan with Vortex Viper PST (http://amzn.to/2ySrrSO) with VPR rings: (http://amzn.to/2AZsim8) Thanks for watching! Click here to support Texas Plinking on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/texasplinking

I killed an elk this year with my buddies 6.5 shot her at about three hundred and we could tell she was hit I put two more rounds in her last one just over 360 and it still took a sec for her to drop all three were in the bread basket useing hornady ammo I'm not sure about the take down power. But I do not have a 308 I have had them go down faster with 243 lead nose not sure if the polymer was the issue

I have both, Own as many calibers as u can there all great!!!!

WOW i understand you said take the grouping with a grain of salt but holy shit dude those groups suck. If you're going to make a comparison take the time to set it up right and not make bullshit excuses.

Do you have 20 moa base on you're 308 to get out to 1000 yards

Yeah I prefer my scope magnification in variations of 6

50 yards- 3x (or whatever lowest setting)
100 yards- 6x
200 yards- 12x
300 yards- 18x (or however high the scope goes)
400+ yards- 24x or highest setttings

Some of those exceptions are because most of my scopes are 6-24x

155g vs 130g   130g less ark ..

7mm08 is the smallest rifle I have and it's probably just as close to both of them. However the 30 cal. Is hard to beat for knock down power. Most of your hunters will chose a 30 cal every time. Also I have heard that the 6.5 has chambering issues since the day they were built I'm not sure because I don't own one and probably never will I have a 338 Win Mag it does just fine for a big rifle

Why not compare the same rifle chambered in different calibers… Vs the same caliber in different rifles??

Ie test Tikka t3x in 308 vs Tikka in 25-06?

Mostly personal preference, now if shtf happens, I'm gonna want a 308, cause UN peacekeepers aren't gonna bring me anything but NATO ammo

Was it my imagination,,, but didn't it seem like the 6.5 was hitting harder than the 308 at 1000 yards ?

6.5 Mauser

Good job on the video but for a fair performance comparison you need to use bullets with comparable ballistic coefficients. Against the 140 gr. 6.5 BTHP Match bullet w/B.C. .580,, the 308 Win. needs the Hornady 178 gr.BTHP bullet w/B.C. .530 both at 2700 fps.. I verified the ballistics of these bullets using the Vortex long range ballistic app.. With its smaller profile, the 140gr. 6.5 bullet performed better in Wind Deflection but in bullet drop at 1000 yards, the 178 gr 308 bullet dropped 321.05 inches while the 140 gr. 6.5 bullet dropped 323.21

Who wants to shot to 750 yards and beyond? I don't, it's not practical and who wants to be a sniper? Moreover the 6.5 Creedmore burns out your barrel in a hurry compared to .308. The latter is more versatile for hunting and cheaper to shoot. So the question is why shoot the Creedmore at all?

Take a federal gold medal macth for the 308,and wacth out.

what is the recoil comparison?

Well it depends. 6.5 creedmoor is a paper puncher. 308 is and can be a excellent hunting round. Not target shooting at 450+ yards. However if you want a Real multi purpose round. 30 06. From 110 to 210 grain bullets.

6.5mm, not cm… 🙂

What range are you at? If you don’t mind me asking

Both 6.5 and .308 are great cartridges when properly employed. Shoot what you like. Shoot it well. Most cartridges will exceed the limitations of those doing the shooting.

Good video though!

I wish you had a 308 rpr in this video to compare

Fantastic comparison that taught me much. Was cool you calculated out to the extreme of 1.0 mile! You practice good diction and annunciation. I can't think of one thing to criticize. Thank you and please keep up the good work.

The extra ability to push larger g bullets is a bonus to 308 if hunting.

Well I’m not sure if it’s public knowledge.. but when I was at little creek a few weeks ago the range master was talking abut how the teams were switching to 6.5 for their dmrs and .300 AAC for their shorter carbines.

Excellent video. Thanks. I am a .308 man, but I'll take either.

Felt Recoil for a .308 for a 165gr bullet is 18.1 lbs vs felt recoil 6.5 CR 140 gr bullet is 11.9 lbs (Chuck Hawks )
For me, the 6.5 just feels even less, (both guns are similar weight) I am a coyote shooter and they can't tell the difference, IDK about deer, but the Swedes shoot moose with 6.5×55 and many hunters have reported that the 6.5 bullet just kills better. If I could only have 1 gun (how sad) I would get the 6.5, but I wouldn't sell my .308 to swap a 6.5

6.5 creed is here to stay. Just like 29er wheels on bicycles when they came out. 308 Is good but 6.5 is better. and it'll just keep getting better and more popular. And then ammo will be even more plentiful and then cheaper. It's coming.

That hairline tho 👀

HONESTY….Thank you….are all your facts correct…I don't know, but I do know I learned….again Thanks from the North!

What's the price difference per round off the shelf?

Good side by side comparison graphic. Very helpful. Thanks.

i am 11 yers old and i hut with a ruger gun site 308

Try to keep your finger on the trigger after the shot for a nice follow through. In this vid it looks like you are removing your finger too soon. Also try not wrapping your thumb around the stock on the 308, try watching marine snipers in training, they never wrap the thumb on the m24. Good luck

Well being that the 6.5 is one of the most flattest shooting rounds
ever known for firearms your score should be a lot better.
You need to grow up and leave the 10" targets to the rooks and
go to the 3×5's. STOP CHOPPING WOOD"
And putting it up against a war work hose like the 308 proves two
things to me;
Your the kind of shooter that wants to race against a farm truck
in a ferrari 488,
but speaking of being in the tight the bush "alone" and I know what
that is like, one mistake and you are liable to be a bile movement
in one of the local natives" I trust the Winchester 308 everytime
before I will even think twice about the 6.5 mm.
I use a 6.5 in training shooters on 250 yrds, 730 yrd 1340 yrds, if
they want to pay for the shells and it is a fine rifle.
But it is like the AR's 300 blkout hype" when I have to deal with
them I go to my back up pack and pull out the 7 leaf core locks.
And the game changes I'm still here and they are gone.
Playing at the range is one thing and at one time I loved to put'em
down the lane but after a couple of million rounds I just don't see
need unless I am breaking a new build.
I have been getting into these 8mm rounds and I really find them
fascinating, I am a sports car to sale after I break itin and fire a few
rounds through it
Bolt Actions gives more options to the rules and making my own
rounds I have come up with some shapes and compounds that
reaches way out there without wobble.

in 10:02 – you feel the impact power of 6.5 is way more than .308 – i think the reviewer of this vide without a doubt are a fan of .308 . in 500 yards and 750 yards you can see the power of impact 6.5 is much higher than its rivals .

Itty bitty bullets. For just mankilling maybe, but for everything else no.

went out and shot my buddy's 6.5 creed….. its a great little precision plinker. we both served together in a few combat sand boxes on this blue planet, and agree…. thank god we had the beefy 308 at our disposal when shit got a bit hectic. iron sights or optics of choice the 308 can work any situation its given easily out to 500 yds… whether you are putting meat on the table or keeping the bad guys hiding… and … almost anyone can pick it up and fire it affectively. cant say that about the 6.5 creed. sorry if my grammar or punctuation is not up to par with y 'all , but that is this old gunny's view . like it or not it is just plain hard fact of experience first hand….. have a great safe day folks. just remember for all you arm chair keystrokers…. unless your target is shooting back, it is hard to get a true idea of what a firearms worth is….

i have a Remington 770 chambered .308 with a pinty 9-24×50 scope..146 gr cheap steel case..half the fun is pushing past the 100 yrd zero..with cheap everyday ammunition as well as low budget firearm.. hone your skill with cheap..then you don't need the dollar..unless you are shooting for a dollar

I have both and like both.However the 308 is a Lot easier to find ammo and a Lot cheaper to shoit.

It’s 6.5 mm, not 6.5cm. That’d make it 65mm.