On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 21:31:17 -0500, Alex wrote:

Poco Deplorevole wrote:
On Fri, 3 Feb 2017 21:35:17 -0500, Alex wrote:

I finally received my Ruger Precision Rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor. I already
have purchased the Nightforce NXS 5.5-22X56 scope, rings, and Atlas
bipod for it. It's a great combination! I can't wait for my next trip
to the 1000 yard range.

The 6.5 is a great long distance round but it looks like I will have to
fire it about 32 feet above the 1000 yard target compared to about 8
feet for my Barrett .338 Lapua Magnum. It's a lot of fun dialing in to
a target over a half mile away. This scope if far better than the
Leupold on the Barrett so I expect good results.

There are ranges of one mile or better out west so I plan to take them
both there very soon.


Nice gun! Is this you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9axtjT_tkg

When'd you grow all that hair?

That's me in 20 years with a new accent.

I have the Gen2 that has a muzzle brake and a modified hand guard that
can accommodate a scope with a 56mm objective lens.

Here's a question came up in a phone conversation yesterday. Other than a few hundredths of a
millimeter, what's the advantage of the 6.5 Creedmore over the .243 Winchester?