Wife surprising me with new Rifle. But what Caliber?

[MR WICK]

My birthday is coming up and the wife is buying me a new rifle as a suprise. Not really a suprise anymore.

She's getting me the top of the line Barrette MRad Bolt Action Rifle.

I do bench rest target shooting. Never hunt.

My Range goes out to almost 1,400 yards. I would like to hit that.

So. 6.5 Creedmore, 300 Win Mag, or 308?

Thanks Everyone.

 

[troy fairweather]

Don't they make a 6 creed?
Either way I'd go creedmoor be cheaper.

 

[Varminterror]

Get a 6.5 creed, then rebarrel it with 6 BR in a year.

 

[Pat Riot]

Personally, I like .308. I have no experience with 6.5 and I want no parts of shooting .300 WM.

I would choose .308 because I am familiar with that round and I already reload for it. Though I would be interested in hunting also so this would be my choice of the 3.

 

[LoonWulf]

Creedmoors easiest of the three to hit with consistently.....I would probably go 300wm because I have a pile of 6.5CMs to shoot, but generally not the round I'd recommend lol.

 

[1KPerDay]

Of the three you mention I'd go 6.5 Creed. But I'd rather have a 6 Creed or one of the new hotness 6mms.

 

[doubleh]

Do you get a choice as to your "surprise"? If it were me and I had a choice I would probably go with the Creed.

 

[jmr40]

The 308 starts running out of gas at about 800 yards. With hot loads and long barrels you can get it to 1000. The 6.5CM and 300 WM will give you very similar trajectory and will still be viable out to the 1400 yard range you have. For punching paper targets the 6.5 CM burns 1/2 the powder and hits you with 1/2 the recoil of 300 WM. If you want to shoot elk at 1000 yards the 300 WM hits them harder. But either will poke a hole in the target. In this case the 6.5 is the easy choice by default.

If you were limiting your self to shots under 1000 yards then the 308 is still in the running. But I've yet to see a 308 as accurate as a 6.5CM, and the 308 still hits you harder and uses more powder.

 

[MR WICK]

Thank you guys so much.

 

[Walkalong]

https://www.eurooptic.com/Vortex-Razor-Gen-II-3-18x50-EBR-7C-MRAD-Riflescope-RZR-31805.aspx

 

[BigBlue 94]

6.5CM is like Kyle Busch or Tom Brady: i hate em but i cant deny their greatness...

 

[KansasTrapper77]

Not a huge fan of 6.5 Creed. It seems like 90% of people who get one in the cheapest rifle they can find think they’ll be Chris Kyle with the 6.5 when they couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn with daddy’s ’06. BUT target shooting at 1000 yards? That’s literally what she’s built for. High BC bullets with manageable recoil. And it’s plentiful on the shelves. .308 might beat it but not by much.

 

[1KPerDay]

https://www.eurooptic.com/Vortex-Razor-Gen-II-3-18x50-EBR-7C-MRAD-Riflescope-RZR-31805.aspx

I’d rather have a 24-25X scope for 1K plus yards

 

[bfoosh006]

6.5CM will do 1200yds easy.

300WM will do a mile.

Personally, I'd do the 6.5CM.. while ammo isn't cheap anymore, there are a lot of precision minded factory loads to choose from.

 

[LoonWulf]

I’d rather have a 24-25X scope for 1K plus yards

Agreed, both of my "long range" rifles have 24 or 25x scope, tho neither are likely as good as a Razor gen2.
I also have less issues with interference with where i shoot, so rarely run them lower than max.

 

[MR WICK]

I'm buying this.

 

[LoonWulf]

I'm buying this.

You know that's not a Ruger right........

 

[MR WICK]

Yes. My apologies. I should have stated that after careful consideration I changed my mind. I was talking with an active Army Ranger and he highly recommended this.

 

[MR WICK]

I changed the original post and picture.

What do you guys think of the change?

 

[dh1633pm]

I would get 300 winmag. For no logical reason. Other than it has a lot of umph. You must have married well. Your wife made an excellent choice.

 

[MR WICK]

I would get 300 winmag. For no logical reason. Other than it has a lot of umph. You must have married well. Your wife made an excellent choice.

She's a keeper. Thanks.

 

[horsemen61]

Easy answer I’d get the 6.5 Creedmoor

 

[gotboostvr]

For that kinda change I'd be looking at an Accuracy International. Not that the Barret is any slouch, I've just always wanted a AI Artic Warfare rifle.

 

[rayatphonix]

I'm buying this.

What chamber?

 

[Walkalong]

I’d rather have a 24-25X scope for 1K plus yards

Yes and no, strictly target shooting? Sure, real world? 18X will rarely hold you back up to 1K.

Bump it up to $2500 and get more power.

A $5K rifle deserves better than a Diamondback or a Venom.