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6.5 Creedmoor ammo? - catchinon - 01-25-2022
My son took my 12 y.o. granddaughter elk hunting this fall. He set her up with a 6.5 Creedmoor but the only ammo we could find at that time was pretty generic stuff. Anybody know where we might get something more appropriate for elk? We would like something along the lines of something with 140 grain premium bullets. Can anyone help find such that we can buy now in the off-season?
RE: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo? - meancuznalfy - 01-25-2022
Good luck, seems to be a pretty popular caliber, I've been looking everywhere I go and haven't been able to find any, not even online.
RE: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo? - MSM1970 - 01-25-2022
HORNADY ELDx are really good, ELDm will hold a better group, Im shooting a 6.5PRC, creed has a lot better selection, I would look online, ore you have to hit the stores weekly to find any bullets,
RE: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo? - catchinon - 01-25-2022
Thanks, Mike. What stores would you suggest beside Sportsman's, Cabela's and Gunnies?
RE: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo? - MSM1970 - 01-25-2022
(01-25-2022, 10:05 PM)catchinon Wrote: Thanks, Mike. What stores would you suggest beside Sportsman's, Cabela's and Gunnies?CAL RANCH there in spanish fork, but you might have to order online
They get delivery's a couple times a week.
RE: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo? - meancuznalfy - 01-26-2022
I'd check midway USA, I've been watching there, some places online won't deliver, but they will, cal ranch may get some in ours had a lot of ammo a week ago, just none I was looking for.
RE: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo? - lifeshort - 01-26-2022
(01-25-2022, 02:46 PM)catchinon Wrote: My son took my 12 y.o. granddaughter elk hunting this fall. He set her up with a 6.5 Creedmoor but the only ammo we could find at that time was pretty generic stuff. Anybody know where we might get something more appropriate for elk? We would like something along the lines of something with 140 grain premium bullets. Can anyone help find such that we can buy now in the off-season?
Buy a set of reloading dies currently you can get them for under $40 delivered they are in stock at several sites.
Nosler 140 Grain Partition or preferred premium bullet Less than $1.00 per round . Available now
Primers .10 per round
Powder under $50/pound less than .40 per round (tough to get now)
Would love to have you over to load them up
Load your own for less than $1.50 per shot compared to $3.00-$5.00 for factory ammo.
The only thing is getting the right powder currently but planning this far out should be doable. Save up your brass.
RE: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo? - meancuznalfy - 01-26-2022
I've thought about reloading, I see alot of that is hard to find, might have to start buying some stuff.
RE: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo? - a_bow_nut - 01-27-2022
Primers are what is hard to find at the moment unless you don't mind paying through the nose for them.
RE: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo? - lifeshort - 01-27-2022
(01-27-2022, 02:52 AM)a_bow_nut Wrote: Primers are what is hard to find at the moment unless you don't mind paying through the nose for them.
The new price at retail around $80/K KSL $100
When you get old and go through a couple shortages you learn to stock up when avaliable. First shortage I went through was the first Gulf war. After a year and a half of no primers I learned and when they came back in stock took to care of it for life. Back then primers could be bought on sale for $14.95 to $19.95/ thousand. Worry solved. Same with powder. Used to load all different sizes and types of bullets for each rifle. Finally settled on one projectile and powder for each rifle and made sure I had enough to not worry about what we are going through right now.
RE: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo? - catchinon - 01-27-2022
(01-26-2022, 05:02 PM)lifeshort Wrote:(01-25-2022, 02:46 PM)catchinon Wrote: My son took my 12 y.o. granddaughter elk hunting this fall. He set her up with a 6.5 Creedmoor but the only ammo we could find at that time was pretty generic stuff. Anybody know where we might get something more appropriate for elk? We would like something along the lines of something with 140 grain premium bullets. Can anyone help find such that we can buy now in the off-season?
Buy a set of reloading dies currently you can get them for under $40 delivered they are in stock at several sites.
Nosler 140 Grain Partition or preferred premium bullet Less than $1.00 per round . Available now
Primers .10 per round
Powder under $50/pound less than .40 per round (tough to get now)
Would love to have you over to load them up
Load your own for less than $1.50 per shot compared to $3.00-$5.00 for factory ammo.
The only thing is getting the right powder currently but planning this far out should be doable. Save up your brass.
That sounds great. Where do you live? Can you buy brass? They live a ways from here and may not have shot much or kept the cases.
RE: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo? - lifeshort - 01-27-2022
(01-27-2022, 02:10 PM)catchinon Wrote:(01-26-2022, 05:02 PM)lifeshort Wrote:(01-25-2022, 02:46 PM)catchinon Wrote: My son took my 12 y.o. granddaughter elk hunting this fall. He set her up with a 6.5 Creedmoor but the only ammo we could find at that time was pretty generic stuff. Anybody know where we might get something more appropriate for elk? We would like something along the lines of something with 140 grain premium bullets. Can anyone help find such that we can buy now in the off-season?
Buy a set of reloading dies currently you can get them for under $40 delivered they are in stock at several sites.
Nosler 140 Grain Partition or preferred premium bullet Less than $1.00 per round . Available now
Primers .10 per round
Powder under $50/pound less than .40 per round (tough to get now)
Would love to have you over to load them up
Load your own for less than $1.50 per shot compared to $3.00-$5.00 for factory ammo.
The only thing is getting the right powder currently but planning this far out should be doable. Save up your brass.
That sounds great. Where do you live? Can you buy brass? They live a ways from here and may not have shot much or kept the cases.
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