Buy 500 rounds of 6.5 Creedmoor

Not everyone reloads.  This is especially true within the rapidly expanding popularity of the precision rifle market.  The demand for match grade ammunition, especially in calibers other than 223 Remington and 308 Winchester is increasing. Buy 500 rounds of 6.5 Creedmoor

Newer cartridges like the 6.5 Creedmoor owe much of their success to the accessibility of reasonably priced off the shelf match grade ammunition.

Sig Sauer is an established firearms manufacturer that has been venturing deeper into the factory loaded ammunition market.  Their latest offering is the 6.5 Creedmoor 140 gr. OTM Match Grade Rifle.  Loaded with the excellent 140 gr. Sierra MatchKing (SMK) #1740. Buy 500 rounds of 6.5 Creedmoor

Sierra offers two bullets in the 140 grain class, the 140 (#1740- above, left) and 142 (#1742- above, right).  The 1742 has a higher BC and often shooters wonder why you’ll encounter the 140 more, especially in loaded ammo.  I reached out to Sierra and they responded with the following answer.

6.5 Creedmoor ammo has gained an incredible following since the Nebraska-based Hornady introduced it in 2008. According to the ammo company, the idea of 6.5 Creedmoor ammunition emerged during a casual conversation at an elite shooting match.

Those involved in the discussion expressed a desire to create a match-grade cartridge from the ground up. It would be the first of its kind. Months later, Hornady released the 6.5 Creedmoor round. Since then, the cartridge has become wildly popular among long-distance target shooters and hunters worldwide. Buy 500 rounds of 6.5 Creedmoor

While performance varies depending on cartridge features, 6.5 Creedmoor bullets do not disappoint. With a 95-grain bullet, 6.5 Creedmoor delivers a muzzle velocity of 3,300 feet-per-second with 2,297 foot-pounds of energy. At 140 grains, the 6.5mm round has a muzzle velocity of 2,710 fps with 2,283 ft-lbs of energy. Using 6.5 Creedmoor for hunting purposes, the round is suitable for a variety of game including prairie dogs, coyotes, deer and even elk.