Danny. In all seriousness DONT get a 6.5 creedmore Just get a 308. Load up OR buy 155 grain bullets. WHY creedmore is all advertising. The 308 same recoil. Cheap to shoot. Better barrell life Less tick to hand load. More bullet sellection then 6.5 bullets. The list goes on. It you are dead set and just want a 6.5 creedmore. Then get it BUT 308 is all you need for 1000 and less.

Danny. I feel VERY confident at 1000 yards or less WHEN i usw to deer hunt. I quit 2 years ago. Just to busy. Shooting is a fluid skill You must shoot ALOT to make the long shots. Back when i shot competion in F Class. I would put 6 to 7000 rds down range a year. Special Force shoot so good. Because they shoot 12-15 thound rounds a year down range. I have friend thats X Delta Force Lots of my ELR shooting comes from there. You MUST shoot alot AND be able to control you heart rate to shoot aniamal long range

A 4x16x50. Vortex PST if you can find a old 1 in a box is about 500.Gov Agency uses them. Their tuff AND i have take some out ti 1400 yards with that scope. Shoot measures targets = tracks well. Repeats 0 tuff scope for little money. Good cross hairs. Always level = some scopes have canted reticles. Leupold is Famous for the that

How do feel about SWFA and their fixed power stuff ?

Shooting long distance at a gong, rock wall, or targets is fun. I have always worked at analyzing the input to the shot, even drinking no to little caffeine before or during shooting. Same for anything sweet. Too many unwanted jitters. Growing up in a rural area with my own guns and a great friend, we pushed and coached each other to improve and excel. I have always worked at and succeeded at being an excellent marksman.

I have always practiced with gun, bow, shotgun, and handgun at distances farther than I would actually shoot an animal. It makes the closer shots seem easier and I have good confidence.

You guys sound expert enough that I would like to go shooting together so you could demonstrate your systems and equipment in action.

Best wishes!

If you want to see what can be done at long range go to http://www.ridgwayrifleclub.com/ and look at the varmint silhouette results . The guys that shoot there have some of the finest guns and scopes money can buy , and they know how to use them . The course of fire is quite interesting . There are some u tube videos of the matches if you care to look them up . I have shot in many matches at Ridgway over the last 40years but never this one . I shot a lot out to 500 meters . That was all offhand shooting . Never been a shoot from rest guy . They sometimes put the equipment list on the site for the varmint match . Lots of very high priced equipment . I did get to shoot one of the match founders rifles one day at the 1000 yard coyote targets . He was there testing loads ,and offered to let me have a go at it . Hit two for three with his coaching . Great fun . His rig was about $ 9,000 worth of stuff . Way out of my price range . Look the Ridgeway site up if you like long range . Some of you fellows sound like you might like to show your stuff at one of the matches .