Talk about a renewal of a vintage rifle caliber. Today’s 6.5 Creedmoor round was developed using a bullet dating back to the last century. The cartridge case was based off of the 30 TC which was developed from Winchester’s .308 design. To say the combination has been successful would be an understatement.
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