I am considering getting into the 6.5 game, and would like some opinions on whether for either the 260 REM or 6.5 Creedmoor. This will be used for medium game, and long range shooting.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
I'm glad you asked, as no one has ever asked this before and there isn't at least a dozen threads on it already.
If you're an accomplished reloader, get the 260REM
If you're new to reloading or plan on using factory ammo, 6.5 Creedmoor
Just curious, but why do you say this? I'm thinking about 260 myself. Just a lack of good commercial ammo?
I don't think there is any factory ammo in .260 rem , you are going to have to reload this caliber
But there is 6.5 CM factory ammo out there and its pretty good quality , actually exellente
The tipping point for me was when so many mentioned in the Caliber Sticky Section that the barrel life on the 260 is about 50% greater than the 6.5 Creedmoor.
I chose 260 and started reloading and am really enjoying the caliber. The tipping point for me was when so many mentioned in the Caliber Sticky Section that the barrel life on the 260 is about 50% greater than the 6.5 Creedmoor. Also bullets have great BC and do well past 1000 yds when just shooting steel.
I would choose 6.5 Creedmoor for my very first 6.5mm.
And I say that as a guy with two 260s.
Why?
1. Brass is affordable, high quality (maybe not Lapua quality) and available locally to me
2. Factory match ammo is affordable
3. OALs are a little bit more mag friendly
Its really a coin flip.
260 is #1 in my book as I reload and can shoot anything from Yote's to Elk. The 6.5 CM is a faster gun but barrel life is shorter and this is a known fact
I am considering getting into the 6.5 game, and would like some opinions on whether for either the 260 REM or 6.5 Creedmoor. This will be used for medium game, and long range shooting.
Thanks in advance.
6.5 CM loads are usually 250 fps faster than the .260, this can easily be seen going to any load data website.
Not sure what you are reading but both send the 140s out between 2750-2850fps. There is no 250fps difference in actual use. Some can push both faster but that's the basic range.
Please link these load data websites that show this.
Because Hodgdon doesn't show that...
Cartridge Loads - Hodgdon Reloading Data Center - data.hodgdon.com
Have you shot a 6.5 Creedmoor at 3440 with the 107/108 weight bullets? Or just read that somewhere? You can believe what you want but the barrel life and velocities between the two will be almost identical. It's no where near 50% better barrel life with the .260.
What was the load compared to your .260 load? What Creedmoor rifle was it from and barrel length of both?
Different barrels and lengths, twists and powder charges. You can push the .260 faster too. Have you used the same load in both?
The 6.5 Creedmoor was designed to be a more efficient cartridge with it's 30 degree shoulder. Barrel life in itself is dependent on many factors like how hot the load is as well as how the barrel is shot. I bet I can get a .260 to crap out at 2000 rounds but make a Creedmoor go 4000 and vice versa. Irregardless of the way the rifle is shot the cartridge specs do not lend themselves to the Creedmoor having less theoretical barrel life. It should be more by cartridge design.
Have you shot the barrel out on either?
Different barrels and lengths, twists and powder charges. You can push the .260 faster too. Have you used the same load in both?
Have you shot the barrel out on either?
CM
Bullet Sierra Matchking
BulletWeight 107 grs
Powder Winchester WMR
PowderWeight 62 grs
Primer Federal 210M
Brass Make Winchester
Barrel Length 25 (inches)
C.O.L (inches)
Velocity 3463 fps
260
Bullet Sierra HPBT
BulletWeight 107 grs
Powder Winchester 748
PowderWeight 43 grs
Primer CCI 200
Brass Make Remington
Barrel Length 28 (inches)
C.O.L 2.2 (inches)
Velocity 3250 fps
Reloader's Nest - a reloaders resource
Rob, your not supposed to look at the fact that the loads are completely different from rifles with different length barrels from an unverified source. Just accept that the CM is just better, and faster by at least 400 fps and has a better shoulder. ADMIT IT!!!!!
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I did a little digging and he's quoting a 6.5-284 load on there. Not even close to 6.5 creedmoor velocities.
I agree, grabbed the wrong load data. My bad.
Always a good thing when you insist everyone else haven't a clue, and you're the one that is wrong.
If you want me to say I am wrong because you will feel better about your manhood than I am wrong. I stand behind what I said sleep well master.
If you're an accomplished reloader, get the 260REM
If you're new to reloading or plan on using factory ammo, 6.5 Creedmoor