Gen2 Little bastard “up to” 308 break on 6.5?

[Kevin1]

Is there a downside in running a 308 break on a 260 or you have to go with the 6.5 version.
On Europtic site I read “Up to” 308 or “Up to”6.5.

If there is no downside, might as well get the “up to” 308 for more versatility.

 

[Strikerkc]

I was just looking at this sort of thing the other day too. I'm curious what the performance of a .308 break on a 6.5 round is.

 

[Tnc]

No downside. Use it and enjoy!

 

[Supersubes]

There must be en efficiency difference, whether or not you can feel it though is anybodies guess. Call APA, im sure they have an opinion on it. I would imagine if they thought it made no difference, they'd forego making a 6.5 version.

 

[spife7980]

You can put a smaller peg into a larger hole. You can shoot a 6.5 in a 30. You obviously cant use a 30 in a 6.5 brake. There will be a loss in efficiency but its small. Something like 3% in recoil running a 6mm through a 30 brake according to the tests done by the precision rifle blog muzzle brake test. Down in the "other big takeaways" section http://precisionrifleblog.com/2015/0...-test-results/

 

[Kevin1]

Right after posting this thread, I got a call from Mile High regarding a barrel. I was planning to add a break to my order so I asked the question and he didn't think of any downside. The precision blog article confirms it. I went with the 308 break for the 260 barrel.

 

[FatBoy]

I run a 30 cal gen2 little bastard on my 6.5x47. Recoil is so light I doubt I'd be able to perceive a difference.

 

[alexander66]

I do it and have never had any issues at all.