brett1868 wrote:Another option in the 6.5mm family is the 260 Remington which by all reports is everything the 6.5 Creedmoor is and then a bit more. I've placed a tentative order for the Tikka T3x TAC A1 in .260 from my preferred dealer. If you're considering the 6.5mm route then don't limit your choices to the Creedmoor as there are several chambering's available, a mate shoots 6.5x47 Lap with great results, then there's the 6.5x55, 6.5-300, 6.5 Rem Mag along with others..
Totally agree. If you don't have your heart set on a particular rifle that only offers the Creedmore, look around at different rigs and consider other 6.5 cartridges, like the 260rem. There are many who argue the 6.5creedmore was just a 260rem done differently. Also, the difference in shoulder angle means the 260rem will feed smoother from a mag while the 6.5creedmore will have less brass migration. The Creedmore was designed as a target round and the 260rem as a hunting round. Ballisticly, there is bugger all between them.
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/201 ... 5-swedish/http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2017/03/six-five-smackdown-the-260-remington-vs-6-5x55-swedish/ wrote:Other 6.5mm Contenders: 6.5×47 Lapua and 6.5 Creedmoor vs. .260 Rem
by Laurie Holland
Since I wrote those words some time back, I’ve acquired the three small contenders – .260 Rem, 6.5X47L, and most recently the 6.5mm Hornady Creedmoor and started doing load development and comparative tests. All three rifles have match-length barrels (28 or 30-inch 1:8s) — two NZ True-Flites and on the .260, a 30-inch 5R Bartlein.
How the barrel is throated is a key issue with this trio. In my case, I have always had the feeling that the .260 Rem and 6.x5x47L are at their best with 120-130 grain bullets and both have been chambered to suit the 123gr Scenar seated optimally. Both shoot this bullet fantastically well at getting on for 3,000 fps using Vihtavuori N150. I’m constantly amazed by this bullet’s external ballistics performance at up to 900 yards. I’ve yet to try it at 1,000. No, you won’t stand up to someone shooting a 7 WSM or .284 Shehane with 180gr Hybrids or VLDs at 900 or 1,000 in rough conditions in an F-Open match, but that applies to the 6.5-284 too.
I’m very taken with all three cartridges. The 6.5×47 Lapua is an outstanding mid-range number IMHO. The .260 a good all-rounder. But I have a ‘feeling’ that I am going to end up very fond of the Creedmoor and can understand its tremendous success in the USA. Over here in the UK, it barely registers with target shooters, and I doubt if at all with what US shooters call ‘hunters’, we call ‘deerstalkers’. Fortunately, I was able to get 300 pieces of Hornady brass a couple of years ago, but we can get very strong Lapua .22-250 Rem cases here easily and they can be necked-up / fire-formed albeit to produce a slightly short-necked 6.5 HCM.”