bladeracer wrote:wanneroo wrote:6.5 CM has taken the USA by storm and is one of the fastest growing sellers in AR-10 style rifles and bolt action guns. I don't follow high power too closely but it seems to be rapidly wiping out 308/7.62 NATO rifles in competition circles. There is some stuff that is a fad, but I don't think this is one.
Because of the Creedmoor cartridge or just because of the 6.5mm bullet though?
sungazer wrote:To put it a bit simpler for us Ausies to understand as I fing the term AR ?? platform to be very vague. How do the different 6.5 mm rounds work in auto feed semi automatic rifles. These would be gas guns I presume. If the do work well I am a little surprised as a 140 Lapua loaded in 6.5 Creedmoor to max length (which I guess is somewhat limited by magazine length rather than throat length and getting close to or on the lands. Hope that makes sense) is pretty long ie the projectile is nearly or at least 2/3 as long as the case.
sungazer wrote:Thanks a great explanation I can visualize what you are saying without too much actual time spent with or looking at them. I was just curious how the 6.5 held up to rhe rough handling a semi can give the cartridge if contcentricity ever suffered due to a knock. Different manufactures have different chamber dimensions with all factory chambers a bit on the long side to cater for the longest bullet ever expected and then some to keep pressure down should the user load a hot round. Do you find very large chambers in the Ar's I am sure that many people get custom barrels made to help with accuracy as well? just as we do with bolt actions.
After having a quick look at the first Utube I can see that custom barrels long target barrels are fitted.
I cant look at a lot of video due to my internet connection limits.
Smiley wrote:The Creed is a great cartridge, but is kind of a reinvention of the wheel. For a hunting round I'd go with the venerable Swede. Only because I'm sick of hearing about the Creedmoor.
slickncghia wrote:All the swede owners should at least appreciate the massive influx of superior projectiles that the popularity of the creed has brought along.
Also 55 requires ~44gn of 2209 to push 140gn @2617 ftsec
Creed requires 40gn of 2209 to push 140gn @2660 ftsec.
I'm sure there's results to the contrary but similar performance from less Powder is good.
62000psi Vs 51000psi saami will do that
bigrich wrote:any other 6.5 feed back ? there is a 6.5x57 and a bigger one again i think . opinions anyone ?
Lawyer Daggett wrote:I recently made this decision. After considerable research I went with the 6.5x55. I considered the 6.5x57, 6.5x55, 6.5 Rem Mag ( as a former .350 Rem Mag owner I thought it could be interesting to work with), .260 and the Creedmoor.
Case availability knocked out the Rem Mag, I figure even if it turns out to be a fad, there are enough Creedmoor's in circulation to guarantee case availability, and the choice became a three dog race between the 6.5x55, .260 and the Creedmoor with little to choose between them,
Ultimately the choice came down to the Swede's case capacity, and the availability at a sensible price of a nice second hand rifle in it- a Mauser M12 Pure.
I decided upon the 6.5x55.