woods89
WKR
This may be an unanswerable question!
I have a Remington M7 in 260 that is getting rebarreled this spring. My plan is to go with a slightly heavier taper 22'' 1-8 twist 260 Remington. However, my smith brought up the option today of going 6.5 Creedmoor, which he is quite a fan of. So now I have a dilemma!
I like the 260 Remington. I have dies and Lapua brass already, so that would be a definite plus. I don't need a 1000 yd rifle, this is going to hopefully be a 300-400 yd hunting rifle and a 500-600 yd shooting for fun rifle.
My worries lie mostly with the fact that 260 brass and ammo seem to be holding or declining while the Creedmoor takes the market by storm. Also it looks like the Creedmoor is a slightly more efficient design, and allows long bullets to be loaded out further while still fitting in the mag.
Am I hanging on to an outdated cartridge if I stay 260? Do you think brass will continue to be readily available? Is the efficiency of the Creed worth it? Given readily available components I think I would rather stay with the 260 but I can be convinced!
I have a Remington M7 in 260 that is getting rebarreled this spring. My plan is to go with a slightly heavier taper 22'' 1-8 twist 260 Remington. However, my smith brought up the option today of going 6.5 Creedmoor, which he is quite a fan of. So now I have a dilemma!
I like the 260 Remington. I have dies and Lapua brass already, so that would be a definite plus. I don't need a 1000 yd rifle, this is going to hopefully be a 300-400 yd hunting rifle and a 500-600 yd shooting for fun rifle.
My worries lie mostly with the fact that 260 brass and ammo seem to be holding or declining while the Creedmoor takes the market by storm. Also it looks like the Creedmoor is a slightly more efficient design, and allows long bullets to be loaded out further while still fitting in the mag.
Am I hanging on to an outdated cartridge if I stay 260? Do you think brass will continue to be readily available? Is the efficiency of the Creed worth it? Given readily available components I think I would rather stay with the 260 but I can be convinced!