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6.5-300 weatherby. Nuff said
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49.2 of IMR7828ssc under a 140 Berger Hybrid.
Is there any benefit to going with the creedmoor over the 6.5 X 284 other than barrel life? Is it wrong to shoot the 6.5 X 284 and shoot lighter loads in it. They would still be superior to any creedmoor round. The .260 and Creedmoor are pretty much the same round, so I would consider a .260 as well. I guess I am just trying to understand why the 6.5 creedmoor is so popular? Is it inherently very accurate compared to other 6.5 calibers? I mean the creedmoor is considerably more popular the the .260 and ballistically they are almost identical.
6.5-300 weatherby. Nuff said
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Nobody's voting for the 26 Nosler? I'd love to have one of those with a carbon barrel and Ti action.
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Thanks for everyone's input, I do reload. It is doubtful that I will shoot 2000-3000 rounds a year. I am not necessarily trying to compete in PRS matches, more of shoot them to further my skills for hunting. They are a lot of fun, and I only shoot them to have a good time. I just can not get behind the 6.5 creedmoor. I am really leaning toward 6.5x 284.
Robtatoo- those speeds are pretty impressive with your swede. I have a buddy that shoots one of those, but he is only about to get 2700 fps out of his shooting the 140's.
If anyone can define a lick of difference between the 6.5/'06 and the 6.5/284, aside from short action vs. long action, please step forward - food for thought is the 6.5/'06 can be AI'd as well
If anyone can define a lick of difference between the 6.5/'06 and the 6.5/284, aside from short action vs. long action, please step forward - food for thought is the 6.5/'06 can be AI'd as well
HuntHarder, the 6.5x284 is a great cartridge. For what you want to do it will work great, it may even help you get a few more hits because it will be more forgiving with a bad wind call. Also you don't have to have a super long barrel to get good performance.
As a side note I was discussing cartridges with someone the other day and it was brought up how we have seen a lot in cartridge development over the past few years. The guy I was talking to writes for one of the big gun magazines and has toured a lot of ammo plants. I brought up that it is great that we are seeing such great cartridges lately that are much more efficient, a big reason for this efficiency is that we are seeing straighter case walls and 30 to 35 degree shoulder angles, which the 6.5 Creedmoor and 6.5x284 have. This allows for more velocity in a shorter case or in the case of the 6.5x284 less powder.
A big reason that we are seeing these new cartridges is because of the advancements in brass manufacturing, which is an interesting thing to think about. The 30-06, 308, 6.5 Sweede and other cartridges we hold so dear are really the product of 100 year old manufacturing processes. Back when these cartridges where designed they couldn't form cases with straight walls and steep shoulder angles because the reject rate was to high. Cases would buckle during forming to often and it would cost to much to manufacture them.
The 284 Winchester was one of the first cases I think you could say was a modern design and it was introduced before it's time and in a lever action rifle. Gun companies have known for a long time that straighter cases with steeper shoulder angles are better but they weren't cost effective to manufacture till recently.
Aren't both those cartridges built off of a long action?
You type faster than I do GK.