10-20-2011, 05:18 PM
Sniper20 Wrote:Can't you convert .308 brass to the 6.5 CM? I have also heard excellent reviews on the 6.5x47 Laupa. What would the price difference be? Obviously the bullets are the same, but what is a good gun to get that cal in? What is the popularity in hunting applications? I know they are great for target, but target rifles don't always make good hunting rifles...Of course you can, but it's extra effort.
Further, unless you are worried about a trivial difference in barrel life, the added volume, availability of .260 ammunition and cases would seem to overwhelm the 6.5 Creedmore -- unless your really want to shoot the longer bullets seated way out and load from the magazine.
Hornady found a way to let you do that and still have close to .260 Rem ballistics by using their Superformance magic. Duplicating those ballistics with components available to handloaders may be a bit of a challenge.