10-20-2011, 06:19 PM
LRRPF52 Wrote:You don't need to use .308 brass, but yes, you can, with neck-trimming. Or, you could start with the parent case, the 30 TC, and neck that down. There are no issues with loading .260 Rem to 2.800" for mag-length, since all the 140gr VLD projectiles fit in it fine. I really think the 6.5 Creedmoor was more of a "Hey, we have a 6.5-08 too!" Kinda deal. There really aren't any performance advantages that I can see to warrant its existence over the .260 Rem and 6.5x47 Lapua.
You can chamber the Lapua in anything you want, short-action wise in a hunter configuration, and brass is also single-source, very expensive, but extremely durable.
The real sales pitch for the Creedmoor was that it was a target rifle for guys who didn't reload, with a competitive factory load and the recipe printed right on the box. That way you knew how to load what was a known quantity. Interestingly, of the people I've talked to, the factory load really did shoot well, and many claimed consistent .5MOA groups from factory loads.
I like the Lapua the most, because from what I can tell, the cartridge is a little more efficient than the .260 so far as powder loads go, but I would buy a .260, because of the availability of factory ammo and, now, Lapua brass.
Its the only AR-10 I actually want.
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