02-27-2012, 05:40 AM
I agree about the distance when you push past 600, it makes more sense for the shooter who has a .308-based case necked down to .264" to load up and shoot that, rather than the Grendel if we're talking out to 700 and further.
There are more factory loads for the .260 Rem coming on line, so I'm not sure that the Creedmoor really commands an advantage there, but Hornady was smart to fully back the cartridge and publish the load data on the boxes so the hand-loader could duplicate.
The Creedmoor is Hornady's 30 TC necked down, which gives me the impression of "We have a 6.5 too!" more than anything, and Remington has totally dropped the ball on not supporting the .260 Rem while there is so much market demand for it now.
I chose .260 Rem for the brass availability, even though the Lapua impresses me the most with its ability to deal with insane pressures, and deliver extreme accuracy at high pressures, but one source of brass and very high-priced brass turned me in favor of the .260 Rem.
I know that Zak Smith is shooting .260 Rem after doing his extensive testing on all three of these .308 case-based 6.5's, and many bolt gun guys are getting 150fps faster using RL17 in the .260 Rem.
For a long-range hunting bolt gun, I have been thinking about the .264 Win Mag more and more, with early childhood memories revived of me shooting through 2 1/2 ton Army truck axles with it, and watching the axle spin head over heel violently, then witnessing the through-and-through hole it put in said axle like it was a plasma ray gun. With a melonited barrel, it would be a longer throat life laser.
There are more factory loads for the .260 Rem coming on line, so I'm not sure that the Creedmoor really commands an advantage there, but Hornady was smart to fully back the cartridge and publish the load data on the boxes so the hand-loader could duplicate.
The Creedmoor is Hornady's 30 TC necked down, which gives me the impression of "We have a 6.5 too!" more than anything, and Remington has totally dropped the ball on not supporting the .260 Rem while there is so much market demand for it now.
I chose .260 Rem for the brass availability, even though the Lapua impresses me the most with its ability to deal with insane pressures, and deliver extreme accuracy at high pressures, but one source of brass and very high-priced brass turned me in favor of the .260 Rem.
I know that Zak Smith is shooting .260 Rem after doing his extensive testing on all three of these .308 case-based 6.5's, and many bolt gun guys are getting 150fps faster using RL17 in the .260 Rem.
For a long-range hunting bolt gun, I have been thinking about the .264 Win Mag more and more, with early childhood memories revived of me shooting through 2 1/2 ton Army truck axles with it, and watching the axle spin head over heel violently, then witnessing the through-and-through hole it put in said axle like it was a plasma ray gun. With a melonited barrel, it would be a longer throat life laser.