02-28-2012, 08:11 PM
Hornady claims that their 6.5 Creedmoor brass will outlast Lapua brass because it is softer and doesn't work harden as quickly. Again, I have only four firings on mine so I don't yet know if this is a reasonable asertion or not, I kind of doubt it.
I buy my 6.5 Creedmoor brass from Powder Valley for $30/50 or a unit cost of $0.60. If I get four firings the brass cost is $0.15 per shot. If I get eight it will be $0.075 per shot and if I get 12 firings it will be $0.05 per shot for brass only.
I know competitiors who have gotten 4,000 rounds out of their Schieder barrels with the 6.5 Creedmoor and around 3,000 rounds with their .260. You can't draw too much of a conclusion around this because I've seen that much variation with the same make of barrel and same caliber but is the best information availabel to me and if true then the cost per shot could be as low as the cost of a new barrel $680 divided by 4,000 which is $0.17 per shot for the 6.5 Creedmoor and $0.23 per shot for the .260.
Brass for the .260 is higher quality by a significant margin based on my experiences with other calibers using Lapua brass and 12 firings per case are pretty normal. At Powder Valley I can buy Lapua Brass for $92.30/100 or $0.923 per case dividede by 12 is $0.077 per shot.
The cost of shooting each caliber in terms of barrel wear and brass life with the above assumptions and assuming 12 reloads per case for the .260 and 8 for the 6.5;
.260 = 0.077+0.23= $0.277
6.5 Creedmoor =0.075+0.17=$0.245
Difference = .277-.245=$0.032
That doesn't sound like much and could easily be swamped by other factors or incorrect assumptions, still I shoot around 14,000 rounds a year in competitons so that would add up to $448. Another way of looking at it is I could afford to shoot one more match per year.
Bob
I buy my 6.5 Creedmoor brass from Powder Valley for $30/50 or a unit cost of $0.60. If I get four firings the brass cost is $0.15 per shot. If I get eight it will be $0.075 per shot and if I get 12 firings it will be $0.05 per shot for brass only.
I know competitiors who have gotten 4,000 rounds out of their Schieder barrels with the 6.5 Creedmoor and around 3,000 rounds with their .260. You can't draw too much of a conclusion around this because I've seen that much variation with the same make of barrel and same caliber but is the best information availabel to me and if true then the cost per shot could be as low as the cost of a new barrel $680 divided by 4,000 which is $0.17 per shot for the 6.5 Creedmoor and $0.23 per shot for the .260.
Brass for the .260 is higher quality by a significant margin based on my experiences with other calibers using Lapua brass and 12 firings per case are pretty normal. At Powder Valley I can buy Lapua Brass for $92.30/100 or $0.923 per case dividede by 12 is $0.077 per shot.
The cost of shooting each caliber in terms of barrel wear and brass life with the above assumptions and assuming 12 reloads per case for the .260 and 8 for the 6.5;
.260 = 0.077+0.23= $0.277
6.5 Creedmoor =0.075+0.17=$0.245
Difference = .277-.245=$0.032
That doesn't sound like much and could easily be swamped by other factors or incorrect assumptions, still I shoot around 14,000 rounds a year in competitons so that would add up to $448. Another way of looking at it is I could afford to shoot one more match per year.
Bob