03-17-2014, 09:01 AM
joker31 Wrote:...I thought that the point of the Creedmoor was to consolidate the 6.5 bullet...Only in the 'not invented here' United States.
It seems that the Creedmoor is a flop outside the US as it is a direct competitor to the 6.5x47 Lapua which is a) older, and b) identical but for the better quality brass available.
To be honest there is little practical difference between the 260, the 6.5 Creedmoor and the 6.5x47 Lapua when housed in a Rem700 Short action with standard magazine length. Their usable capacity is within a grain or two of water and only their capacity to handle pressure makes any noticeable difference. My personal experience between the 6.5 Lap and the 260 is that even with 140gn match bullets there is SFA between them, to get a real difference you must up-size the case to the 284/'06 or SAUM/WSM case.