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260 Vs. 6.5 Creedmore

PRS and wanting a Creedmoor ?? Do the 6mm Creedmoor and
don't loot back. As for the 260AI ?? This cartridge with 130 gr.
class bullets and H4350......The 6.5 Creedmoor may be the easy
button but......
 
284winner said:
H4831sc and H4350 are the two I use. I can't remember at this moment which gave me the highest velocity but the H4832 gave the best accuracy. I believe it was the 4350 that was the fastest. 46.8 grains of 4831sc was my accuracy load. It's been quite a few years since loading for it. My 6.5-284 has taken its place in most scenarios.
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Case capacity definitely wins! I had to go back… I thought you were talking about 6.5 Creed with those numbers! Lol
 
Who in PRS shoots a 260 or even a 6.5 Creed? In our area they are all 6mm's ALL of them. an occasional 6.5X47 or 25x47 but all the rest are Dasher or Gt's. The biggest part of this sport is to be able to do a follow up shot. You find out real quick that a 2800fps ~ 140 class bullet is NOT your friend when you cant spot your own shots, giving you a ZERO for the stage you just shot because you could not see where your bullet landed. So unless your a complete newbie... i dont see anyone shooting the 6.5Creed. the guys ( or gals) that say they want to get a 6.5 Creed to shoot PRS are normally the ones who never go to a match but like to have the gear the competitors have, note knowing the ins and outs of the competition. Cause it's cool right?

Just a thought. Hope this finds you all well and in the middle.
Spotters ready.
 
Rtheurer said:
Who in PRS shoots a 260 or even a 6.5 Creed? In our area they are all 6mm's ALL of them. an occasional 6.5X47 or 25x47 but all the rest are Dasher or Gt's. The biggest part of this sport is to be able to do a follow up shot. You find out real quick that a 2800fps ~ 140 class bullet is NOT your friend when you cant spot your own shots, giving you a ZERO for the stage you just shot because you could not see where your bullet landed. So unless your a complete newbie... i dont see anyone shooting the 6.5Creed. the guys ( or gals) that say they want to get a 6.5 Creed to shoot PRS are normally the ones who never go to a match but like to have the gear the competitors have, note knowing the ins and outs of the competition. Cause it's cool right?

Just a thought. Hope this finds you all well and in the middle.
Spotters ready.
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Morgun King kicks ass with a 6.5 Creed running 156’s….. he won the big shebang last year. He was on Cortina’s podcast last month I think and he talks about it.
 
If mag length is of no issue, I'd take the 260 over the CM. That's the only thing IMO that the CM has going for it over the 260 and would be a huge factor in which I'd do. But again, if mag length isn't a problem, go with the 260 and don't look back. Yes, a 260Ackley is sweet too. They don't feed quite as smoothly but is typically not problematic.
 
Rtheurer said:
Who in PRS shoots a 260 or even a 6.5 Creed? In our area they are all 6mm's ALL of them. an occasional 6.5X47 or 25x47 but all the rest are Dasher or Gt's. The biggest part of this sport is to be able to do a follow up shot. You find out real quick that a 2800fps ~ 140 class bullet is NOT your friend when you cant spot your own shots, giving you a ZERO for the stage you just shot because you could not see where your bullet landed. So unless your a complete newbie... i dont see anyone shooting the 6.5Creed. the guys ( or gals) that say they want to get a 6.5 Creed to shoot PRS are normally the ones who never go to a match but like to have the gear the competitors have, note knowing the ins and outs of the competition. Cause it's cool right?

Just a thought. Hope this finds you all well and in the middle.
Spotters ready.
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Andy Slade won the AG Cup in 2023 with a 6.5 Creedmoor shooting the 153.5s at 2680fps.

And unless you are not running the rifle right you can see impacts just fine with the 6.5 Creedmoor. Been shooting one in matches since 2008. No issues seeing impacts. Yes you get a little more recoil than the light 6mms but not enough to throw you off target.

Also with all this max velocity talk I am guessing most don't shoot PRS as max velocity is not what the sport is about. Getting an extra 50fps from a .260 gains you nothing at a match. That said this OP posted the same thing at the Hide and never posted again so not sure if he is a bot or just stirring the pot or what.
 
DiffEQ said:
308 won't convert nicely to 260 Rem because you'll need to turn the necks at a minimum.
In converting 308 to 7mm-08, I had about 10% scrap due to "spring back" by the brass. Some brass just wouldn't size down. I imagine that would be higher with 260. You might want to try necking up a 243.
However, knowing the PITA it would be to size brass for my 260 build, I bought two boxes of Lapua 260 Rem brass. They were 93¢ apiece back when I bought them. I think they're closer to $1.36 each now.
The 6.5 CM will have much better availability of brass and OTS ammunition -- but I refuse to buy one.
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I have a boat load of .308 brass and thought about the extra equipment needed to convert that, so I neck up .243 brass, this is after I sized in my .308 SB die sans decapping rod and then sized in the .260 dies, and have had zero losses to split necks.

I paid $185.00 CDN for 100 Lapua brass, spendy but nice brass.
 
Bill Norris said:
Bump the 260 to 260AI and rock & roll beyond the 6.5 CM with better case life and upkeep. Virtually no trimming. The AI will allow M V upwards of 3000 fps with the 140 class bullets - right load/combo. Accuracy is cool too. Average M V for the two groups were 3016 fps from a 26 inch 1 - 8 tw. barrel.
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I have a 260 and have no desire for a 6.5 C. It shot very good out of the box and if i go to 260 AI I'm into the 6.5/284 area. That's all a big plus for me. I tried to resize 308 to 260 i had no problem ding it.
 
The 6.5 Creed seems to be doing BETTER than, "just Okay" at, the Texas Plinking, 1,000 Yard, Steel Challenge.
Regular People with their Semi Customs, competing for, Fun !
Many are using, Factory Precision Match ammo with, 140 gr..ELD-M's and Winning, in the Windy conditions, there. Some Fast, 6 MM's are also Winning,.. But the little 6 ARC and .224 Valk's,..did,.. POORLY !
Even the .308 Win Bullets, looked to be, "Blown", all over, the Place !
 
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Idaho-Lefty said:
The 6.5 Creed seems to be doing BETTER than, just Okay at, the Texas Plinking, 1,000 Yard, Steel Challenge.
Regular People with their Semi Customs, competing for, Fun !
Many are using, Factory Precision Match ammo with, 140 gr..ELD-M's and Winning, in the Windy conditions, there. Some Fast, 6 MM's are also Winning,.. But the little 6 ARC and .224 Valk's,..did,.. POORLY !
Even the .308 Win Bullets, looked to be, "Blown", all over, the Place !
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Although it is not the magical wonder Hornady tried to make it out to be it does perform well. Then again a good 140 gr. class bullet will definitely make a rifle/load look really good at longer range in my experience.
 
It's pretty hard to like one and not the other. Mag length is the only significant difference in my opinion and that only matters on some guns. Both are very good but one has been promoted almost like it was an ARC or something,;) while the other, like a dinosaur. They're really so close that the performance difference is negligible. Each are going to have their fans and neither is wrong.
 
gunsandgunsmithing said:
It's pretty hard to like one and not the other. Mag length is the only significant difference in my opinion and that only matters on some guns. Both are very good but one has been promoted almost like it was an ARC or something,;) while the other, like a dinosaur. They're really so close that the performance difference is negligible. Each are going to have their fans and neither is wrong.
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Having both and having the 260 first, I find it pretty hard to justify not taking the creedmoor even though my .260 is my most accurate rifle.

Factory Match quality ammo (which i have never used)
Don't have to trim as much

If I had a 3.1 inch mag and a 26" barrel the 260 would be the better performer, but as they come stock the CM has a couple real advantages.
 
I would love to "Build", a .260 Improved of, some sort with, a Blown Out case and, a 35 or 40 degree shoulder But, I'm pretty Happy with my 6.5 Creed driving, the 130 grain, H-VLD's and ELD-M's over, 2,800 FPS,.. "Accurately" with, StaBall or, N-160 for, the little bit better, barrel Life that, the slower Creed Cartridge, produces.
I keep telling Myself that, I don't,.. "NEED-More",.. LOL !
 
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