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I'm not experienced enough to comment on this.What about 160 grain ammo for hunting something larger than deer? What issues with longer bullets? If you want this capability should you stick with 6.5x55 Swede?
I'm not experienced enough to comment on this.What about 160 grain ammo for hunting something larger than deer? What issues with longer bullets? If you want this capability should you stick with 6.5x55 Swede?
kcub said:What about 160 grain ammo for hunting something larger than deer? What issues with longer bullets? If you want this capability should you stick with 6.5x55 Swede?
DocUSMCRetired said:When doing a comparison it is important to look at bullets that are equal relative to their caliber.
For instance
.264 (6.5mm) - 140 Hybrid G7BC 0.319
.308 (7.62mm) - 200 Hybrid G7BC 0.319
While its not uncommon for people to think the 6.5 Creedmoor will out perform the 30 cal offerings. People tend to forget you can go as high as a 230 grain Berger Hybrid with a G7BC 0.380. If you are going to compare the best offerings in each calibers class, don't forget to compare apples to apples.
The 260 Remington is a great cartridge, and so is the 6.5 Creedmoor. But don't forget their are bullets with better ballistics in the other calibers too. You need to compare the equivalents in each caliber, and not just look at the heaviest offerings like the 140 (One of the longest/heaviest bullets in 6.5 offerings) vs the 230 grain (also one of the heaviest highest BC offerings in 30 cal).
This is in reply to a number of different posts combined.
DocUSMCRetired said:May I direct your attention here: http://precisionrifleblog.com/2014/1...-the-pros-use/
In fact it is so popular that Applied Ballistics Munitions now makes 260 Rem ammunition.
Edit: It is also popular enough, that some of the more well known rifle makers are releasing semi-autos in 260 Rem and 6.5 Creedmoor off the AR 10 Platform.
DocUSMCRetired said:When doing a comparison it is important to look at bullets that are equal relative to their caliber.
For instance
.264 (6.5mm) - 140 Hybrid G7BC 0.319
.308 (7.62mm) - 200 Hybrid G7BC 0.319
While its not uncommon for people to think the 6.5 Creedmoor will out perform the 30 cal offerings. People tend to forget you can go as high as a 230 grain Berger Hybrid with a G7BC 0.380. If you are going to compare the best offerings in each calibers class, don't forget to compare apples to apples.
The 260 Remington is a great cartridge, and so is the 6.5 Creedmoor. But don't forget their are bullets with better ballistics in the other calibers too. You need to compare the equivalents in each caliber, and not just look at the heaviest offerings like the 140 (One of the longest/heaviest bullets in 6.5 offerings) vs the 230 grain (also one of the heaviest highest BC offerings in 30 cal).
This is in reply to a number of different posts combined.