Thread: 6.5CM craze

Originally Posted by LJP

Just how special is the 6.5CM? Seems like a disease here in NZ....is it really better than the plain jane 260 Rem or trusty 6.5x55???

I have all 3.

So, the 6.5 Creedmoor is not magic. Just a lot of marketing on a successful 6.5 platform A real coup for Hornady. And the 260 Rem and 6.5x47 are for all intents and purposes identical... they damn well should be, after all they are shooting the same bullets!!!

There are advantages in traj and drift over .308 though but many of those advantages do not show up until you are beyond 500m. In fact under 500m, I would stick with .308 based on cost alone.

I do have a Precision rifle in 6.5 CM and a DMR AR10 in 6.5 and they are a delight in the field and at the range.

But they are no better or worse than other 6.5s.... But they are powder efficient, the neck angle leads to less brass working, small primer is nice... it is the little things that make it worthwhile to pursue.