Thread: Random observation.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings @Micky Duck and @whanahuia,
Yes Micky the world is awash with legions of very similar cartridges. Some of this is due to not invented here snobbery, some to marketing new and improved and occasionally the development of a new military cartridge from an old favourite. The 6.5 Creedmoor and .260 Remington data is largely interchangeable but due to the faster twist and shorter case length of the Creedmoor it can handle the longer, heavier high BC projectiles now favoured by many.
To @whanahuia, don't be discouraged because some old grump has taken you to task over the accuracy of your statement. I found a photo of the 6.5 Carcano and the 6.5 Creedmoor while I was looking on the interweb yesterday and was a little surprised how similar they looked. You are correct in that a modern rifle chambered for the Carcano cartridge would approach the Creedmoor performance. I have not heard of any one doing that but would not be surprised if some far gone rifle tinkerer somewhere on the planet had done just that.
Regards Grandpamac.

Dont worry GPM, Im not discouraged. I guess rather than being exact, my point is that we tend to go for the new flash product, and ignore something existing because its not popular. In my time the Carcano has pretty much always been described as low performance and under powered. Yet now the Creedmore seems to be the most popular round out there?