Thread: Short barrel 6.5 creedmoor - who's done it / how does it go?

Just meant if you change the bolt stop you can seat the pills further out in the 260 so you get more case capacity, meaning more MV for the same length barrel.

Originally Posted by Stocky

Why? The creed being less overbore is actually more efficient in a smaller case. Thats the same logic as going oh if you want a to cut down your 7mm08 to under 18 inch the just cut down a 7mm Mag? Yeh the 260 will be faster but it will be less efficient.

A 16 inch Creedmoor will be fine and you can likely get near full length barrel with factory ammo performance if you reload. Generally the less overbore a case is the better it copes with short barrels but pretty much any 308 based case could be cut down to 16 inchs and still do 4-500 yards with the right reloads.

Also typically heavier bullets are more efficient in short barrels obviously dont want to go too far but id still be running 140+ projectiles out of a 16.5 creed. Or if your only shooting at short ranges then maybe something lighter and copper like the barnes (however these need speed to work)