6.5 Creedmoor vs .260 Remington

[cjm1066]

Apologies but with the 6.5 x55 v Creedmoor debate in full swing, the poor old 260 gets omitted.

Here is a start Cartridge Showdown: 6.5 Creedmoor vs .260 Remington

Other than the success of the Creed's advertising campaign which is probably a fascinating study, this thread is perhaps already complete?

However I suspect it will run and run

 

[long_range_rob]

Comparing apples and apples

 

[Littlekilmory]

Fashion…

 

[jcampbellsmith]

I have one of each, they both work very well. They are configured slightly differently. Both 1:8 twist. Heavier barrel on the Creedmoor and a removable magazine. First Creedmoor. Seventh 260 Rem barrel.
Regards
JCS

 

[Dan Newcombe]

I have a .260 because a good one came up when I was looking

Doing it again I would go creedmoor ever time. Ammunition is a pain with the .260, federal is good but copper is none existent round here where’s creedmoor you can get really good stuff very easily.

I would not however swap my .260 for a creedmoor because it’s really a decent round, just under provisioned.

 

[splash]

.260 rem, home loads never bought factory

 

[User00040]

.260 rem, home loads never bought factory

A Remington Model 7!

 

[Utectok]

Whilst there’s nothing in it really I think both cm and 6.5x55 both achieve better speeds than 260 rem.
I stand to be corrected no doubt

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

Whilst there’s nothing in it really I think both cm and 6.5x55 both achieve better speeds than 260 rem.
I stand to be corrected no doubt

I accept

The 260 beats the swede on like for like, weight for weight, barrel length for length velocity stakes
The Creedmoor is not designed for velocity so comes last

 

[hunta]

I accept

The 260 beats the swede on like for like, weight for weight, barrel length for length velocity stakes
The Creedmoor is not designed for velocity so comes last

How about pressure bearing in mind that Swede case capacity is 57.9gr water, 260 is 53.5gr and 6.5Creed is 52.5gr.

 

[Laurie]

How about pressure bearing in mind that Swede case capacity is 57.9gr water, 260 is 53.5gr and 6.5Creed is 52.5gr.

6.5X55 is c.55,000 psi CIP for 'SE'/'SKAN' versions only; 260 Rem 60,000 psi; Creedmoor 62,000 psi. In practical terms, there's nothing much between them across a selection of loads and bullets at typical full factory loadings which are normally two or three thousand psi below the regulatory bodies' ceilings. (US 6.5X55 loads however are likely much less as it's assumed they'll be used in surplus Swedish Mauser and weaker still Norwegian Krag actions, SAAMI having no higher-pressure 'SE' category.) Because of its shorter case, the Creedmoor is better suited to heavier than 130gn bullets than 260 in standard SAAMI chambers and at SAAMI's 2.8" COAL for magazine feed. With 140s and above, 260 loses some of its (small) capacity advantage because bullets are seated more deeply.

For deerstalking, bullet choice and shot placement are far more significant than any performance difference across full-pressure factory ammo or good handloads for the trio. On the ranges, the Creedmoor has recently become very popular among McQueens and Tactical shooters with many really top grade rifles being built for it around 143/147gn handloads that combine impressive performance with feeding from certain makes of slightly more capacious magazines. These typically 26-inch barrel rifles in that chambering hold their own against full-house 284 and similar F-Class 30-inch barrel rifles out to 800 yards in both precision and external ballistics in formal prone 'bullseye' competition.

 

[splash]

.260 and model 7 strikes again

 

[6pt-sika]

I’ve been a 6.5mm person for about 35 years and it’s safe to say I like just about all of them . I got my first 260 in 1996 , it was the first one at any of the shops in my general area . And since that time I’ve always atleast one in my accumulation . I’ve also owned a fair number of rifles chambered for the 6.5x55 . Never owned a 6.5 CM but I’ve worked with more than a few . From a practical field standpoint there’s no practical difference . And it’s been my experience in a HB bench gun with twist barrel length and bullet being the same extreme accuracy “can be had” from all three . For me the 260 REM is my choice day in and day out . Which unto itself is kinda funny as I don’t care for a 308 but like just about all the other cartridges based on the case , but I’d say the same for the 30-06 . Just boils down to me not being to much of a 30 cal person . While the CM is a fine cartridge it shows me nothing to make me want to switch from a 260 to it . And frankly in the USA the great majority of those I see in the shop buying stuff for a CM or buying a rifle chambered for it are under 35 and playing the wanna be army/marine guy or in layman’s terms tacticool , and the whole thing just kinda turns me away . I also see a great many who extol the virtues of the CM building the gun on a long action . Initially the gun was designed to be used in a short action bolt action . So don’t be spouting off about how far you seat the bullets out in a long action .