6.5 -284 is not as good as a 270 with a barrel less than about 26"-28"
What 6.5
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grizzly adams
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6.5 X 284 had mine years still going strong. good calibre.
ColinBr
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No I don't reload, I only use factory ammo.
I get 3/4" moa at 100 with cheap factory hunting ammo so more and good enough for my main intended use with the rifle.
It's not to say if I find myself with some more time I wouldn't head down the reloading route for target use
Just saying better accuracy and lower cost is the smallest of reason to reload your own both true though .
The number 1 reason to reload is to get what you want in the quantity you want when you need it , without constantly tripping off the the rfd t be told " don't have those in stock but we have these " so you take what he has , drive back home , get yourself out to the range to zero a few days latter only to find your gun seriously doesn't like them ! Off in the car again this time to another rfd to see what they have etc .
Creedmore is probably the way to go on factory ammo in 6.5mm
With Creed being the flavour of the month resales are a bit higher. Just a thought.
ColinBr
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Never thought of it that way before.
Primary reason i started many moons ago and I had tgeccommon as dirt 243 win ! Every time had to change i used a box of twenty re zeroing . Serous practice , finding trajectories, windages just plain shooting from different positions practice made it untenable in the first six months
If you have an deployed supplying your needs who doesn't grumble at buying a few hundred factory a go fair enough . Yet I just loaded twenty in as many minutes before tea was ready . Even load for tge shotguns now and that allows me similar flexibility in type and size
Free range rob
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Is that not why they invented the telephone so you only travel to the one that has what you want ?
i reload for cost and accuracy
Well what do you do if they have only what they have ? What if your gun doesn't like them and you bought enough to last ? So many more reasons to reload. Got 5 different boxes bullets to try in my new rifle . When I find what works tge best nothing at al, stopping me getting 1000 in component form or more , perhaps I buy enough to see the barrel out ?
But just saying , I wouldn't look back to the hassles of the past thats all
What Bowland blades says...
Reloading means you have can have an infinite amount of ammo, ready for your gun, and for the life of the barrel. It is fairly common practice these days in the US to buy the bullets and powder needed for the life of the barrel/rifle at the time of purchase (about 3,000 for the CM, or 1200 for the hotrod 6's).
Perform your load work up, and from that point on, you're pretty much set for ammunition.
Even buying bullets just in 1,000 ct lots can save a metric **** ton of time by not having to re-zero due to a change in the manufacturing dies that make the bullets. A case of primers (5,000) and a couple of 8# jugs of powder and you will be sitting pretty.
Reloading means you have can have an infinite amount of ammo, ready for your gun, and for the life of the barrel. It is fairly common practice these days in the US to buy the bullets and powder needed for the life of the barrel/rifle at the time of purchase (about 3,000 for the CM, or 1200 for the hotrod 6's).
Perform your load work up, and from that point on, you're pretty much set for ammunition.
Even buying bullets just in 1,000 ct lots can save a metric **** ton of time by not having to re-zero due to a change in the manufacturing dies that make the bullets. A case of primers (5,000) and a couple of 8# jugs of powder and you will be sitting pretty.
Foxyboy43
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Cootmeurer
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Actually sold off my 6.5 CM and replaced it with a 6.5 grendel. Seems to do anything the CM would do at the ranges I use it, and ammo is just as cheap. Easier on the powder when reloading as well.
Yep! I was a dyed in the wool reloading-denying clean-shaven bloke. At some point, I found that I couldn't buy the ammunition I wanted and was in a world of pain. So, I grew a goatee, bought a pipe and a load of reloading gear (something I promised myself I would never do).
It was never about cost and the factory stuff was plenty accurate when I could get my usual fix. Reloading for me is about have a load of components ready to go. It's been massively helpful in lockdown as I haven't been at the mercy of the shops or those damn yankees!
Back to the topic; it has to be 6.5x55 - the choice of the Nordic gods. If you are buying a Tikka, you may as well go with the long action calibre as the action is one-size-fits-all anyway.
It was never about cost and the factory stuff was plenty accurate when I could get my usual fix. Reloading for me is about have a load of components ready to go. It's been massively helpful in lockdown as I haven't been at the mercy of the shops or those damn yankees!
Back to the topic; it has to be 6.5x55 - the choice of the Nordic gods. If you are buying a Tikka, you may as well go with the long action calibre as the action is one-size-fits-all anyway.
There you go - you know it makes sense, it will do everything you require it to and you will never feel pangs of 'what if' and 'if only I had...'. It's a mature cartridge now, can't see it disappearing.
dropmdead
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I would say 6.5 creed or 6.5x55.
Both work well, and both now have a proven track record at distance too off you reload.
It's down to ease of buying a rifle, ammo, reloading components etc.
I would love a PRC, but until the above criteria are all fulfilled, I would recommend a either of the above.
As a side note, I have always been a 6.5x47L fan, and have owned a few, but I love my trusty 6.5x55.
Both work well, and both now have a proven track record at distance too off you reload.
It's down to ease of buying a rifle, ammo, reloading components etc.
I would love a PRC, but until the above criteria are all fulfilled, I would recommend a either of the above.
As a side note, I have always been a 6.5x47L fan, and have owned a few, but I love my trusty 6.5x55.
dropmdead
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Gotten a bit side tracked from the initial question this! There are a lot of 6.5 mm carriges that's for sure ! It wouldn't surprise me if there was more through history than .223 /.224 .
Personally I went 6.5 Rem ( previously called 6.5 -08 ) the creed handles the longer VLD in a mag feed , pretty useless benefit to a stalker but its more available now as a factory rifle and factory ammo . The sweed is a bit lame in factory as they dropped pressures to account for Milsurp rifles post ww2 , homelands offer far more and its different case design is said to be best in real cold conditions (talking true Arctic)
First choice will you reload ? No ? Go 6.5 creed or 6.5 sweed (260 lagging behind now )
Because in stalking deer you just not going to need something faster
I chose 260 because I have all the other 308 based cartridges and I know I will never be stuck for the cases off tge peg or to size from , powder choices being vast just because they are feeding 243 and 308 . N160 was actually developed for the 260
Personally I went 6.5 Rem ( previously called 6.5 -08 ) the creed handles the longer VLD in a mag feed , pretty useless benefit to a stalker but its more available now as a factory rifle and factory ammo . The sweed is a bit lame in factory as they dropped pressures to account for Milsurp rifles post ww2 , homelands offer far more and its different case design is said to be best in real cold conditions (talking true Arctic)
First choice will you reload ? No ? Go 6.5 creed or 6.5 sweed (260 lagging behind now )
Because in stalking deer you just not going to need something faster
I chose 260 because I have all the other 308 based cartridges and I know I will never be stuck for the cases off tge peg or to size from , powder choices being vast just because they are feeding 243 and 308 . N160 was actually developed for the 260
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