I dont think the intention of the 6.5x47 was to ever match speeds of the 260??
"match speeds" was a bad phrase for me to use. The long range guys like to push bullets fast. In order to get the speed they want they have to push the smaller 47 case pretty hard. By going back to the larger 260 case (some of them had used 260's in the past) they can reach the desired velocity without pushing it so hard.
That's what I've been hearing at the range. I'm not a long range guy so that's why I asked about it.
