Apparently Norma makes 260 brass now. I will have to try some as the Nosler and Remington stuff don't cut it.

I have been necking down 7/08 Win brass for use in my 260.. that and 308 brass...from Rem and Win...

both work great!

I just ordered a FN PBR XP action (win m70 short) from CDNN, and am deciding now between the 260 and 6.5 creedmore.

Mrs. Walter has a 260, and shoots factory ammo, so I have a ready supply of 260 remington brass. I bought 1,000 rounds at a store closing - $4.49 per box of 20, so I bought them all. FIgured it was worth it just for the brass....

I also neck down 308 brass, and it works just fine if I'm not trying to make my 260 into a 6.5 mag.

anyone seen the Ruger yet?

I saw one and it reminded me of those 7 kimber 1911's that you owned and couldn't get to function.

It is really amazing that 1974 has not had his account disabled by the mods yet.
1974, you can't seem to keep your attacks straight. I never said I had 7 Kimbers.
You better run back upstairs before your mom catches you on the computer again.

Maybe I'm missing something but the impression I get is that it takes higher pressures and longer barrels for the Creed and the Lapua to get within reach of the 260.

Is this a true advantage? I'm not one for barrels over 26" even in a target/tactical rifle.

Seems it would be easy to AI the 260 if for nothing more than to gain better brass life and maybe 50 fps.

The real driver for the creedmoor is for box magazine fed guns where the shorter case length lets you seat the bullet farther out at magazine length, and to have a factory load available for competition. For a bolt gun it is just another option, and will be outrun by the base .260. The Lapua was intended for shorter range competition at lower velocity and is just being hot-rodded by some.
The creedmoor was not intended to be a velocity champ.

Thanks for the clarification.

On the 6.5x47L, these same people who are hotrodding it claim they can do so because they are using Lapua brass which they claim has magical properties that will allow them to do so.

I think it a stretch!?

The Lapua brass is really hard/strong. But, the pressures are still very high to run at the velocities some do.