Originally Posted by RDW
Originally Posted by HoosierHawk
Originally Posted by ringworm
Just looked at the specs....ain't that a 260?


Exactly.

And the 6.5x55 is a bit more than that.

And the 6.5-06 a bit more than that.

And the .264 Win Mag a bit more than that.



I like the high SD of 140 grain, 6.5mm bullets for ballistics purposes, but at 400 yard and closer hunting ranges, a 100 grain spitzer in a .257 Roberts kills deer just as dead, just as easily.






It’s not a 260 and not about case capacity…JFC




No, it's about twist rate. Remington marketing failed badly when they neglected their history lessons over the 244 vs 243 vs 6 mm.

Had the 260 been introduced with a 7 inch twist to stabilize everything from 100 gr spitzers through a 155 gr VLD, the 6.5 Creed would not exist. Rem finally got it almost right with the 5R in 260. Too bad they did not fit it with a Wyatt's box at the factory.

People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.