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I have a few questions. Leaning towards the creedmore but open to the 260 Rem as well. How would you compare accuracy between the two? Are you able to spot your hits in the scope? What is the optimal barrel length that should be used? Thinking of a Tikka Sporter or CTR. Thanks.

I have several of both and the advantage of the Creed is that its shorter case allows for longer, VLD, bullets to fit in short action magazines and the Hornady and Winchester/Olin factory ammo is more accurate than any 260 factory ammo that I've ever shot. I doubt that there would be any meaningful, noticible(?), difference in field performance when shooting the same bullet to the same POA/POI.

I've never shot the Creed but I have killed I think 4 deer with the 260 Rem. in a stnls Mdl 7. Using a mild load with a 120 grn Sierra Pro Hunter it stays under MOA at 450 yards, no problems. Three of the deer were under 50 yards and all three fell in their tracks. At that range I couldn't see the hits in the scope, it simply happened to fast.

The fourth was a smidge over 400 yards, I didn't actually see the impact itself but I do remember seeing his reaction to the hit in the scope. It was a neck shot but I missed the bone. He ran about fifty yards and laid down where I couldn't see him. When I was about 200 yards from him he took off and ran about another fifty yards before falling dead. I did throw another shot at him before he fell but I missed.

That's my limited experience with the 260. Hope it helps.


Dave.

To me the 260 is the best of the short actions for whitetail. I have the tikka T3 hunter version and am quite pleased with it. Light, great trigger, and sub moa accuracy. The ballistics are so close to the 270 (especially past 300 yards) that it is almost a wash.

I run several 260s... and have had at least one since they first came out.... with it benefits, never saw a reason to try a Creedmoor...

I deer hunt blacktails, which are from antelope sized to around 200 lbs or so...

the 260 has flattened them, but its been heart shots mainly, as they can deliver that kind of accuracy...

my usual load for them is a 100 grain bullet at 3350 fps...

have been able to not lose sight picture of deer going down in the scope on 4 power at distances of 200 yds or further...

the plus side is that neither one are going to be a bad choice....

I could see running the Creed in a semi, but since I will be using a bolt the 260 rem is looking like a good choice. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences.

That begs the question, why the 260 in a boltgun over the creed?

Two peas in a pod.

If you're a brass slut, .260 for the win with Lapua brass.

A good friend of mine has a precision rifle in the 6.5 Creedmore. I have one in .260.

In shooting them side by side in the field, at long range steel, I cannot tell any difference between the two.

I like the .260 just for the fact that I can easily make brass from various common SA cartridges, and in fact the majority of my .260 brass is from M118LR brass.

If you roll your own-260, factory ammo-creed

Because the "Creed" is elitist, and the 260 is a workingman's rifle.

Ask Dogshooter, as I believe that he has a Tikka in 260 and is an experienced Creed shooter, but in a RAR-Predator.

I have a 260, just for those days I feel like actually working.

and 3 creeds for those 'elitest' type days when I won't get any work done. Those days surely outnumber the productive ones.....

Is that the one you call "Blue Moon?"

My thoughts too! :-)

Lapua Brass.

6.5's kill a lot better than one might think.

Talk about elitest......

Excellent think I will go the working man's route with the 260. More brass selection seems logical.