I shoot both, I really like both. When I got around to building a full custom I chose the Creedmoor specifically because I wanted to use a magazine fed rifle that could pull double duty as a hunting rifle and light competition rifle. For a pure hunting rifle, the .260 is a better choice because it has a little more case capacity. I’m probably going to move to Ackley Improved when I rebarrel again. With Berger getting ready to release the 155gr Elite Hunter, I’d be building a .260 AI with a Wyatt’s box and a Kiff reamer designed around those 155s. I might even consider building it on a long action but would probably stick with the short action because I’m a fanboy and it does keep the weight down some. You can still shoot factory .260 ammo in a pinch but you can pick up the extra speed with AI handloads. My .260 is as easy to load for as either of my 6.5 Creedmoors.
I do find better choices for factory ammo for the Creedmoor than the .260 but I mainly reload my own. Sometimes I get lazy, though, or in a hurry and there’s some really fantastic factory ammo out there - Prime, Copper Creek, etc. I haven’t found nearly as much .260 ammo that MY rifle likes.
I don’t find buying a new set of dies a real consideration but if you already have all the .260 dies, that’s just another reason to go with that caliber.
I've been shooting the 260 when it came out in 1998....I don't see a darn thing the CreedSaMoor will do for me that the 260 don't... I handload, and I have very little brass that says 260 Rem on it.... I do have a lot of it that the headstamp is 308 Win, that I find laying all over the ground at our local range fairly often....waste not want not...
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I've been shooting the 260 when it came out in 1998....I don't see a darn thing the CreedSaMoor will do for me that the 260 don't... I handload, and I have very little brass that says 260 Rem on it.... I do have a lot of it that the headstamp is 308 Win, that I find laying all over the ground at our local range fairly often....waste not want not...
Interesting observation, but I believe you're correct.
The 6.5 Creedmoor, despite the "insightful" observations of the 24hour Geezers Club, is already well on its way as a standard worldwide chambering for factory bolt-action rifles, alongside the .243, .270 and .308 Winchesters, .30-06 and .300 Winchester Magnum.
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Interesting observation, but I believe you're correct.
The 6.5 Creedmoor, despite the "insightful" observations of the 24hour Geezers Club, is already well on its way as a standard worldwide chambering for factory bolt-action rifles, alongside the .243, .270 and .308 Winchesters, .30-06 and .300 Winchester Magnum.
As I stated earlier, I own a 6.5CM, but saying that anyone who opposes the 6.5 CM are part of a Geezer Club is a bit sophomoric. And you write for a living?
It's official. I missed the selfie deadline so I'm Maser's sock puppet because rene and the Polish half of the fubar twins have decided that I am.
I ain't never opposed no cartridge. Well, lately I have had my doubts about the 270, particularly if it has indeed changed its orientation, as reported on 24hr.
Have a 6.5x257 carefully chambered in a mauser that pretty much operates as well as a Creed...though you won't find them on any shelves...:)
Interesting observation, but I believe you're correct.
The 6.5 Creedmoor, despite the "insightful" observations of the 24hour Geezers Club, is already well on its way as a standard worldwide chambering for factory bolt-action rifles, alongside the .243, .270 and .308 Winchesters, .30-06 and .300 Winchester Magnum.
As I stated earlier, I own a 6.5CM, but saying that anyone who opposes the 6.5 CM are part of a Geezer Club is a bit sophomoric. And you write for a living?
You have to admit, the subject of the CM has brought forth a surprising amount of emotion, both pro and con.
The Fire has both excellence and less than. All the "stuff" that's been written on this subject could well deserve the "Geezer Club" moniker. I see where JB is coming from.
There was a thread on this forum a few weeks ago, asking the age of Campfire members. Turned out the average was in the high 60's, as I recall, which isn't all that surprising, given the overall upward trend of the age of shooters and, especially, hunters. So apparently the Campfire itself is a Geezers Club of sorts.
My main point is that most hunters are resistant to change. I have a collection of hunting/shooting literature going back to the 1880's, and every generation bitched to some extent about some new-fangled rifle or cartridge. In fact, the general trend I've observed over the decades is that hunters often form their pretty much permanent tastes in firearms, cartridges, etc. between 30 and 40, after they start making enough money to indulge their whims. That's when most choose the absolutely perfect cartridge(s) for their hunting, and also decide which brands of rifles and scopes are best. Then as they grow older they start complaining about new and useless stuff that doesn't work any better than The Perfect Cartridge they chose way back when, and that no rifle after the pre-'64 Model 70 Winchester was discontinued works worth a damn.
My age, by the way, is right around the Campfire average--but my rifle collection (and rifle interests) apparently covers a much longer period than most, and even includes some new stuff.
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Yeah but Shrap is high on the 222 mag so that alone covers a multitude of sins......
Yep, he's also into .223 Remington denial....
You know what I think about the 6.5 Creedmoor, no need to beat that dead horse, although one can get chastised for not drinking the kool aid, yet it is fine to keep propping it up as the best thing since smokeless powder.
But I doubt you can call these 223 denial. If you look closely, you will also notice a "Black Gun" on the extreme left, it is an AR-15 by Wilson Combat and it has killed a few critters too...
I'm 64, so I must be a geezer, but I'm a geezer who likes rifles and cartridges and isn't opposed to trying new things.
In 2018 I shot varmints with the 204, 223, 22-250, 243, 25 WSSM, and 257 Roberts. I shot whitetails with 22-250, 243, 25 WSSM, 256 Newton. 6.5 Creedmoor, 30-30, and 338 FED. I went elk hunting and didn't shoot one, but if I had, it would have been shot with a 270.