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Com’n Rem280,
You don’t justify the purchase of a new rifle, you just buy it😊. Yes, Tikka’s do shoot well. I’ve owned a couple and been envolved with loading for several others. And you can buy three Tikka’s for the cost of one Barrett Fieldcraft. But then you would just have three Tikka’s instead of a Fieldcraft................

Well, that’s interesting. I’m not an experienced shooter AT ALL when it comes to bolt guns, especially ultralight rifles. I had a hard time grouping under 2” when I first took out my 6.5 Cr fieldcraft. After adding a silencer which tamed recoil and acted as a 1# counterweight on the muzzle, my 5-shot groups immediately shrank to .75” using both 140gr BTHP Hornady “American Gunner” and 143gr ELD-X Hornady “Precision Hunter.” Even shooting off a Harris bipod I can keep my groups under 1” and I didn’t even think I was capable of such a feat.

Now I’m interested to try the 147s...

1 3/4 inches at 200 yards with factory ammo is "ugly"?

My thoughts exactly, ‘Hooper. That means if zeroed at 200, point of impact is just 7/8” from point of aim......hell, you could shoot prairie dogs successfully out to about 250 yards.

Glad it’s shooting good SMACK

My 6.5 fieldcraft hasn’t shot anything over 1 moa at 100. Hell it shot the cheap bellot & sellier $12.99 ammo .75... for a lightweight “hunting” rifle it’s amazing. Fit and finish are amazing. I agree it’s hard to justify a custom and reloading with this rifle on the market.

300 yards. Factory Hornady 143gr ELD-X fodder.

I’d think that should work. Dang good.

My best load was 45g of RL 17 in Lapua Cases and CCI 200 primers. Hunter was a close 2nd. as I recall. This load is 2 grains over Noslers book load. Its max load of 43g of RL 17 was very accurate too, but only one grain over it's 260 Remington load.

Lapua has large primer brass available now?

Both large and small.

Either large or small. Your choice.

Can you tell me where? I checked Midway, Midsouth, Grafs, and Powder Valley and they're all showing small rifle primer only Lapua cases.

For realzies?
I'd never never-say-never but if they do, Lapua has kept this a very well-kept secret amongst an industry full of blabber-mouths.

Lapua only offers 6.5 Creedmoor brass in the small rifle primer variety.

https://www.lapua.com/cases/6-5-creedmoor/

Lapua’s 260 uses LRPs.

Well yeah, but this thread isn't about the 260. My question was specifically to someone who posted a load with Lapua case and 200 primer.

We need a dislike button...

Mine is a 24" / no.2 Lipsey's special-run 6.5 CM Fieldcraft... I haven't really done any load development with it. One powder, a few different bullets, one seating depth off lands... pretty boring really.

Well, anyone found the Lapua 6.5 Creedmoor brass with large rifle primers yet?