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Apparently Norma makes 260 brass now. I will have to try some as the Nosler and Remington stuff don't cut it.
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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!
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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.
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anyone seen the Ruger yet?
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I saw one and it reminded me of those 7 kimber 1911's that you owned and couldn't get to function.
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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.
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The 260 Rem, the Creedmoor, and the 6.5 Lapua are darn near indistinguishable, given all other variables being equal. 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.
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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.
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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!?
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The Lapua brass is really hard/strong. But, the pressures are still very high to run at the velocities some do.
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I have nothing but good to say about my Ruger m77 VT in 220 Swift.
Great shooter for ghogs out to 500 + yds!
220 Swift still king.
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I see the Ruger's 6.5 Creedmore's are starting to show up on Gunbroker. I've been pretty tempted at scratching my custom build and just buying one of the Rugers instead.
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When there are better platforms to use/start with, why waste time with a ruger...
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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any experience out there yet with these?
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any experience out there yet with these? Got one comming in a few weeks. Will see how she does. I've always went with Rem, but I wanted a factory 6.5 and nobody is offering anything other than Ruger, so figured I would give it a shot.
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any experience out there yet with these? Got one comming in a few weeks. Will see how she does. I've always went with Rem, but I wanted a factory 6.5 and nobody is offering anything other than Ruger, so figured I would give it a shot. Update: Picked up the rifle yesterday. Overall the rifle looks good... nice fit and finish. Also, I was surprised how nice the 2-stage trigger is. Im going to try and get to the range tomorrow evening to see how it shoots... weather permitting.
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Trap, please keep us updated with your range report.
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any experience out there yet with these? Got one comming in a few weeks. Will see how she does. I've always went with Rem, but I wanted a factory 6.5 and nobody is offering anything other than Ruger, so figured I would give it a shot. Update: Picked up the rifle yesterday. Overall the rifle looks good... nice fit and finish. Also, I was surprised how nice the 2-stage trigger is. Im going to try and get to the range tomorrow evening to see how it shoots... weather permitting. Update: Back from the range and Im very happy with the Ruger. Only took me 3 shots to get on the bull at 50 yards. I then moved to 100 and fired a 5 shot group (see pic below). I would take that group from any of my rifles any day of the week! I was planning on going out to 200, but I ran out of daylight. The rifle laid on the bench very nicely and the recoil was minimal compared to my 308. I had my doubts about the "Ruger", but those have seemed to vanish. My only complaint is the integral scope mounts...not sure if I will be able to get a 20 MOA base or not. The back rear mounting surface doesn't leave much room to drill and tap for a base. Also, I will be curious to see if I can get a better group with reloads once I find a set of dies in stock.
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