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What do you guys know about the 6 Creedmoor, I mean how does it compare to other 6mms? etc etc?
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It's the 6.5 Creedmoor and it was designed to allow mag-length seating of 140gr VLD bullets so that you can shoot 300 yard Prone Rapid with those bullets in a package that has ballistics similar to the .260 Remington.
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OK, Im talking about the 6 Creedmoor, now.
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My understanding is that the 6 creedmore would be ballistically similar to the 243, but more mag length friendly with heavy bullets.
Try messaging scenarshooter, if I'm not mistaken, I remember seeing a post by him referencing a rifle he owned in that caliber.
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If you want to shoot a 6mm bullet from a .308 platform AR, it is a great choice. It is a 6.5 Creedmoor neck'd to 6mm. I believe GA Precision was one of the first to experiment with this round in their GAP-10's. It would be comparible to .243 ballistics but with a shorter OAL. Ideal for gas guns so you can load the long match bullets and still feed from a magazine.
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Yep, search over on snipers hide, lots of posts including those by scenarshooter and George Gardner of GA Precision..
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It would be a neat chambering in a fast-twist Kimber 84M Montana.
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It would be a neat chambering in a fast-twist Kimber 84M Montana. Nah, that's where the 6XC shines.
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Six of one, half a dozen of another.... (grin)
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Very true. Honestly, the only reason I went 6XC on my Montana is that I found a deal on a set of dies and a bunch of brass. That said, I'd still go 6XC over 6 Creedmore. The XC has Norma brass right off the shelf.
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I sometimes just plain forget about the 6XC being out there. We've got no shortage of options these days. You are likely correct on the brass and dies issue being simplified.
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Dan, Why the 6XC over the 243AI? Seeing how we each have one on the Montana I'm curious. Thx.
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For me, the shorter 6XC case just made more sense with the longer bullets in the Kimber's mag box. Or maybe I just had to be different.
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