Thread: Which 6.5 ?

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T3X stainless synthetic now coming in 6.5 creedmoor. Great rifle and a great caliber

my 260 sako shooting 147 eld-match with 09 doing 2725 smokes deer out to 800

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Originally Posted by buzzman

my 260 sako shooting 147 eld-match with 09 doing 2725 smokes deer out to 800

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Is that 800 from the road?

Originally Posted by MSL

Is that 800 from the road?

sure is

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A recent & related thread on the other site.
FishnHunt - New Zealands Famous Hunting and Fishing Forum Since 1995 - 6.5 Creedmoor

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Creedmoor if you have a restricted mag length.

Plenty of off the shelf rifles, brass & ammo available now

Any have overall length of a creedmoor with a 143eldx touching the lands ?

That depends on the individual throating of each gun, If you get a new barrel fitted the gunsmith can cut the throat to suit the projectile of choice
factory throats can be any thing depending on the wear of the reamer

Understood just wondering if its likely to be over 2.800

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

I think you would struggle to get that?

I am getting 2750fps out of my 20" barrelled 6.5x47Lapua with 143Eld-X & a healthy load of R17.
A mate is running a std Tikka T3 in 260 with the 143 Eld-X as well with 2209 for the same speed as me.

There is bugger all difference in speed between the 6.5x47L, 6.5 Creed & 260.

As Mathias said the 260 in a LA would insure you could get 2800 if you play around with powders & throated it accordingly.

Why do you say he would struggle to get 2800 with a 140gn bullet and a 22" barrel when you get 2750 with a 20" barrel and a 20" barrel? If you believe that each inch of barrel roughly eguates to 20fps then he is bang on the money.....

Originally Posted by Kudu

Why do you say he would struggle to get 2800 with a 140gn bullet and a 22" barrel when you get 2750 with a 20" barrel and a 20" barrel? If you believe that each inch of barrel roughly eguates to 20fps then he is bang on the money.....

If you use Superproformance powder you will usually get over 2800fps in both .260 and 6.5 Creedmore with the 143 ELDX

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Originally Posted by Kudu

Why do you say he would struggle to get 2800 with a 140gn bullet and a 22" barrel when you get 2750 with a 20" barrel and a 20" barrel? If you believe that each inch of barrel roughly eguates to 20fps then he is bang on the money.....

@Kudu, Well I had a Creedmoor with a 20" barrel & it was slower than my 6.5x47 (Hornady brass, 2209, 143eld) if you got some Lapua brass with the small primer pocket, Pushed it hard with a fast powder like Re17, etc then you'd probably get it to 2800, whether it would be accurate there, who knows? also hornady list there factory 143eld-X load as doing 2700fps from a 24" test barrel.

Originally Posted by Kudu

Why do you say he would struggle to get 2800 with a 140gn bullet and a 22" barrel when you get 2750 with a 20" barrel and a 20" barrel? If you believe that each inch of barrel roughly eguates to 20fps then he is bang on the money.....

@Kudu, Well I had a Creedmoor with a 20" barrel & it was slower than my 6.5x47 (Hornady brass, 2209, 143eld) if you got some Lapua brass with the small primer pocket, Pushed it hard with a fast powder like Re17, etc then you'd probably get it to 2800, whether it would be accurate there, who knows? also hornady list there factory 143eld-X load as doing 2700fps from a 24" test barrel.