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Txhillbilly · March 15, 2012, 09:59 PM

I just bought a 6.5 Creedmoor barrel for one of my Savage actions. While the 260 does do some things a little better,the main reason I went with it was the brass. 260 Remington brass just doesn't last from everything I have heard and read,and I handload for every caliber that I shoot.
Everyone that I know with the Creedmoor gets great life from their brass,and the caliber performs really close to the 260 Rem,and the 6.5x47 Lapua in all areas.

Some calibers catch on,and others just hang around for a while and then disappear after a few years with the mainstream shooters.

March 15, 2012, 09:59 PM	#3
Txhillbilly Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2008 Posts: 522	I just bought a 6.5 Creedmoor barrel for one of my Savage actions. While the 260 does do some things a little better,the main reason I went with it was the brass. 260 Remington brass just doesn't last from everything I have heard and read,and I handload for every caliber that I shoot. Everyone that I know with the Creedmoor gets great life from their brass,and the caliber performs really close to the 260 Rem,and the 6.5x47 Lapua in all areas. Some calibers catch on,and others just hang around for a while and then disappear after a few years with the mainstream shooters.