Additionally, the Creedmoor has a shoulder angle that is sharper than the Remington. The reason for this is that seasoned hunters have expertise in reloading.260 Remington rounds necessitate this, while 6.5 Creedmoor rounds are better for those without that reloading expertise.Īs many new hunters aren’t trained in the art of the reload, Creedmoor can significantly reduce the learning curve when looking to get out into the field. 260 Remington is a classic among long-time riflemen, having been the backbone of what we’ve used for such a long time. 260 Remington in this video: The old classic vs. This guy pretty much sums up my thoughts on the. My personal experience has led me to prefer the. In many cases, if you weren’t the one who loaded the rounds, you may not be able to even tell a difference. Both of these are a perfect match for the.
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The nice thing about a Remington platform is that you can easily improve and upgrade it as funds become available. You can go a much cheaper route of taking any remington. You can save a lot however by going for a more conventional stock, sticking with the standard trigger and going for more reasonable glass. Leupold Mark IV tactical scope rings R1000īadger picatinny rail and bolt knob a few hundred rand.Īs you can see it is quite an expensive route to take. Not available locally about R10 000 imported. Stock: accuracy international chassis system with viperskins stocksides. It is very popular in the USA for long range field/tactical/practical shooting competitions for all of the above reasons.Īction: Remington 700 short action blueprinte and trued R7000īarrel: Broughton 1 in 10 twist 5C 26" long, 23mm diametre at the bore. I have shot steel plates out to 1040m without too much effort with this calibre.ĥ.
Zak Smith of Demigod LLC has done a very good write-up of the different 6.5 calibres. It has 20-30% less recoil, wind drift and bullet drop than the venerable. Like most of the 6.5 mm calibres this cartridge has very good long range performance especially if you use the 140gr bullets with the high ballistic coefficients. I don't use a silencer or a brake but with either of these I am sure recoil will be in. I easily shoot 50 - 100 rounds in an afternoon T the range without any pain afterwards. I still have to do load development and test this in real life though.ģ. I have bought some Berger hybrid bullets in the week, they are shaped like a VLD Target, but is constructed on the inside like a hunting bullet ie it will not fragment as easily as a target bullet. I use lapua scenar 139gr, Sierra Matchking 142gr and Berger VLD Target 140gr fortarget shooting and long range playing. There is a fairly wide range of bullets available. My most accurate target load delivers five shot groups at 100m of 8mm.Ģ. Within a spread of 1.5 gr of S365 all the groups are sub MOA. I find it a very easy calibre to reload for. However the brass seems to last a long time. I use lapua brass, comes in at around R1100 for 100 last time I bought some.