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To: OKSooner
6.5mm Cartridges — Comparative Ballistics Performance by Zak Smith

Put in order of ballistic performance, the 6.5 Creedmoor and the .260 Remington are almost neck-and-neck, pushing the same weight bullets at about the same velocities from almost identical case capacities. The 6.5×47 Lapua in factory form lags by 100 to 200 fps due to less powder capacity; however, it has already gained a reputation for having a strong case that puts up with the high pressures some reloaders push in their custom rifles. The .260 Remington’s main problem for the reloader is lack of high-quality and affordable brass and to date there has only been one factory load produced which was appropriate for serious long-range competition for the non-reloader. The 6.5×47 was designed for intermediate-range competition and very accurate ammunition is available from Lapua; however, these factory loads are at a ballistic disadvantage at long range compared to the .260 Remington and the 6.5 Creedmoor.

34 posted on 02/16/2015 8:32:48 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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ballistics chart

http://www.remington.com/~/media/Files/Catalogs/2009/Remington_09Catalog_Ballistics.ashx


35 posted on 02/16/2015 8:35:32 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: smokingfrog

Thanks for the links.


39 posted on 02/17/2015 7:51:42 AM PST by OKSooner ("...for if it prosper, none dare call it treason.")
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