Originally Posted by
Cameron
That is the second time I have seen someone posting about the 6.5CM.
You mean the 6.5MM don't you? The 6.5mm Grendel.
Cameron
Don't you own a 2.559inch bore gun?
CreedMoor not CentiMeter you limey want-to-be, sheep molesteting, marmite eating, queen and metric system defender!
I think the CM took off since there wasn't redialy available good .260 Brass. Creedmoor produces match ammo in CM that is pretty cheap, about $1 last time I looked and they put the recipe on the box so you can replicate it.
I think there are now good sources of 260Rem brass, but I don't know if anyone is doing an FGMM in 260 yet that could help to close the gap. There is a thread in the bolt gun area about someone making a 6.5CM gun.
I went 308 for my LMT. The idea of the 260 bullets is interesting, but I think the 308ARs are really at their best 1MOA guns. 260/6.5 loads really shine past 600 yards or so and allow realistic shots out to 1200m- things I'm not likely to do with my 308AR. Yes they are better than the 308 in bucking the wind, but with a 308AR, I'll call splash and adjust fire and move onto hits, lots of bullets in a 20rnd mag- for rifle and 3-gun comps where I'd be using a 308AR. I don't think it is wrong to have an AR in 260/6.5, but I think you really need a 1/2 inch 1/4 bolt gun to really be able to use its advantage over 308.
I know there are people here that say their OBR, KAC of MWS or POF can shoot 1/2 minute. Yeah, maybe under benchrest type conditions. I think the 308ARs are just unergonomic enough, and they have so much stuff moving around that getting consistent pressures and out put on the gun is hard to do to make them true 1/2 MOA guns. Just my opinion.
A 308AR lets you run 'cheap' mil-surp ammo and match grade stuff in the same gun, and there is a lot of 308 out there. 260/6.5, there is not blaster ammo, it is then a dedicated, long range capable rig. I'm not against the 260/6.5, I'll probably get my next bolt gun in 6.5CM- and let the round really shine from a nice AI MKIII.
Just my thought (no snickering) about how I decided to set up my MWS.
Last edited by FromMyColdDeadHand; 12-19-11 at 01:05.
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