Originally Posted by
pointblank4445
Pretty much when anybody starts in on the Creedmoor and refers to it as "Creedmore"....turn it to "OFF" and move on. Can't believe people still think it's a flash in the pan. I love 6.5mm, am always late to the party because I worry about logistics, and plain wanted to hate it... now I stock/shoot it 4:1 compared to 308.
The problem with the 6mm ARC WILL be:
- Reliable bolts (LMT discontinued theirs and even the beloved JP's give out under moderate pressures, and people are gonna want to push the ARC)
- Mags. Having to do filing/fitting/tweaking for a mag is stupid. We live in an age of uber-reliable guns, leave that crap to the wildcatter weirdos. There's going to have to be an easy, reliable (Magpulese...but polymer isn't ideal here) option...and as far as I can tell, there isn't one yet despite the "mine works for me" hobbyists that have "100 flawless rounds".
The 6mm ARC should exist in something where it isn't shoehorned into the AR15. It should have a beefier bolt and better mags than anything the AR15 footprint can provide.
Something like the a SCAR 16 or HK433 type profile has a better chance of being a good host for the layout. SCAR 20 that rifle up (because Euro "sniper" variants where the only change is a proboscis barrel are lame) for real precision work and now we're cookin!
On paper, I see it as the LE DMR round, that's desperately needed in the SWAT world. Scoped AR's are the order of the day and good large-frame guns are too expensive in many respects. The Mk12/SPR/RECCE is nice but when bullets encounter intermediate barriers, few if any can perform well enough and be trusted to make consistent cold bore requirements, and the accurate stuff sucks big time for barriers. 6mm is a good size for an intermediate-intermediate cartridge that can both perform accurately, at distance, and still have some mass to actually do work where 5.56 can not. That's only theoretical though.
Smart move would be to wait 12-18 months. See if its dying like the 224 Valk or still strong. One thing you can say about Hornady...they know how to roll out a round and generate "demand" for it. If anyone can give it a shot at life, they can. When Berger, Lapua, and a few more names get on board...that's a sign it's thriving.