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<blockquote data-quote="Tex_Hunter" data-source="post: 1783367" data-attributes="member: 31749"><p>I agree that out of a 16" barrel it would be unlikely, you lose about 200fps going down from a 22-24" barrel in the Creedmoor so that would be 3000-3100fps.</p><p></p><p>You are off base on your other comment though; I was getting 2800fps+ running 143gr bullets with a relatively mild load of Reloder 16 in a 22" barrel running small rifle primer brass (CCI SR Mag primers have a harder cup). I haven't tried it personally but RE26 is supposed to be a noticeable step up from that. A friend running the same powder/bullet combo as me in 1x fired Hornady factory brass got over 2900fps in his 24" Criterion barreled savage before he got ejector marks.</p><p></p><p>It's completely doable, safely, in standard length barrels with current powders.</p><p></p><p>To keep this on topic, this new cartridge seems like an answer to a question nobody asked. I didnt read how expensive the proprietary bimetal case stuff is going to be, but if you do what the vast majority of people will and run the all brass version you have a slower/lower BC/less efficient 6.5 Creedmoor. Based on the picture someone else posted the case is actually longer than a Creedmoor with a shorter neck so if you try and run this out of SR25 type mags you are going to be limited to shorter/lighter /less efficient bullets or you eat up case capacity seating them deeper in the case. If you run the bimetal stuff, its a cool niche round, but just dont be surprised when you also get 270WSM barrel life, muzzle blast, and recoil.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tex_Hunter, post: 1783367, member: 31749"] I agree that out of a 16" barrel it would be unlikely, you lose about 200fps going down from a 22-24" barrel in the Creedmoor so that would be 3000-3100fps. You are off base on your other comment though; I was getting 2800fps+ running 143gr bullets with a relatively mild load of Reloder 16 in a 22" barrel running small rifle primer brass (CCI SR Mag primers have a harder cup). I haven't tried it personally but RE26 is supposed to be a noticeable step up from that. A friend running the same powder/bullet combo as me in 1x fired Hornady factory brass got over 2900fps in his 24" Criterion barreled savage before he got ejector marks. It's completely doable, safely, in standard length barrels with current powders. To keep this on topic, this new cartridge seems like an answer to a question nobody asked. I didnt read how expensive the proprietary bimetal case stuff is going to be, but if you do what the vast majority of people will and run the all brass version you have a slower/lower BC/less efficient 6.5 Creedmoor. Based on the picture someone else posted the case is actually longer than a Creedmoor with a shorter neck so if you try and run this out of SR25 type mags you are going to be limited to shorter/lighter /less efficient bullets or you eat up case capacity seating them deeper in the case. If you run the bimetal stuff, its a cool niche round, but just dont be surprised when you also get 270WSM barrel life, muzzle blast, and recoil. [/QUOTE]
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