6.5x47 Lapua in 20" barrel

[thesheepdog]

Hi guys,

My wife expressed a lot of interest in LR shooting recently so I am going to build her a 6.5x47 Lapua. I found a Savage action and a 6.5x47 prefit barrel for a good price....hence why I am referencing this caliber (6mm Creed and a couple others were options if I could find the right deal). Unfortunately the prefit barrel is 26" AND she wants to shoot suppressed, which will make for a LONG rifle. So I am going to have the barrel cut to 20" for her.

What kind of ballistics are you guys getting out of 20" 6.5x47 tubes?

thanks for the help.

 

[orangediablo]

Still kinda new to this, but that may performance may be close in comparison to a 260/6.5 in a Tikka CTR. All three cartridges are kind of in the same family, and the CTRs have a 20" tube. And I'm sure some shoot this suppressed. Could be a good starting point.

 

[Danehunter]

sheepdog,

Can I ask why you didn't go with the slightly larger cased 6.5 Creedmoor? Lapua is making 6.5 CM cases for small rifle primers and a smaller flash hole if that's what you are looking for.

Eric B.

 

[thesheepdog]

sheepdog,

Can I ask why you didn't go with the slightly larger cased 6.5 Creedmoor? Lapua is making 6.5 CM cases for small rifle primers and a smaller flash hole if that's what you are looking for.

Eric B.

Good brass, barrel available for a good price (Savage), better barrel life than .260 or 6.5CM....6.5CM was an option, but, since this is a Savage build, I found a 6.5x47 prefit for a very decent price that saved me a couple hundred $ on the build.

 

[aebhunter]

I am getting 2809 fps with a 135 Berger classic hunter out of my 20" tikka CTR. I was really hesitant to get the 20" barrel, only reason I did was I have a suppressor in jail for it and thought 27" finished would be nice. It still shoots amazing with a 20" barrel and I think 2800 fps is pretty good for a 6.5 Creed.

 

[Csafisher]

You could bump up to 22" if you are worried. 2" isn't that much of you are shooting off bipods or a bench.

 

[Rymart]

I get 2860 fps with the Berger 130 AR Hybrids out of a 22" barrel. 41.3 gr of H4350, 0.015" jump. So guessing 2800 - 2810 with a 20" bbl.

 

[BEEMAN]

Gotta love the 6.5X47. Those are some good speeds you guys are getting with those short barrels. I get 3000 fps out of mine in a 26" Broughton, with 130 Bergers. Just finishing up a semi light weight 6.5X47. It has a 25" Benchmark #3 fluted. It has become my favorite caliber.

 

[Metzger]

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[thesheepdog]

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Good info! Thanks! I was planning on running 130-142gr.