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8.6 Creedmoor
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<blockquote data-quote="CMP70306" data-source="post: 1483236" data-attributes="member: 36999"><p>Well when the company that released the .260 didn't support or promote it as anything different then why should we do it for them? The .260 was designed to shoot the 140gr RN bullets for hunting which puts it at a disadvantage with its standard 9 twist. Just look at the ballistics, the .260 as a hunting cartridge provides almost no advantage over a .308 shooting 150gr bullets out to 300 yards. </p><p></p><p>The Creedmoor has an advantage in the fact it was designed specifically around shooting the 140 class bullets for long range target shooting which is currently the growning segment of the market. The Creedmoor was marketed to compete in the long range target shooting area that was occupied by the .308 shooting the 175gr Sierra MatchKing out past 500 yards, something that it beats quite handily in drop and drift.</p><p></p><p>The only people I hear complain about the Creedmoor are the ones who own a .260 and are annoyed that the Creedmoor became more popular. Basically .260 shooters act like a bunch of hipsters. If Remington was actually in tune with the market they would have retooled the .260 right when the Creedmoor started getting popular and rode the 6.5 craze right along with the Creedmoor. Instead they ignored the market, just like with the 6.5 SAUM until hornady filled the niche like they are doing with the PRC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CMP70306, post: 1483236, member: 36999"] Well when the company that released the .260 didn’t support or promote it as anything different then why should we do it for them? The .260 was designed to shoot the 140gr RN bullets for hunting which puts it at a disadvantage with its standard 9 twist. Just look at the ballistics, the .260 as a hunting cartridge provides almost no advantage over a .308 shooting 150gr bullets out to 300 yards. The Creedmoor has an advantage in the fact it was designed specifically around shooting the 140 class bullets for long range target shooting which is currently the growning segment of the market. The Creedmoor was marketed to compete in the long range target shooting area that was occupied by the .308 shooting the 175gr Sierra MatchKing out past 500 yards, something that it beats quite handily in drop and drift. The only people I hear complain about the Creedmoor are the ones who own a .260 and are annoyed that the Creedmoor became more popular. Basically .260 shooters act like a bunch of hipsters. If Remington was actually in tune with the market they would have retooled the .260 right when the Creedmoor started getting popular and rode the 6.5 craze right along with the Creedmoor. Instead they ignored the market, just like with the 6.5 SAUM until hornady filled the niche like they are doing with the PRC [/QUOTE]
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