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Building a prs rifle, trying to determine cal, 6.5x47 lapua or 6.5 creedmoor
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1589744" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>Some comments(above) about my particular rationale in a prior post in this thread. Owning both the 6.5CM and 6.5x47 the reasons you cite are quite valid...plus a few more as described in that post. Lapua brass is very readily available. While it costs more, the combination of consistency, case life, and ease of ongoing prep, IMO these attributes negate the price difference(I also, use Lapua in my 6.5CM realizing comparable benefits.for heavy competition work). Quite frankly, while I prefer the '47 over the CM for PRS, for hunting use, I would likely go for the CM for the larger case capacity you mention, enabling use of the slower powders, and greater velocity/energy, particularly with the heavier bullets(+140g). For PRS, I use 130-140gr bullets. Having said that, for the last few years I have been very satisfied, standardizing on the 6.5x47 for competitive sports, and +3000FPS velocity of the 6.5x284 for my LR hunting cartridge which I feel demonstrates many of the attributes of the 6.5x47 and makes for a great combo in 6.5 capability. IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1589744, member: 10291"] Some comments(above) about my particular rationale in a prior post in this thread. Owning both the 6.5CM and 6.5x47 the reasons you cite are quite valid...plus a few more as described in that post. Lapua brass is very readily available. While it costs more, the combination of consistency, case life, and ease of ongoing prep, IMO these attributes negate the price difference(I also, use Lapua in my 6.5CM realizing comparable benefits.for heavy competition work). Quite frankly, while I prefer the ‘47 over the CM for PRS, for hunting use, I would likely go for the CM for the larger case capacity you mention, enabling use of the slower powders, and greater velocity/energy, particularly with the heavier bullets(+140g). For PRS, I use 130-140gr bullets. Having said that, for the last few years I have been very satisfied, standardizing on the 6.5x47 for competitive sports, and +3000FPS velocity of the 6.5x284 for my LR hunting cartridge which I feel demonstrates many of the attributes of the 6.5x47 and makes for a great combo in 6.5 capability. IMO. [/QUOTE]
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