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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty G-gear" data-source="post: 2037716" data-attributes="member: 26902"><p>For a bolt-action, I went for the 6.5 PRC a year ago, and an AR upper for the 6.5 Creedmoor that uses same mags for 308. (Both have 24-inch barrels.)</p><p></p><p>What barrel will you pick? Douglas? Shilen? Lilja? et al.?</p><p>Do you know a great thorough gunsmith?</p><p></p><p>.260 Remington (L), 6.5 Creedmoor (R)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]229866[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>QUOTE:</p><p>"In October 2017, U.S. Special Operations Command tested the performance of the 7.62x51 NATO, .260 Remington, and 6.5 CM cartridges out of SR25, M110A1, and Mk20 sniper rifles. SOCOM determined that the 6.5CM performed the best, <em>doubling hit probability at 1,000 meters</em> (italics mine) increasing effective range by nearly half, reducing wind drift by a third and having less recoil than the 7.62 NATO rounds…"</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.fieldandstream.com/65-creedmoor-vs-308-winchester/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]229869[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty G-gear, post: 2037716, member: 26902"] For a bolt-action, I went for the 6.5 PRC a year ago, and an AR upper for the 6.5 Creedmoor that uses same mags for 308. (Both have 24-inch barrels.) What barrel will you pick? Douglas? Shilen? Lilja? et al.? Do you know a great thorough gunsmith? .260 Remington (L), 6.5 Creedmoor (R) [ATTACH type="full" alt="1607009642887.png"]229866[/ATTACH] QUOTE: "In October 2017, U.S. Special Operations Command tested the performance of the 7.62x51 NATO, .260 Remington, and 6.5 CM cartridges out of SR25, M110A1, and Mk20 sniper rifles. SOCOM determined that the 6.5CM performed the best, [I]doubling hit probability at 1,000 meters[/I] (italics mine) increasing effective range by nearly half, reducing wind drift by a third and having less recoil than the 7.62 NATO rounds…" [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.fieldandstream.com/65-creedmoor-vs-308-winchester/[/URL] [ATTACH type="full"]229869[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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