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Hotrod-ed 6.5 Creed Vs Slow 270 win
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1413660" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>I never recommend Hot rodding any cartridge. You will hear velocities all Over the place for any cartridge and depending on your rifles barrel and chamber, you may or may not reach the same velocity as others</p><p>without problems.</p><p></p><p>The 6.5 CM is a very good round but it should not be pushed beyond</p><p>its capabilities like any other cartridge unless you want or expect to have problems.</p><p></p><p>If you are targeting a velocity with a certain caliber and weight, look at a cartridge in that caliber that will and can achieve that velocity at normal pressures and preferably exceed that velocity when approaching</p><p>max Pressures.</p><p></p><p>In other words, if you want 2700+ ft/sec using a 140 gr bullet build/buy a larger 6.5. There are many 6.5s that will exceed the CM</p><p>and some are short action cartridges and some are long action cartridges.</p><p></p><p>If recoil is an issue, that can be dealt with by installing a good muzzle brake or simply building a heavier rifle. If the 6.5 CM is built in a light rifle, and heavy bullets are used recoil may be objectionable. There have been many discussions about the 6.5s and somewhere on this site there is a "Pecking order" of Cartridges in 6.5 that compare velocities and energies of each one at SAMME recommended pressures. I looked for it but was unable to find it with my limited computer skills.</p><p></p><p>The 6.5 CM is a very good cartridge and in my opinion does not need to be loaded beyond SAMME pressures to get good performance. like any other cartridge, if SAMME pressures are exceeded, problems normally start and the life of the rifle and brass is shortened.</p><p></p><p>I have worked on many rifles that had been pushed beyond there normal limits (I have done it Myself more than once until I finally started using cartridges that would perform to my needs/wants without pushing them beyond there limits) and encountered many problems and expensive fixes.</p><p></p><p>Just My Opinion</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1413660, member: 2736"] I never recommend Hot rodding any cartridge. You will hear velocities all Over the place for any cartridge and depending on your rifles barrel and chamber, you may or may not reach the same velocity as others without problems. The 6.5 CM is a very good round but it should not be pushed beyond its capabilities like any other cartridge unless you want or expect to have problems. If you are targeting a velocity with a certain caliber and weight, look at a cartridge in that caliber that will and can achieve that velocity at normal pressures and preferably exceed that velocity when approaching max Pressures. In other words, if you want 2700+ ft/sec using a 140 gr bullet build/buy a larger 6.5. There are many 6.5s that will exceed the CM and some are short action cartridges and some are long action cartridges. If recoil is an issue, that can be dealt with by installing a good muzzle brake or simply building a heavier rifle. If the 6.5 CM is built in a light rifle, and heavy bullets are used recoil may be objectionable. There have been many discussions about the 6.5s and somewhere on this site there is a "Pecking order" of Cartridges in 6.5 that compare velocities and energies of each one at SAMME recommended pressures. I looked for it but was unable to find it with my limited computer skills. The 6.5 CM is a very good cartridge and in my opinion does not need to be loaded beyond SAMME pressures to get good performance. like any other cartridge, if SAMME pressures are exceeded, problems normally start and the life of the rifle and brass is shortened. I have worked on many rifles that had been pushed beyond there normal limits (I have done it Myself more than once until I finally started using cartridges that would perform to my needs/wants without pushing them beyond there limits) and encountered many problems and expensive fixes. Just My Opinion J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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