Lenght of barrel for 6.5 creedmoor hunting rifle

[horsefor4]

Been kicking around building a 6.5 creedmoor I have read from 22" to 26" need some advice don't care much for short barreled rifles. I will be using 700 short action it has been worked over ready for a barrel.

 

[FearNoWind]

26"

 

[8andbait]

yep, 26" is what I went with on the last one.

I am getting 2850 fps with 140 vld's without pushing it hard.

 

[horsefor4]

Thanks for the reply I was leaning that direction.

 

[338 bruce]

24" savage 2865 fps with 43 grains rl 17

 

[Cold Trigger Finger]

26" gave me great velocity and accuracy on mine. But I Love short barrels so I hacked mine off and finished it @ 18.6". It shoots just as accurately. I lost 150-200 fps velocity but this is my general purpose winter hunting rifle and so far it is making good 1 shot kills on caribou. Even at 360 yards. . Farthest I've had a shot so far. .
26" will get you the velocity for long range tho.

 

[matt_3479]

I ended up going 260. Rem vs 6.5 creed but barrel length will matter the same. I went with 26" for the added velocity for the longer pokes. I also like the stability of a longer heavier barrel but that's my preference.

 

[MSLRHunter]

I just had a 6.5cm built and I went with a 24" barrel as a compromise since this is a hunting rifle. I'm in the middle of load development so I don't have any velocities yet. For the type hunting I do, the 24" is perfect.

 

[Cold Trigger Finger]

I'm curious, why the 260 over the 6.5 Creedmoor. ?