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More News on the 6.5 Creedmoor: U.S. Military and DHS
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty G-gear" data-source="post: 1632885" data-attributes="member: 26902"><p>The 6.5mm Creedmoor is a medium power cartridge often compared to the .260 Remington and 6.5×47mm Lapua.</p><p>In October 2017, U.S. Special Operations Command tested the performance of 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester), .260 Remington, and 6.5mm Creedmoor cartridges out of SR-25, M110A1, and Mk 20 sniper rifles. SOCOM determined that 6.5 Creedmoor performed the best, doubling hit probability at 1,000 m (1,094 yd), increasing effective range by nearly half, reducing wind drift by a third and having less recoil than 7.62×51mm NATO rounds. Tests showed the .260 Remington and 6.5mm Creedmoor cartridges were similarly accurate and reliable and the external ballistic behavior was also very similar. The prevailing attitude is that there was more room with the 6.5mm Creedmoor to further develop projectiles and loads.[27] Because the two cartridges have similar dimensions, the same magazines can be used and a rifle can be converted with a barrel change. This led to its adoption and fielding by special operations snipers to replace the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge in their semi-automatic sniper rifles, planned in early 2019. In response to SOCOM's adoption, the Department of Homeland Security also decided to adopt the round.[28][29]</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6.5mm_Creedmoor?fbclid=IwAR3pw0O_Q9o2YndwouaEaC_TRH4uuId8cIBLgE3BpeLYs8Hu_CprCy9KbSY" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6.5mm_Creedmoor</a></p><p></p><p>6.5 Creedmoor VS .308 Winchester</p><p><img src="https://scontent.ffsd2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/59904411_2223035004452593_3754357662213472256_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ht=scontent.ffsd2-1.fna&oh=a8b8893c1644996e640f91266b0acdb0&oe=5D6EAF1B" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty G-gear, post: 1632885, member: 26902"] The 6.5mm Creedmoor is a medium power cartridge often compared to the .260 Remington and 6.5×47mm Lapua. In October 2017, U.S. Special Operations Command tested the performance of 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester), .260 Remington, and 6.5mm Creedmoor cartridges out of SR-25, M110A1, and Mk 20 sniper rifles. SOCOM determined that 6.5 Creedmoor performed the best, doubling hit probability at 1,000 m (1,094 yd), increasing effective range by nearly half, reducing wind drift by a third and having less recoil than 7.62×51mm NATO rounds. Tests showed the .260 Remington and 6.5mm Creedmoor cartridges were similarly accurate and reliable and the external ballistic behavior was also very similar. The prevailing attitude is that there was more room with the 6.5mm Creedmoor to further develop projectiles and loads.[27] Because the two cartridges have similar dimensions, the same magazines can be used and a rifle can be converted with a barrel change. This led to its adoption and fielding by special operations snipers to replace the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge in their semi-automatic sniper rifles, planned in early 2019. In response to SOCOM's adoption, the Department of Homeland Security also decided to adopt the round.[28][29] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6.5mm_Creedmoor?fbclid=IwAR3pw0O_Q9o2YndwouaEaC_TRH4uuId8cIBLgE3BpeLYs8Hu_CprCy9KbSY']https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6.5mm_Creedmoor[/URL] 6.5 Creedmoor VS .308 Winchester [IMG]https://scontent.ffsd2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/59904411_2223035004452593_3754357662213472256_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ht=scontent.ffsd2-1.fna&oh=a8b8893c1644996e640f91266b0acdb0&oe=5D6EAF1B[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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