260, 6.5x55, or 6.5 creedmore

[savagelh]

I'm thinking of a new rifle as a bench toy for myself and in a few years, as a first rifle for my oldest. Out of the 3, which would you choose? Rifle will probably be a tikka. I'm leaning towards the 6.5x55 right now.

 

[brybenn]

With a Tikka I'd go with the swede
If a short action was used I'd go 260 for the brass

 

[stubblejumper]

I had a T-3 Varmint in 6.5x55, for a lower priced range gun, and it easily did sub 1/2moa for five shots. Two other friends still have their Tikka in 6.5x55, and they are just as accurate.

 

[mad max78]

Swede. Its one of my favorites. I am very impressed by it. Shooting a 160 gr Woodleigh is a match made in heaven. I also use the 142 mk's for LR target. Stupid accurate.

 

[bargainbuyers]

I have a Creedmoor and a Swede.
I like the Swede better.

 

[7mag]

Another vote for the 6.5x55.. Mine is rediculously accurate.

 

[hometownhero]

260 if you reload and then get the long action bolt stop and mag for the tikka so you can load em very long and use all the available powder space. I have a 7mm-08 loaded to 3" col.

 

[leveractionjunkie]

260 if you reload and then get the long action bolt stop and mag for the tikka so you can load em very long and use all the available powder space. I have a 7mm-08 loaded to 3" col.

^^+1^^

 

[killswithkimber]

I have a Tikka T3 Lite in 260 Rem and one thing you should know is that the 260 has a 1 in 9 twist barrel and the 6.5 55 has a 1 in 8

 

[hoytcanon]

I've had them all several times over in various platforms... they are all great cartridges, I am down to just one Swede at the moment, a Ruger M77 MKII... but I am on the hunt for a Ruger M77 MKII Stainless .260... if I could only choose one, it would be the Swede... the CM is my least favourite of the three.

 

[cam1936]

If it's in a Tikka there is zero advantage to a short action chambering (unless you remove the spacer and want to seat the bullets long) as all Tikka's are long action. Go with the Swede.

 

[savagelh]

I think the swede is winning so far .

 

[kamlooky]

Yee-up
I agree with the blonde too.

 

[savagelh]

I have a Tikka T3 Lite in 260 Rem and one thing you should know is that the 260 has a 1 in 9 twist barrel and the 6.5 55 has a 1 in 8

Thats good info. So 160s would be ok in the swede?

 

[martinbns]

The two most accurate rifles I've ever owned were a T3 in 6.5 swede and a Model 700 Mountain rifle LSS in 260. In a Tikka I would probably buy the swede, then carefully load it up to 260 velocities.

 

[elker]

After spending months of internet search, I settled and bought a savage long range hunter in 6.5x284. It beats every one mentioned above in speed, cool factor, and accuracy.

 

[Homesteader]

After spending months of internet search, I settled and bought a savage long range hunter in 6.5x284. It beats every one mentioned above in speed, cool factor, and accuracy.

You forgot a couple, it also beats them all in extra recoil, and shortest barrel life

 

[Hitzy]

After spending months of internet search, I settled and bought a savage long range hunter in 6.5x284. It beats every one mentioned above in speed, cool factor, and accuracy.

If you were going odd-ball like that, probably would have steered you to the 6.5x47.
http://www.6mmbr.com/gunweek084.html

 

[waterhauler]

I was in this predicament last fall. I ended getting a tikka 30-06 and rebarreling to 6.5-284. The recoil is very mild, no different than any 260 or 7-08 I've ever shot. I am pushing the 143 eldx just over 2900 fps out of a 24" barrel with zero pressure signs. You really can't go wrong though with any of your choices. Good luck!

 

[Jeronimoe83]

You forgot a couple, it also beats them all in extra recoil, and shortest barrel life

Extra recoil? Does it really kick that hard?

Comparing a 6.5 Creedmoor to a 6.5-.284 Norma is like comparing a 30-06 to a 300 win mag. Not sure about the recoil spike though, my 6.5-.284 is a baby kick compared to my 300 wsm.