.260 Rem Vs 6.5x47 Lapua

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Well after the great info and answers in my last thread I have decided I am going with one of the following. Looking for reasons to sway one way or the other. As well as any first hand expierience.

So far from reading I got the following

6.5x47 Lapua
High quality brass avaliable
Little easier on the barrel than the .260
Something unique and different than most

.260 rem
Brass fairly easy to find
Can buy factory ammo in a pinch
Any thing the 6.5x47 can do the .260 can match or do better
 
I've said it before.... 260 all the way!

Plenty of High Quality brass is readily available in 308 which can easily be necked-down to 260. So, you can add high quality brass to the 260 'pro' list.

It seems like it's more popular to neck-up 243 brass however.

Higginsons has some (reportedly) Norma 243 brass with Browning headstamp. I'm told Browning was going to do up some factory 243 ammo - but backed out AFTER brass was ready. So, there's some 'surplus' brass available.

Good luck - SD
 
mysticplayer said:
Why not add in a 260AI?

I am really enjoying my 6.5 Mystic which is my version of the 260AI.

Beats both of these and nudges into 6.5-284 territory.

Jerry
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Because fireforming brass is a pain in the ass to most people Jerry. Custom made dies for the 6.5 Watchamacallit are generall expensive as well. Would you seriously want to waste bore life for the sake of fireforming a couple hundred piees of brass for a field rifle? Nope! Didn't think so.
 
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I like the sound of the 6.5x47, I may rebarrel to this once my custom Gaillard 260 hunting rifle starts to go down hill in the accuracy department (might take a while!)
 
For an individual who wants a 6.5 in a short action and wants minimal work on brass to reload the 6.5x47L and the 260 are ok the way they are.Good brass and ballistics but weak at 1000yrds.
The 260Ackley aka 6.5/243AI,6.5/308 etc. is not hard to make and requires NO wear on you rifle to fireform if you use a FF blank firing method.It provides a semi wildcat that'll run competitive with the 6.5/284 and give 2x's the barrel life (my experience over 4 barrels and thousands of rounds) However most shooters do not want or have the time to spend on brass forming and prefer Factory issued cases.Either of the choices mentioned are good with an edge to the 260 for horsepower
(and shines best with reloads not factory fodder)
I just haven't seen or heard of many 6.5's that refuse to shoot well.
There is a good article about a 6.5 x47L on 6BR.com for tactical build.
As it sounds like a first build keep it simple but also keep in mind
if you start with a smaller chamber and are disatisfied you can always rechamber up to 260,280AI,6.5/284 whereas the reverse is more difficult and costly.
Whatever you decide.....warmer weather is coming(I hope) and range time
fun to begin so get on it and get it built!!!
Enjoy 6.5 ing
 
the key to the 260 is get a long barrel to keep up the speed!!

I really think after the .50 build I am doing up a 260!!!
 
2bad4u2 said:
Because fireforming brass is a pain in the ass to most people Jerry. Custom made dies for the 6.5 Watchamacallit are generall expensive as well. Would you seriously want to waste bore life for the sake of fireforming a couple hundred piees of brass for a field rifle? Nope! Didn't think so.
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Apparently, you don't wildcat much. First off, you don't need to waste ANY bullets to fireform. I use cornmeal over a light pistol powder charge. You could also fire factory cases in a true AI chamber and enjoy the shooting WHILE fireforming.

If done properly, you can use off the shelf dies to work with just about any wildcat. I use no custom dies for my 6.5 Mystic - all OTC dies. However, I may get a custom set from Lee for a whopping $55.

In many cases, the new chic low volume die sets are MORE expensive then putting together a set from common high volume cartridges.

As to fireforming, I do this for ALL rifles in ANY chambering. I have found that this gives the best shooting ammo. So whether I am mucking with a 223 or 6.5 Mystic, fireforming is the first thing I do with the brass. Really helps with long case life too.

For a field rifle (except a varminter), would anyone need more then 50cases? I think for many hunting rifles and most shooters, 20 cases is plenty. With this few cases, fire away.

Love to know who works up a few hundred cases for the hunting rifle:dancingbanana:

If you reload cases more then twice, you are already dealing with fireformed cases so a wildcat is of little extra work.

Yes, some consider it a pain. Others consider it a worthwhile endeavor. It is often the only way to unique solutions for specialty rifle endeavors.

YMMV.

Jerry
 
Thanks to everyone so far that gave opinions. I am thinking the 6.5 x 47 Lapua gets the nod for now. but we will see when the barrel is finished :)
 
I always thought a hobby should be time consuming as well as expensive, with lots of fiddly detail work to while away the long winter dark and cold. Wildcats will do it, for sure. One day, I will succumb to the LR custom disease in its mysticplayer ots wildcatting version, but maybe not today....although I AM looking at .260Rem and 6.5x55 rifles as a step in that direction....I feel a fever coming on....good thing bank account is empty.
 
Go for the 6.5x47.
Ive been doing a lot of research as im only going to get one custom rifle built dont have the bank acounts other have. I was leaning towards the 260rem until the last few weeks. 6mmbr got me looking at the 6.5x47, there are 2 separate 6.5x47 builds that are preforming great and with less recoil and i beleive more barel life.

Im having one built right now so if we can start a craze maybe component costs for the rifles and ammo will drop in price.
 
Im having one built right now so if we can start a craze maybe component costs for the rifles and ammo will drop in price.
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What? Did you even bother to read what you just wrote? lol.
 
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