6.5 Creedmoor reliability in a semi? It has almost no taper..

[inthewoods]

I like the ballistics of this cartridge a lot, and the way it fits in magazines with longer bullets better than 260... but.. compared to 223, 308, 260, even 6.5 Grendel, it has the least amount of taper I have seen. In a semi-auto, does it feed/extract reliably as well as the other cartridges I just listed?

 

[greentips]

There are some 6.5CM semi auto around, but they are mainly used as recreational firearms made by custom makers or manufacturers like Aero.

There isn't a HK 417 or KAC SR25 chambered in 6.5CM. Not with LMT or LaRue either. At least not in the public or any form that is release-able.

The SOCOM is looking at 6.5CM as one of the candidates in the potential replacement of 7.62 in semi auto. We should wait and see what they come up with.

 

[alberta tactical rifle]

Our Modern Hunter is offered in 6.5 Creedmoor and seems to run just fine for most of the owners who have purchased them.

 

[cr5]

I have a Modern Hunter in 6.5 Creedmoor, I'm running 129gr Hornady SST's in my handloads and it runs very well.

 

[Kosmic]

GAP-10 could be ordered in 6.5CM.

 

[Captain Smoof]

Grey Ghost Precision makes one.

https://www.greyghostprecision.com/product-p/ggp-g.htm

 

[inthewoods]

Thanks for your responses, very helpful.

 

[adamg]

8541 Tactical channel on youtube has a bunch of videos on his semi-auto 6.5CM. He seems to like it.

 

[p.Rundle]

There are some 6.5CM semi auto around, but they are mainly used as recreational firearms made by custom makers or manufacturers like Aero.

There isn't a HK 417 or KAC SR25 chambered in 6.5CM. Not with LMT or LaRue either. At least not in the public or any form that is release-able.

The SOCOM is looking at 6.5CM as one of the candidates in the potential replacement of 7.62 in semi auto. We should wait and see what they come up with.

given how much they changed the .300wm when they adopted it, I bet the SOCOM 6.5 would be almost a new cartridge.

 

[Bartok5]

Not with LMT or LaRue either. At least not in the public or any form that is releasable.

Actually, LMT makes a 20" Stainless Match Barrel in 6.5 CM for the MWS. I know this, because I have one. Oh, and my MWS cycles with the 6.5CM just fine...☺

 

[davide montini]

Non restricted models would be nice

 

[NaviDave]

I am going to wait a year or two for a ~$1700 NEA 102 in 6.5CM.

 

[Sniffer]

Wasn't there talk of an XCR-M in 6.5 Creed?

 

[wild1]

F1 makes one in 6.5 Creedmore as well. I came close to getting one but decide to go with .223 Wylde with this one. I will be getting one though in the next year.

 

[Kiwiman1]

My MH in 6.5CM has not had a misfeed except for when the operator forgot to get the mag completely home before firing. Beautiful gun and no issues in my first year. Has chewed the brass casings in the first 60 rounds but the brass residue got to be less for each 20 shots fired.

 

[xdmer]

Yes, they won't be here until fall. I'm weighing 6.5 CM vs 260 in the XCR-M, the major difference in being able to load longer bullets as far as I can tell.

Wasn't there talk of an XCR-M in 6.5 Creed?

 

[cr5]

Yes, they won't be here until fall. I'm weighing 6.5 CM vs 260 in the XCR-M, the major difference in being able to load longer bullets as far as I can tell.

Not really a big concern in a semi, I'm sticking to 129gr in my MH instead of going to 140gr projectiles to keep the action cycling a little lighter so it doesn't beat itself up as bad. Same idea as loading for a 308 semi, even if it does have a match quality barrel you still shouldn't load 200gr projectiles because it will make it cycle harder which will cause premature wear and potentially failures. It's not as bad in a rifle with a self regulating gas system like an XCR or AR type action compared to a rifle like a Garand but it's still harder on it loading the heavier projectiles even if they do perform well on the target.
I'd still go with 6.5cm over 260 though, nearly identical performance but 6.5 is pretty much a necked up 243 (I haven't tried yet but hear you can easily convert 243 brass to 6.5) which makes brass easier to come by and a perfect fit for magazines that are designed for 308win.

 

[xdmer]

The bc of those 140's are really nice, but you have a point and it's more practical at the lower grains. 260 Can be made out of 308 easily ... I'm seeing more 6.5 on the shelf than 260 now, but it wasn't that way a couple years ago. Part of me is looking at the old 260 to not be in the me too 6.5 crowd.

Not really a big concern in a semi, I'm sticking to 129gr in my MH instead of going to 140gr projectiles to keep the action cycling a little lighter so it doesn't beat itself up as bad. Same idea as loading for a 308 semi, even if it does have a match quality barrel you still shouldn't load 200gr projectiles because it will make it cycle harder which will cause premature wear and potentially failures. It's not as bad in a rifle with a self regulating gas system like an XCR or AR type action compared to a rifle like a Garand but it's still harder on it loading the heavier projectiles even if they do perform well on the target.
I'd still go with 6.5cm over 260 though, nearly identical performance but 6.5 is pretty much a necked up 243 (I haven't tried yet but hear you can easily convert 243 brass to 6.5) which makes brass easier to come by and a perfect fit for magazines that are designed for 308win.

 

[cr5]

The bc of those 140's are really nice, but you have a point and it's more practical at the lower grains. 260 Can be made out of 308 easily ... I'm seeing more 6.5 on the shelf than 260 now, but it wasn't that way a couple years ago. Part of me is looking at the old 260 to not be in the me too 6.5 crowd.

The funny thing about all the talk of the wicked BC's is that most people buying them think they need the best BC available but don't realize that until you're shooting 600+ yards you will never be able to tell the difference and since most people never shoot beyond 300 yards they are wasting their money on the new projectile and wasting their time and money on load development to make those new projectiles work in their rifle.
It's the same with the 223 guys wanting to shoot heavier boat tail bullets thinking they are more accurate when you can't even see any advantage till you get out beyond 300 yards and in a lot of cases better accuracy under 300 yards can be found with a flat base spitzer type bullet.

We get brainwashed by marketing to think we need more than we really do and that the new latest and greatest will change the world as we know it when in actuality they are just making us spend more money on something we think is better making them rich and us poor.
Same concept as vehicles, does anyone really need their minivan to have 300+ horsepower? Not many do but we wouldn't buy one with 250hp if there is a model with 300hp even if it gets worse mileage and even though it's just to run the kids to school or hockey and to grab groceries?

Come on, join the crowd, jump on the 6.5 bus, it's what all the cool kids are doing.

 

[cr5]

Non restricted models would be nice

Modern Hunter.