6.5 Creedmoor

But Bill, you CAN READ THE WIND. The rest of us struggle :)

No different then a 308. There are so many F(F/TR) shooters that work absolute magic when shooting in windy conditions. They know their load and how to adjust for conditions. However, their scores are almost always lower then those shooting better ballistic rds.

High BC bullets at elevated velocities just make it more forgiving at LR. A misjudge of 2 mph doesn't send you into a lower scoring rd....most of the time.

Whether that is important is entirely up to the shooter. There are those who are building 7mm and pushing 180gr Bergers as fast as they can. The wear and tear on the shooter and rifle is significant.

They are willing to put up with the beating in order to gain a small ballistic advantage. Are they foolish?

At the US F nationals, seems to be working for the top shooter.

YMMV
Jerry

PS I don't believe in running higher then magnum pressures in order to make a small case act like a big one. There are too many chances of trouble as you ride the razor's edge. If you want the speed, use a case that can deliver it without risking life and limb.
 
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I think I'm going to have to side with better wind resistance, it will generally get you more than small gains in group sized at 100 yards at the expense of velocity. Wind is always at best an estimate. Even with a Kestrel, you only know what the wind is at the firing line. That doesn't alway mean much, especially when several wind flags are pointing in opposite directions along the length of the range.

My understanding of Hornady's reasoning was that, at the time the started drawing it up, only Rem brass was available for the 260R. Lapua was launching the 6.5x47 and wasn't interested in making 260R brass as they saw it as a competitor to their new round and LR shooters where buying their 243 brass and necking it up anyway. Hornady tought they would be giving LR shooters everything they wanted and more. However, with Nosler and Norma releasing 260R brass, the new Hornady offering and LR shooters shying away from the 6.5x47 because doesn't do 140's well, Lapua reconsidered that position.
 
I just received an email from Nammo Lapua Oy advising that they do not have plans to make 260 Rem brass at this time.

Regarding 6.5X47L, there is 7 pages of intelligent comment (mostly) on the 6BR site indicating its perfomance potential.

Regards,

Hirsch Precision Inc.
 
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