260 Remington vs 6.5 Creedmoor vs 6.5x55 Swede: Which 6.5 Is Best For You?

Name: 260 Remington vs 6.5 Creedmoor vs 6.5x55 Swede: Which 6.5 Is Best For You?
Uploaded: 2024-05-10T18:24:58+00:00
Duration: 30 min 59 s

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Hi there, I'm John McAdams, founder of the Big Game Hunting blog, and in this video I'm
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going to do a detailed comparison of the 6.5 Swede, 260 Remington, and 6.5 Creedmoor cartridges
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Now most hunters and shooters in North America will probably agree that 6.5mm cartridges
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in general are much more popular now than they were just a decade or so ago
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Regardless of what you may think about the cartridge personally, the 6.5 Creedmoor in
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particular has greatly benefited from this change in attitude towards the 6.5 caliber
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Now while the 6.5 Creedmoor is a great cartridge that is popular for good reason, it's far
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from the only well-designed 6.5mm cartridge. It's also been surrounded by a lot of marketing hype from fans of the cartridge, and it also
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receives a lot of shade from those who don't like it for various reasons
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There are valid points on both sides of the debate, but there are also a number of genuine
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misconceptions regarding the 6.5 Creedmoor since it first came on the scene
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For these reasons, the rapid ascent of the 6.5 Creedmoor has prompted questions about
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how it really stacks up against some of the more time-tested 6.5mm cartridges like the
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260 Remington and the 6.5x55 Swedish in particular. What's so special about the 6.5 Creedmoor
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Why has the Creedmoor really taken off while the 260 Remington and 6.5 Swedish have struggled
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to gain widespread acceptance in the North American hunting community? In this episode, I'm going to do a detailed comparison of the 260 Remington, 6.5 Creedmoor
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and 6.5x55 Swedish in an effort to cut through some of the misunderstandings that swirl around
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these three cartridges so you can make an informed decision regarding which one will
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work best for you. As usual, we will begin with the history of these three cartridges
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The story of these cartridges begins in the 1890s with what we now call the 6.5x55 Swedish
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Fearful of being outgunned in a future conflict, European and American military forces scrambled
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to develop service rifles designed for use with smokeless powder in the late 1800s in
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the middle of the transition from black to smokeless powder. The result was a series of new cartridges that came on the scene around the turn of
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the century like the 7mm Mauser, the 3040 Krag, the 30uss Springfield and the 7.92x57mm Mauser
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Not to be outdone by the other European powers, Norway and Sweden, which were united under
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a common monarch at the time, established a commission to select a new smokeless military
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cartridge for the two countries during the same time period. In 1894, the commission selected the cartridge now known as the 6.5x55mm Swedish
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While the two countries were united under the same monarch, Sweden and Norway maintained
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separate military forces which adopted different service rifles chambered in that new cartridge
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The Swedish Mauser for Sweden and the Krag Jorgensen for Norway. Partly due to this reason, the cartridge is also known as the 6.5x55mm Mauser, the 6.5x55
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Swedish Mauser and the 6.5x55mm Krag, even though the cartridge is officially designated
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as the 6.5x55 Swedish by SAMI and the 6.5x55 SE by CIP
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Similar to other cartridges originally developed for military use like the 7mm Mauser, the
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30uss Springfield and the 4570 Government, the 6.5x55 Swede quickly became very popular
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among civilian hunters and shooters in Scandinavia. Indeed, since it used bullets with a relatively high sectional density, bullets fired by the
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cartridge tend to penetrate really well. Combined with the mild recoil and the very good accuracy of the cartridge and the rifles
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it was available in, the 6.5 Swedish rapidly gained a reputation for effectiveness on big
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game like moose and reindeer. Over the years, the 6.5x55 Swedish became very popular in Europe
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However, while the cartridge did eventually develop a small following in North America
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it never caught on in the United States to the same degree that it did in Europe
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The lack of appreciation for the 6.5 Swedish among Americans was not due to any particular
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shortcoming on part of the cartridge. Indeed, 6.5mm or .264 caliber cartridges in general had a tough time gaining traction
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in the United States for many decades. That wasn't due to a lack of effort
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American cartridges like the .264 Winchester Magnum and the 6.5 Remington Magnum also struggled
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to gain widespread acceptance for various reasons. Now that being said, American competitive shooters began to appreciate the aerodynamic
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benefits of 6.5mm bullets before the hunting and shooting communities at large
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So for this reason, competitive shooters have used a number of different 6.5mm Wildcat cartridges
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over the years. Now in a move similar to what the company did with former Wildcats like the .22-250
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the .25-06, and the 7mm-08, the Remington Arms Company standardized a Wildcat derived
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from the .308 Winchester known as the 6.5-08 as the .260 Remington in 1997
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Developed from a .308 Winchester case necked down to shoot .264 caliber bullets, the .260
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Remington essentially duplicates the performance of the 6.5x55 Swede in a smaller package
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It has a mild recoil, a high degree of accuracy potential, and it can shoot high BC bullets
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that have a relatively flat trajectory with lots of resistance to wind deflection
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To top it all off, unlike the 6.5 Swede, the .260 Remington fits in a short-action rifle
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Not surprisingly, the .260 Remington has seen a fair amount of success in competitive shooting circles
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For instance, U.S. Army Sergeant Sherry Gallagher won the 2010 National High Power Rifle Championship
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using the .260 Remington. That being said, for all its strengths, the .260 Remington really failed to make the crossover
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into the hunting community at large. Perhaps the .260 Remington was just a little ahead of its time
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However, while prevailing attitudes towards 6.5mm cartridges in the U.S. have changed
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a great deal here since the .260 Remington was introduced in 1997, another cartridge
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has since come on the scene and stolen a lot of thunder from the Remington cartridge, the
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6.5 Creedmoor. Unveiled in 2008, the 6.5 Creedmoor was the brainchild of Dave Emery and Dennis DeMille
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They designed the cartridge in an effort to gain an edge in high-power rifle competition
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shooting which had long been dominated by the .308 Winchester. Basically, they wanted a new cartridge that could fit in a short-action magazine and was
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just as accurate as the .308 but with less recoil, less wind drift, and a flatter trajectory
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By modifying a .30 Thompson center case to shoot .264 caliber bullets, they successfully
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built the cartridge with a relatively large case capacity, optimized for use with .4350
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class propellants that could also accommodate long, heavy, high ballistic coefficient bullets
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without intruding into the powder column. Like the .260 Remington, the new 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge has less recoil, a flatter trajectory
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and more resistance to wind drift than the old .308 Winchester. The 6.5 Creedmoor was also designed after the .260 Remington in the midst of a boom
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in long-range shooting when more shooters appreciated the benefits that it offered at
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extended range. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the 6.5 Creedmoor also received a more enthusiastic
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and coordinated marketing campaign from Hornady and Ruger than the .260 ever got from Remington
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All of those things resulted in a better reception for the 6.5 Creedmoor in the shooting community
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than the old .260. So for many of those same reasons, the 6.5 Creedmoor has also gained much more widespread
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acceptance for big-game hunting than the .260 Remington. So now that we've talked about the history of these cartridges, let's talk about their
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relative sizes. So first, all three use .264 caliber bullets. The 6.5x55 Swede has the longest case length and overall length of the three
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However, with a maximum overall length of 2.825 inches and 2.8 inches respectively
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the shorter 6.5 Creedmoor and .260 Remington will fit in a short-action rifle, while the
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3.15 inch long 6.5 Swede requires a long-action rifle. Now the 6.5 Creedmoor has a steeper 30-degree shoulder angle than the 25 and 20-degree shoulder
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angles on the 6.5 Swede and the .260 Remington cartridges. Additionally, the .260 Remington and the 6.5 Creedmoor both have a relatively common .473
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inch rim diameter, while the 6.5 Swede has a more unusual .480 inch rim diameter
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Due to its smaller dimensions, the 6.5 Creedmoor does have the smallest capacity of the three
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while the 6.5 Swede has the largest case capacity. However, the 6.5 Swede has a lower maximum semi-pressure than the .260 Remington and
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the 6.5 Creedmoor. Now even though there are some major differences in their external dimensions, the .260 Remington
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the 6.5 Creedmoor, and the 6.5 Swede have very similar ballistics. This is due in large part to the fact that the most common factory hunting loads utilize
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the exact same bullets for each cartridge. The advantage in case capacity the .260 Remington and the 6.5 Swede have over the 6.5 Creedmoor
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is offset in part by the differences in maximum authorized pressure between the cartridges
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Even so, for most factory loads using the same bullet, the .260 Remington will have
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a slightly higher velocity than the 6.5 Creedmoor, which will in turn have a slightly higher
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velocity than the 6.5 Swede. And the same goes for maximum hand loads for each cartridge listed in reloading manuals
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Now this is illustrated when you compare Swift high-grade factory ammunition loaded with
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140 grain Swift A-frame bullets and Barnes hand loads using the 120 grain TTSX
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Now keep in mind these are maximum hand loads provided by Barnes on their website, so use
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them at your own risk. Now all six loads used a 200-yard zero in a 24-inch barrel, with the exception of the
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Swift 6.5 Swede factory load, which used a 30-inch barrel. Interestingly, that 6.5 Swede load is the slowest of the bunch, even when used in a
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longer-barreled rifle. Now note that this data is for 6.5x55 Swede factory ammo produced in the U.S
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European ammunition for this cartridge can be as much as 100 to 200 feet per second faster
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for the same weight bullet, and we'll talk a little bit more about that here in a minute
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Now just as you would expect, the .260 Remington has the flattest trajectory of the bunch
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and the 6.5 Swede has the most bullet drop. The same goes for the amount of kinetic energy retained at longer range
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That shouldn't be surprising at all, especially considering that literally the only difference
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between these particular loads is their muzzle velocity. The bullets weigh the same and have the same BC
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Now the same holds true when you compare how much a 10-mile-an-hour crosswind impacts those
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same six loads out to 500 yards. Once again, all three cartridges perform relatively well and pretty much like you'd expect
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The .260 Remington has the least wind drift and the 6.5 Swede has the most
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Now let's talk about recoil. Now I compared recoil produced by the Barnes loads just discussed for those cartridges
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when fired from a Tikka T3X Super Light Rifle. This specific model weighs 6.3 pounds when chambered in .260 Remington and 6.5 Swede
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and 6.5 pounds when chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor. Felt recoil will vary from shooter to shooter and rifle to rifle, but free recoil energy
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is still a useful way to compare cartridges. Now not surprisingly, all three have a very manageable amount of recoil with the .260
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and the 6.5 Swede having a tiny bit more free recoil energy than the 6.5 Creedmoor
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However this difference is due primarily to the fact that the Tikka T3 rifle chambered
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in 6.5 Creedmoor is a little bit heavier than the others. For all intents and purposes, there's no difference in recoil between the three
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They're all very mild recoiling cartridges that the vast majority of shooters should
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be able to handle without any trouble. Now there is another area we need to discuss as it relates to ballistics, bullet weight
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Now while all three cartridges use bullets of a similar weight, there are some minor
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differences to keep in mind. The 6.5 Swede most often utilizes bullet weights in the 100 to 160 grain range with 120, 139
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140, and 156 grain bullets being the most common. Especially when you're dealing with factory hunting ammo, the 139 and 140 grain bullets
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are the most common for the 6.5 Swede. Now on the other hand, the 260 Remington typically fires 85 to 143 grain bullets and 120, 125
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129, 130, and 140 grain bullets are the most common. Now there is a good amount of factory hunting ammo loaded with 140 grain ammunition, but
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the 120, 125, and 130 grain bullets are much more common with the 260 Remington than with
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the 6.5 Swede. Now finally, the 6.5 Creedmoor most often utilizes bullet weights in the 95 to 160 grain
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range with 120, 129, 140, and 143 grain bullets being the most common
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Sectional density is a measure of the ratio of the diameter of a projectile to its mass
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All other things being equal, a heavier projectile of a given caliber will be longer and therefore
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have a higher sectional density and consequently penetrate deeper than projectiles with a lower
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mass and lower sectional density. Now since they all use the same diameter bullets of similar weights, there's not a big difference
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in bullet sectional density for most common factory loads used by the three cartridges
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However, Norma does offer factory 6.5 by 55 Swede hunting ammo using 156 grain bullets
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and Hornady sells a .264 caliber 160 grain interlock round nose bullet that hand loaders
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could use for all three cartridges. So a 160 grain .264 caliber bullet has a sectional density of .328 and a 156 grain .264 caliber
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bullet has a sectional density of .320. This compares favorably to the .246 and .287 sectional densities of 120 grain and 140 grain
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bullets of the same caliber. Heck, those 160 grain and 156 grain bullets have a higher sectional density than the vaunted
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175 grain bullet used by the 7mm Mauser and 7mm Rimac which has a sectional density of .310
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Since this episode is focused on the hunting applications of the three cartridges, I did
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not include any ballistic data comparing the cartridges past 500 yards. However, this is really where the Creedmoor starts to shine when compared to the others
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especially the 260 Remington. Notice how much longer the 143 grain ELDX bullet for the 6.5 Creedmoor with a .625 BC
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bullet is than the 140 grain Corelock bullet for the 260 Remington which has a .435 BC
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Now like I briefly mentioned earlier, due to its longer neck and shorter case length
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the 6.5 Creedmoor is better suited than the 260 Remington for shooting very high BC match
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grade bullets without intruding into the powder column and while still fitting in a short
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action rifle magazine. Now while there are a good number of 140 grain hunting ammo options for the 260 Remington
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it is much easier to find factory ammo loaded with heavy, high BC bullets in the 6.5 Creedmoor
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For instance, Hornady loads their Match line of ammo with the 130 grain ELD Match bullet
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in 260 Remington with a .506 BC and the company does not currently manufacture their Precision
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Hunter line of ammo in that cartridge at all. On the contrary, Hornady offers their Match and Precision Hunter lines of ammo with the
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140 grain ELD Match with a .646 BC, 143 grain ELDX with a .625 BC, and 147 grain ELD Match
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with a .697 BC bullets respectively for the Creedmoor. Now in cases where a company offers a factory load featuring very high BC bullets of the
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same weight for the two cartridges, like Berger does with their 140 grain hybrid target loads
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the 6.5 Creedmoor is loaded to a slightly higher velocity than the 260 Remington
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Though there are some exceptions, the same trend more or less holds true for hand loads
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with them as well. That slight advantage in velocity held by the 260 Remington over the 6.5 Creedmoor in
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many cases either narrows or flips in favor of the Creedmoor when we're talking about
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really high BC bullets. Like I said earlier, this is a very small distinction that makes very little difference
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for the vast majority of hunting situations. Granted, competition shooters fall into a completely different category from typical
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hunters but this episode is focused on the performance of these cartridges for hunters
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So now let's talk about barrel life. The three cartridges use the same diameter barrel but different loads for each one use
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widely varying amounts of powder. Exactly how much depends on the cartridge as well as the specific load in question
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Now while the 6.5 Creedmoor and the 260 Remington use similar amounts of powder with the 260
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sometimes using a tiny bit more than the Creedmoor, many 6.5 Swede loads, especially in North
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America use somewhat less powder. So simply put, a cartridge that burns more powder will have a shorter barrel life than
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a cartridge that burns less powder if they have the same barrel diameter and everything
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else is equal. Now that means that in general, throat erosion will occur faster with the 260 Remington and
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the 6.5 Creedmoor when compared to the 6.5 Swede. The difference between the 260 and the 6.5 Creedmoor is usually much smaller but this
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is an area where the Creedmoor may have a very small edge over the 260 Remington
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Now exactly how fast throat erosion occurs with each cartridge depends on a number of
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factors like the quality of the barrel, the exact ammo you're using, etc
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And for serious target shooters, this may be a concern but the good news for hunters
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is that typical 260 Remington and 6.5 Creedmoor barrel life of several thousand rounds is
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more than enough to last for many, many years of hunting with no issues at all
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So there's basically no practical difference between the Creedmoor and the 260 Remington
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barrel life as far as most hunters are concerned. Now when using lower pressure loads, the 6.5 Swede will have a little bit longer barrel
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life than the other two but that advantage disappears almost completely when we're talking
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about higher pressure loads. Alright, so where do we stand with each one
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With a flatter trajectory and less wind drift, the 260 Remington does have a tiny advantage
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over the 6.5 Swede and the 6.5 Creedmoor in external ballistics at typical hunting ranges
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when using typical factory hunting ammo. This makes the cartridge a tiny bit more forgiving of range or wind estimation errors than the
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others but that is a very small advantage. Now at least with typical American factory ammo anyway, the 6.5 by 55 Swede has slightly
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inferior ballistics than the other two. However, even though the 6.5 Swede does not have eye-popping ballistics, when using heavy
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for caliber, high sectional density, 156 or 160 grain bullets, the cartridge tends to
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penetrate especially well and punch above its weight in a manner similar to what is
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observed with the 7 by 57 or 9.3 by 62 millimeter Mauser cartridges
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It also has the longest barrel life of the bunch. Now additionally, when higher pressure European ammo is used, the 6.5 Swede has virtually
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the same ballistics as the 6.5 Creedmoor and the 260 Remington. However, that does come at the expense of a slightly reduced barrel life
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Now finally, the 6.5 Creedmoor has very similar ballistics to the 260 Remington and the 6.5
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Swede while fitting more or less in between those other two cartridges in terms of trajectory
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wind drift, kinetic energy, etc. However, it is a little bit better suited to shoot very high BC bullets at a higher
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velocity than the 260 Remington and the 6.5 by 55 Swede. Now while that does give the 6.5 Creedmoor a slight advantage in terms of trajectory
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and resistance to wind drift, it does not make an appreciable difference at ranges inside
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700, 800 yards or thereabouts. Now there's virtually no difference in recoil between the three and they're all known as
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very easy to shoot cartridges that most hunters and shooters should be able to handle with ease
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Now it might seem like I'm splitting hairs here when talking about these cartridges and
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the strengths and weaknesses of them. That is absolutely true. In fact, of all the episodes I've done comparing different cartridges, I've had to do the most
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nitpicking in hair splitting in this one because they're just so darn similar to each other
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Now while each offer different advantages, all three are relatively flat shooting, have
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mild recoil, and they hit hard enough for use on a variety of game out to several hundred yards
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So for the vast majority of hunters, there's basically no difference in their performance at typical hunting ranges
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Now there are a couple of other factors we need to discuss going beyond just their ballistics
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on paper that will really start to differentiate between which one you need to be using
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So first we'll discuss ammo selection. The 6.5 Creedmoor is by far the most popular of the three
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As of 2021, the 6.5 Creedmoor is likely the number three most popular centerfire rifle
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cartridge in the USA in terms of raw ammo sales behind only the .223 Remington and the
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.308 Winchester. So it is really popular. For that reason, the .260 Remington and the 6.5 Swede cannot hold a candle to the popularity
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of the Creedmoor and the corresponding selection of factory 6.5 Creedmoor ammo choices that
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are available for it. That being said, the .260 and the 6.5 Swede are not exactly rare in North America either
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Now additionally, the script flips completely in Europe and the 6.5 Swede is one of the
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most popular cartridges used by hunters over there, though the 6.5 Creedmoor is also gaining
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a popularity in Europe as well. Now many of the really big ammo manufacturers like Federal, Hornady, Norma, Nosler, Remington
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and Swift do produce a lot of good quality hunting ammo for all three cartridges
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Additionally, Barnes and Berger make ammo for the .260 Remington and the 6.5 Creedmoor
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while Lapua, Sellermbalat, and Prvi Partisan are all good sources of 6.5 Swede ammo
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Now prices and availability vary from region to region, but in the US, the 6.5 Creedmoor
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is by far the easiest to find and is usually a little bit less expensive than the others
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during normal times. Now once again, the situation is different in Europe and the 6.5 Swede is the most common
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and the least expensive there, usually. Now all three are relatively popular among reloaders and hand-loading components are
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widely available. And not only do all three cartridges use the same .264 caliber bullets, but they also use
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the same size bullets as other cartridges like the 6.5 Grendel, 6.5x284 Norma, the 264
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Winchester Magnum, 6.5 PRC, 26 Nosler, etc. Now since more and more shooters are starting to appreciate the advantages offered by the
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6.5mm bore size, there is a very large and growing selection of quality 6.5mm bullets
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to choose from like the Barnes LRX and TTSX, Berger VLD, Hornady ELD Match and ELDX, Interlock
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SST, the Nosler Acubon, Nosler Ballistic Tip and E-Tip Partition, and the Swift A-Framed
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and Seraco. Now the rifle situation is very similar to the ammunition situation with these cartridges
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The 6.5 Creedmoor is most common in North America, but the 6.5 Swede is most common
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in Europe. Now to an even greater degree than most other gun manufacturers, Ruger has really gotten
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behind the 6.5 Creedmoor and offers their American FTW Hunter, Hawkeye Long Range Target
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number one and Precision Rifles in 6.5 Creedmoor. Now Ruger does not currently manufacture any rifles in .260 Remington or 6.5 Swede, but
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they have in the past. Now the Browning X-Bolt, Mossberg Patriot, Nosler M48, Weatherby Vanguard and Winchester
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Model 70 are also good examples of rifles available in 6.5 Creedmoor
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Now not surprisingly, Remington currently manufactures rifles chambered in .260 Remington, their Model 7 and 700 lines
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They also produce the Model 7, 700 and 783 in 6.5 Creedmoor
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Savage also produces their Model 110 rifles in both .260 Remington and 6.5 Creedmoor
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On the other hand, European manufacturers like CZ, Mauser, SACO and Sauer make several
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different modern rifles in 6.5 Swede. Tika is the only company I'm aware of at this time that produces rifles in all three
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Now the .260, the 6.5 Creedmoor and the 6.5 Swede are all most common in bolt action rifles
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However, the .260 Remington and the 6.5 Creedmoor are also available in some semi-automatic
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sporting rifles like the various models of the AR-10 platform as well
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So with all that being said, which one is right for you
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Will you primarily hunt medium-sized game like hogs, black bear or deer at ranges within
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200 yards? All three are wonderfully suited for hunting thick-skinned, medium-sized animals like pronghorn
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feral hogs, mule deer, black tail deer, white tail deer, roe deer and fallow deer
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There isn't much difference between them ballistically inside of 200 yards. Go with the 6.5 Creedmoor or the 6.5 Swede if you live in Europe if you want the cheapest
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or easiest to find factory ammo. Now are you looking for a great cartridge for hunting game like pronghorn or deer in
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open country where you might need to take a shot at several hundred yards
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They all work very well in this role as well and the differences between them is still
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very small. But with typical factory hunting loads, the .260 Remington might have a slight advantage
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over the others in this regard with the flatter trajectory and the most resistance to wind
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drift but then again the 6.5 Creedmoor does have that little bit of an advantage with
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the higher BC bullets. Like I keep saying, I'm splitting hairs here
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All three will work, especially the .260 and the 6.5 Creedmoor. Now are you sensitive to recoil
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All are very mild recoil in cartridges and there isn't a lot of difference between them
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in this area. Now do you want a cartridge that's better suited for target shooting out 1,200 yards
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or so? The .260 Remington is a very good choice for this as is the 6.5 Creedmoor but the 6.5 Creedmoor
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does have a definite edge for longer range shooting since it is a little bit better suited
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to using those very high BC bullets. Now are you looking for a great cartridge for sheep, mountain goat or tar hunting where
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you need a heavier hitting cartridge with manageable recoil and a rifle that's still
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lightweight and easy to carry? The .260 Remington and the 6.5 Creedmoor both fit the bill here and to a lesser extent the
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6.5 Creedmoor and 6.5 Creedmoor. None is a classic sheep hunting cartridge but they're powerful enough to get the job
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done and they have a very mild recoil and a lightweight rifle that's easy to haul up
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the mountain. Now maybe do you want something that's well suited to hunt elk, moose, red stag, kudu
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or something like that bigger game with? Now while they are excellent choices for deer size game, these three cartridges are also
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suitable for the bigger creatures under the right circumstances. Now many people look down their noses at these cartridges for elk and moose hunting but the
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fact of the matter is that due to the exceptionally long run the 6.5 Swede had in the hands of
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Scandinavian hunters, very few other cartridges have taken more moose than the 6.5 Swede since
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the 1890s. All three have very similar ballistics at short range and they're all perfectly capable
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of ethically taking moose and elk size game to include most species of plains game you
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might encounter in Africa under the right conditions. Now that being said, the 260, the 6.5 Creedmoor and the 6.5 Swede are in a totally different
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league from heavy hitters like the 7mm Magnum and the 300 Win Mag when it comes to hunting
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really big game and they would not be my first choice for this task
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However if you use heavier and good quality bullets, maybe like that 156 grain or 160
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grain bullets I mentioned earlier or maybe something like a 140 grain Nosler partition
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you only take shots within 200 yards and preferably closer and if you're very careful
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with your shot placement and the angles that you shoot at and try and maybe focus on broadside
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shots on bigger game they will all work just fine. But that's a lot of caveats though
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Now of the three I would personally lean towards the 6.5 Swede with its better selection of
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high quality heavy bullets and easier to find factory ammo though but once again they'll
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all work. Now like I've said many times, the 260 Remington, the 6.5 Creedmoor and the 6.5 by 55 Swede
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are all excellent rifle cartridges and the differences between them are very small which
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makes it virtually impossible to choose the quote unquote best one from the group
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On the contrary, even though they each have their own strengths and weaknesses they are
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all very capable performers that are suitable for a wide range of hunting tasks
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The differences between them are extremely small and there is a large amount of overlap
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between them. No animal will know the difference if your shot is placed in the right spot
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Get a good hunting rifle chambered in the cartridge that you think fits your needs the best
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Learn to shoot it well, use quality bullets and you'll be all set for most hunting situations
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e-book I have written on the best hunting calibers. Now I'm going to turn it over to you guys
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Which one do you prefer? The 6.5 Creedmoor, the 260 Remington or the 6.5 Swede
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What game have you successfully taken with them and what ammo did you use to do that
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