Want One? You can see the brass stress test which was broadcast live, in the videobelow. Big bore vs small bore, back and forth FOREVER. It's a cool cartridge for sure. 6.5 Creedmoor: A complete profile with pros and cons - Backfire Nobody routinely uses a 45-70 or a 30-30 where they anticipate regular shots at over 100-150 yards; stupid comparison. After the initial hype of the 6.5mm Creedmoor cartridge, it seems to have kept growing commercially in popularity, with 6.5 Creedmoor chambered factory rifles available from most of the large manufacturers and loaded ammo in this caliber readily available on most shelves in the US. The available ammunition is priced in line with high-quality hunting and match ammunition, which is taking the 22 CM a step beyond the realm of a wildcat requiring hand-loading, and getting closer to that of being a factory product. Hmmm, how long ago did Beanland build your rifle? I'm about to replace the barrel in this rifle after approximately 800 rounds. The answer also relies heavily on your goals; a benchrest shooter will consider a barrel shot-out long before a hunter will. Jeffs current endeavors cover a broad spectrum and he can be found anywhere from local matches helping and encouraging new shooters as they develop their own love of the sport, to the dove field with his friends, a charity sporting clays shoot, backpack hunting public land in Montana, or the winners podium of a major championship. MFG #: FCTR22CM24BF. I'm going to try out 22x47L once this barrel is toast. Do you think 45gr of R26 would be a good starting point? In the recent few years, it feels like a new rifle cartridge is coming out almost monthly. You could even use 6.5mm brass, it would simply take more work to neck down. Use at your own risk! The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "acb08e427cc3f73ca30b62e0ee31d3f0" );document.getElementById("d5ccf01b57").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The item "Thompson Center Encore SS PH 3007599 6.5 Creedmoor Barrel-NEW" is in sale since Saturday, June 26, 2021. The advent of the 6mm Creedmoor immediately had folks necking the hornady 6mm down to 22 cal and upon doing so found virtually the perfect case capacity for heavy weight .224 bullets. Like most modern cartridges with minimum taper and 30-degree shoulders, the .22 Creedmoor is set up with long throats and fast twist barrels to handle bullets as heavy as 95 grains, pushing them as fast as 3,000 fps. H4350 is kind of a "go-to" powder for the Creed case but I have had really good performance and barrel life out of H4831, H1000 and RE23. To put it into context, a credit card is around 0.032" thick, so the amount of erosion we're talking about over the life of a barrel is barely more . The 22 Creedmoor trim length for cases is 1.910. Many readers misinterpret our article on barrel life; assuming that were estimating the exact number of rounds until a shot-out barrel. The 6.5 Creedmoor is Not the Ultimate Super Cartridge Not so likely. I have rifles chambered in both 6.5 and 6mm Creedmoor (CM) but the 22 CM has captured my attention.
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