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The 6.5-284 has been used extensively in benchrest competitions and is known as an extremely accurate long range round. Using an improved version of the 6.5-284, Rich DeSimone set a 1,000-yard (914.4 m) world record with a 1.564-inch (39.73 mm) group. [4]
Bullet-for-bullet, the 6.5mm Creedmoor achieves a slower muzzle velocity than longer cartridges such as the 6.5-284 Norma or magnum cartridges such as the 6.5mm Remington Magnum. However, with an overall length of 2.825 inches (71.8 mm), it can be chambered in short-action rifles, as can the 6.5×47mm Lapua.
.17 PMC/Aguila.17 Hornady Mach 2.17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire.17 Winchester Super Magnum.22 BB Cap.22 CB Cap.22 Short.22 Long.22 Long Rifle.22 Extra Long
6,5 G.A.P. 4S [16] 6.71 (.264) 51.18 (2.015) 13.56 (.534) 14.00 (.551) 13.58 (.535) 7.42 (.292) 76.30 (3.004) 6.5 Weatherby Rebated Precision Magnum [17] 6.71 (.2640) 65.3 (2.570) 12.0 (.473) 12.70 (.5000) 12.04 (.4739) 7.49 (.2950) 84.8 (3.340) 6.5 Precision Rifle Cartridge [18] 6.716 (.2644) 51.56 (2.030) 13.51 (.532) 13.513 (.5320) 13.101 ...
The .284 Winchester has 4.29 ml (66 grains H 2 O) of cartridge case capacity. The case has a rebated rim and a body almost as large in diameter as that of typical belted magnum cases. .284 Winchester maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions All sizes in millimeters (mm). [3] Americans would define the shoulder angle at alpha/2 = 35 degrees.
Walter D.M. Bell, who was known to have shot over a thousand elephants in his lifetime, used, among others, .264 caliber and .284 caliber rifles to do so. [8] [9] The .260 Remington, while having a slightly lesser case capacity than the 6.5×55mm, is loaded to higher pressure levels.
The 6.5 mm (.264 caliber) has been extremely popular in Europe and especially in the Scandinavian countries and this trend continues today. [5] The 6.5×52mm Carcano, 6.5×53mmR (.256 Mannlicher), 6.5×54mm Mannlicher-Schönauer, 6.5×55mm Swedish Mauser, 6.5×58mmR Krag–Jørgensen and the 6.5×58mm Portuguese are among these cartridges of originally military European origin.
Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point.. This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name.