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The 6.5mm Creedmoor designated as 6.5 Creedmoor by SAAMI, and as 6,5 Creedmoor by the C.I.P. [4] is a centerfire rifle cartridge introduced by Hornady in 2007. [6]It was developed by Hornady senior ballistics scientist Dave Emary in partnership with Dennis DeMille, the vice-president of product development at Creedmoor Sports, hence the name.
It has ambidextrous controls The barrel is cold hammer forged, Black Nitride treated, and has. 1:10 twist. The gun can be fitted with a 20", 16", or 12" barrel. [2] The barrel is carbon fiber-wrapped. The gun has a full-length Picatinny rail. [3]
6.5 Creedmoor with a 1:8 twist, 24 in (61 cm) barrel, weighing 10.6 lb (4.8 kg) .243 Winchester with a 1:7.7 twist, 26 in (66 cm) barrel, weighing 11 lb (5.0 kg) A newer Ruger Precision Rifle "Gen 2" was announced on 6 May 2016 with several enhancements over the original. [ 4 ]
The SIG MCX Raptor is a short-barreled rifle variant intended to serve as a carbine, featuring an 8-inch (200 mm) barrel and a Picatinny rail tail interface for attaching either a compact buttstock or a folding PCB (pistol contour brace). It is available in .277 SIG FURY, 6.5 Creedmoor and 7.62×51mm NATO. [12]
However, this cartridge was designed to shoot 110- to 160-grain bullets to be stabilized by 1:10 twist barrels, similar to the .270 Win. In 2007, Hornady launched its new 6.5 Creedmoor, also designed to be fed from a short action mechanism. Thought of as a bench-rest competition cartridge rather than a hunting cartridge, it is designed to shoot ...
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]
6.5mm Grendel (6.5×39mm), cartridge designed for the AR-15; 6.5mm Creedmoor, centerfire rifle cartridge; 6.5mm Remington Magnum, belted bottlenecked cartridge; 6.5×42mm, also known as 6.5 MPC (Multi Purpose Cartridge), centerfire rifle cartridge
The firearm was offered in .300 BLK, 6.5 Creedmoor (The first production semi-auto bullpup chambered in this cartridge), along with its original .223/5.56 and .308/7.62 calibers [1] [5] as well as 20" barrel and side ejection options. [3] This update is considered the generation 3 MDR gas system. [10]