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The 6mm Creedmoor is a necked-down version of the 6.5mm Creedmoor using 6 mm (.243 inch) bullets, lighter than 6.5 mm bullets with similarly reduced recoil. [30] John Snow at Outdoor Life built a 6mm Creedmoor rifle in 2009 for a magazine article of the wildcat cartridge that appeared in 2010, but the first documented conception of the 6mm ...
6mm Creedmoor.257 Roberts; 6.5×51 NATO (wildcat) 7.62×51mm NATO necked down to 6.5 mm w/ 30-degree shoulder & .287" neck length. Wild Monkey; 6.5×47mm Lapua; 6.5mm Creedmoor.260 Remington; 6.5 WSM (wildcat).270 Winchester Short Magnum.277 Fury; 7mm-RPC (wildcat) 7mm SAUM neck location 30° shoulder .308 Brass, "7mm Rum Punch Colonial". Wild ...
In 2007, Hornady released the first 6.5mm Creedmoor Cartridge. The 6.5 Creedmoor was a joint development between former Marine Corps competitive shooter David Tubb and Hornady Ballistician David Emary. [12] Hornady Manufactures 6.5 Creedmoor cartridges, bullets and reloading dies.
8.6mm Blackout (8.6×43 mm), also sometimes referred to as 8.6 BLK, [1] is a centerfire rifle cartridge developed by the firearms manufacturer Q, LLC. [6] It utilizes a shortened case from the 6.5mm Creedmoor necked up to an 8.6 mm caliber (8.585 mm or 0.338 in diameter) projectile. 8.6 Blackout is designed for use in bolt-action rifles or as a caliber conversion for AR-10 style rifles.
Size comparison of some 6.5 mm cartridges, left to right: .264 Winchester Magnum, 6.5×55mm Swedish, 6.5×52mm Carcano, .260 Remington, 6.5mm Creedmoor, 6.5mm Grendel. The .260 Remington being a .264 caliber (6.5 mm) has certain advantages: the bullets have good sectional density (penetrating ability) and a good selection of bullet weights ...
Match grade ammo costs about the same or less than hunting rounds for common cartridges such as the 30.06 Springfield and 270 Winchester. 6.5 Creedmoor ammo complete ...
Name Bullet Case length Rim Base Shoulder Neck OAL .25-25 Stevens: 6.5 (.257) 60.2 (2.37) 9.6 (.376) 8.2 (.323) - 7.2 (.282) 66.8 (2.63) .256 Win Magnum
The 6 and 6.5 have relatively light recoil compared to high BC bullets of greater caliber and tend to be shot by the winner in matches where accuracy is key. Examples include the 6mm PPC, 6mm Norma BR, 6×47mm SM, 6.5×55mm Swedish Mauser, 6.5×47mm Lapua, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 Grendel, .260 Remington, and the 6.5-284.