Yep, their oldest brother in the same class. I forget about that one.Also the 6.5 X 55 Swede.
About reloading components...The 6.5 Creedmoor has all of them beat in ... reloading componants ...
I did enjoy the read. Thanks.All are very similar. Good read, but a little dated:
http://demigodllc.com/articles/6.5-shootout-260-6.5x47-6.5-creedmoor/?p=1
About reloading components...
Now that Lapua has finally started making Creedmoor brass, they've essentially given up on their own 6.5x47 cartridge. Previously, the lack of Lapua brass for the Creedmoor was pretty much the only reason to choose the 6.5x47 but that's now changed,at least in the American market. (I've read that the Lapua cartridge is actually fairly popular in Europe but I have no personal knowledge of that.)
If someone wants a 6.5, there's the TCU for pistols, the Grendel for AR-15 pattern semi-autos, the Creedmoor for most things, and a few much-bigger cases for people who feel the need for speed.
Reasonable summary?
Norma-USA and Starline also make brass for 6.5 Creedmore. I believe I read that Starline offers a choice of large or small primer pockets.
It really doesn't matter which 6.5mm cartridge you pick,they all shoot excellent with the bullets available today. I've been shooting the Creedmoor for 6-7 years,and just built my 4th rifle in the cartridge. I also shoot the 260 Remington,260 Ackley Improved,6.5-06,and a 6.5x6.8 wildcat AR.
I use Hornady and Nosler/Norma Creedmoor brass with my older rifle,and I'm trying out the Lapua brass with the new build. I've only shot the new build once,but the Lapua brass has impressed me so far. The Nosler brass is very good also. I'm going to buy some of the Starline and Peterson small primer 6.5 Creedmoor brass to try out also.
I can get a lot faster velocities out of the Nosler and Lapua brass without pressure signs on the brass. The Hornady brass always has had problems with weak primer pockets,and if you push it,you will only get 1 or 2 firings from it before the primer pockets enlarge,and it's trashed.
Out of my new rifle,using the Lapua brass with the Hornady 143 gr ELD-X bullet I'm getting up to 2914 fps avg. using Reloader 17. H4350 is slower with an avg. of 2755 fpsWhat bullets and how fast are you pushing them?
The Hornady brass always has had problems with weak primer pockets,and if you push it,you will only get 1 or 2 firings from it before the primer pockets enlarge,and it's trashed.