SOCOM Looking at .260 Rem and 6.5 Creedmoor Sniper Systems

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6.5 Creedmoor is a much better-designed case than .260 Rem, which is just a .308 wildcat that gained SAAMI standardization like 7mm-08 and .243 Winchester.

6.5 Creedmoor is a necked down 30 TC, which never caught on, but has several design features that are superior to the .308 Winchester with regard to neck tension, shoulder geometry, and projectile base location to the shoulder-neck junction.

I like the .260 Rem also, and have had 2 of them in gas guns. I still have my GA Precision 22" .260 Rem., which is a laser.

I found that it adds anywhere from 175yds to 225yds over a 22" Grendel shooting the same bullets, both of which are supersonic past 1000yds easily, especially with 130gr VLD.