02-09-2013, 01:17 AM
From the Hornady reloading book 8th edition
"One of the biggest advantages the 6.5 Creedmoor has over cartridges like the 260 Remington and the 6.5-284 is the fact that it was designed ground up as a short action cartridge. While the body of the 6.5 Creedmoor is shorter than the 260 Remington the fact that bullets do not need to be seated as deep means that it has as much useable propellant payload capacity AND bullet's can be loaded longer to accommodate different throats and still fit in short action magazines."
"One of the biggest advantages the 6.5 Creedmoor has over cartridges like the 260 Remington and the 6.5-284 is the fact that it was designed ground up as a short action cartridge. While the body of the 6.5 Creedmoor is shorter than the 260 Remington the fact that bullets do not need to be seated as deep means that it has as much useable propellant payload capacity AND bullet's can be loaded longer to accommodate different throats and still fit in short action magazines."