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Originally Posted by Kurt505
The CM has the advantage over the swede and the 6.5x284 by fitting into a short action. It loses out in performance to the 6.5x284 but has 3x the barrel life. It fits longer, high BC bullets into the 2.8" mag box that come standard on most SA rifles than the 260rem. It's basically a ballistic twin to bothe the swede and the 260 with only a minimal edge over the 6.5x47. Over the counter premium ammo, along with premium brass such as lapua are readily available for the CM where as the others not so much.
The CM really was designed to be everything the others in its category missed. Knowing the ballistic advantages of the 6.5 diameter bullet, Hornady set out to build the perfect short action long range cartridge. They did one heck of a job on advertising, but they also developed one heck of a cartridge. It's not just all hype, the 6.5 Creedmoor can actually back up all its hype, and that's the reason it's becoming one of the most, if not the most popular new cartridge today.
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Just picking on a couple points here, but there is no way that that the Creedmore gets 3 times the barrel length over a 6.5x284. Barrel life is direct function of pressure and inversely proportional to how much powder is going down the bore as well as how small the bullet is. No free lunches there.
The legitimate reason for the Creedmore's existence is the AR-15. Not to take away from it, but it is not an improvement on the .260. And if you are running a standard length action like the Tikka will have, the Swede leaves both in the dust.
Good advertising, but it's a little bit like reintroducing the .30 WCF as replacing the antiquated 30-06 and .308 because it uses less powder and happens to suit a certain platform...