.308 to 6.5 Creedmore Conversion

[Rosco]

Will I need anything besides the new barrel, go-no-go gauges, and a barrel wrench? From what I can tell the COAL for the .308 and the 6.5 creedmore are relatively the same so I am assuming the magazine would feed the ammo, and the bolt head should not have to be changed.

Does anyone think there may be an issue with ejection/extraction?

Thanks for info in advance :)

[jb6.5]

Everything is the same, you shouldn't have any problems

[Rosco]

Gotta love the Axis..so simple. Thanks again!!

[thermaler]

Any reason chose that over 260 rem?

[LoneWolf]

Any reason chose that over 260 rem?

I you want to run the 140 VLD type bullets the slightly shorter case of the Creedmoor allows you to seat them out further. This helps especially if running AICS type magazine or many factory mags.

[Rosco]

No particular reason, I really just wanted to understand what was all entailed in switching calibers on an Axis Action. I was drawn to 6.5 Creedmore because it is suppose to be a reasonably accurate round, with great long range ballistics, and ammo was readily available at most major retailers at a reasonable price. Since at this time, I am still very new to shooting and don't reload it seemed a good choice. But now that you have pointed this out, I should probably do a compare and contrast and see what I find out.

Do you think .260 rem is inherently better for say tactical matches or 1000+ shooting?

[jb6.5]

You won't regret building a creedmoor

[LoneWolf]

they perform about the same for the most part. My choice is the Creedmoor because of factory match ammo availabilty and the shorter case for the long VLD's. Also brass is cheaper for the CM unless you want to spend a lot of time reforming and neck turning 308 brass. I would be upset losing Lapua brass in the field during a tac match. Those things are like dropping gold coins!

[thermaler]

Well, since I don't have either I'm not qualified to have an opinion one way or the other--but if you google this very question you will no doubt find many on-line "firefights" as to which is the better way to go. : )

[Rosco]

Yes their sure is plenty of ballistics "hairsplitting" over these two. Since I am so new to shooting I doubt seriously that I could tell the difference one way or another. Both seem to be fantastic rounds with lots of choices and plenty of online information to help beginners.

I have a .308 Axis on the way from Buds to add to my new Savage addiction and will probably just shoot that out and then get a .260 or 6.5 Creedmore barrel from Jim at NSS or Apache switch it out and then move on to the next one as everyone else here seems to do. ****** this is an expensive hobby! :)

[thermaler]

... ****** this is an expensive hobby! :)

And you haven't even started reloading--which is stage 2 of Savagitis.

[thermaler]

Having said that --I'd opt for the 260 meself : )

[Rosco]

With a 2 year old, I have enough trouble getting away for a few hours just to shoot maybe twice a month. If I was cooped up in the garage reloading it would end poorly..lol..next year maybe :)

[m796rider]

I converted my 10FP-SR from .308 to 6.5 Creedmoor and have not regretted the decision. I have a TON of once-fired .308 brass so I tried to load and shoot 185gr Bergers through my .308 in an attempt to match the external ballistics of the 140gr 6.5 bullets. The recoil was stout (to put it mildly) and I never did get to a level of accuracy I found acceptable. After switching calibers and being able to actually shoot those 140gr 6.5 bullets, I am very happy with the low recoil, excellent accuracy, and great external ballistics. I have no plans to shoot .308 again in the foreseeable future. :cool: