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scope eye
08-06-2015, 04:27 PM
When did they change the name from 260 to 6.5 Creedmoor?

Dean
stomp442
08-06-2015, 04:55 PM
When they decided that seating a bullet .010" deeper was just too much work. I have never understood the reason for the creeds existence or understand why it seems to be much more popular than a cartridge we have had for nearly two decades.
CBannor
08-06-2015, 05:17 PM
They didn't change the name. They're two completely different cartridges. Some prefer the creedmoor because it's easier to use as a repeater.
scope eye
08-06-2015, 05:26 PM
No No I know what a 260 rem is, but wasn't it called 260 creedmoor when it first came out.

Dean
mike21
08-06-2015, 08:19 PM
Interesting question Dean, but I see no mention of 260 Creedmoor in its infancy....at least according to this... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.260_Remington
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.260_Remington)
Probably better info out there somewhere, but looks like it could have easily been called the 6.5-08 A-Square.
scope eye
08-06-2015, 08:23 PM
It must have been a regional thing.

Dean
BillPa
08-06-2015, 09:03 PM
No No I know what a 260 rem is, but wasn't it called 260 creedmoor when it first came out.

Dean

No, actually it was a hair's breath away from being the '6.5-08 A-Square', the 308 Win simply necked to .264 the same as when it was a wildcat. It was also called the 263 Express.

The Creedmoor is essentially the old wildcat 6.5-250 Improved but with a 30 shoulder instead of the more common 40, the forth cartridge in this lineup ....
http://i56.tinypic.com/29x6v0l.jpg

That example is from the mid '80s time frame. Number 2 is the 6-250 Imp 40, aka; 6 Creedmoor today. It was also made in 20,30 and 35 degree versions.

Bill
wbm
08-06-2015, 09:27 PM
Perhaps this will help. http://demigodllc.com/articles/6.5-creedmoor-260-done-right/
LHitchcox
08-07-2015, 02:20 AM
No No I know what a 260 rem is, but wasn't it called 260 creedmoor when it first came out.

Dean

I know that Jim Carmichael used a cat name for his .260 initially, I am thinking he called it the .260 Panther and the .260 Creedmoor like case the .260 Bobcat. But I don't think the Bobcat used Creedmoor dimensions. The shoulder was not as sharp. Maybe that is where you got this.
LongRange
08-07-2015, 08:42 AM
When they decided that seating a bullet .010" deeper was just too much work. I have never understood the reason for the creeds existence or understand why it seems to be much more popular than a cartridge we have had for nearly two decades.

your going to start a riot stomp LOL!!
psharon97
08-07-2015, 09:29 PM
I was in a debate between a 260 or 6.5 creedmore for my next build. What swayed my decision is the fact that I can easily get Lapua brass for the 260. Not to mention that in a pinch, I can neck down 7mm-08 or 308 to 6.5 or neck up a 243. Everything else is a wash IMO.