Chad,
Same deal here... saw that little news item, and I've been spending a lot of time on my last few days off researching 6.5 Creedmoor data - that and selling odds-n-ends I have collecting dust to help finance the new smoke pole
In theory if you throated the .260 Rem long it should have a capacity advantage over the 6.5 Creedmoor - and then it'd be called a 6.5-08 The .260 Rem kind of gives up much if not all of its advantage because the bullets need to be seated deep into the neck to fit in a short action magazine.
I think the 6.5 Creedmoor got the nod over something like the 6.5x47L probably because Savage has some ties to Hornady - I think all their ammo and components for proof testing, etc. is Hornady. So it kind of makes sense that they'd pick the Creedmoor over the 6.5x47Lapua.
As for the .260 Rem... maybe because its a known quantity? I know looking at the price and limited selection of dies (other than Hornady) in 6.5 Creedmoor, combined with the cost of brass, about turned me off. I keep hearing very good things about the Hornady Match Grade dies, so I think I'll try a set of those. The Hornady factory brass is almost as expensive as Lapua and I keep hearing conflicting stories about how it holds up when you tip the ole powder jug a little extra - supposedly the newer stuff is better in that dept, but people have learned how to form 6.5 CM brass from Lapua (or Winchester) .22-250 & .243 brass, so if you really want to lean on the ol' gas pedal you should be able to.
Just to make things more interesting... rumor has it Lapua will be bringing out .260 Rem brass next year....
I also saw Savage bringing out several new models in 6.5-284... guess they are going 6.5 happy
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