Short(er) Barrel 6.5 Creedmoor?

[ST911]

PRS/comp stuff not my lane.

Other folks using 6.5 creed are all 18-20", ala MRGG. I don't know what "outperforms" means, but .308s and creeds running alongside each other are distinguished more by shooter than anything else. Anecdotally, I think the creed is "easier", if you can accept the shorter barrel life.

[Default.mp3]

FWIW, @Failure2Stop said over on M4C:

A 16" 6.5 Creedmoor barrel significantly out-performs a 20" .308 barrel.
I have been shooting "short" 6.5 barrels for about 4 years now. I think that they shine in the 16" area and over 20".
All depends on your application.


Source: https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...53#post3040153

[El Cid]

FWIW, @Failure2Stop said over on M4C:

A 16" 6.5 Creedmoor barrel significantly out-performs a 20" .308 barrel.
I have been shooting "short" 6.5 barrels for about 4 years now. I think that they shine in the 16" area and over 20".
All depends on your application.


Source: https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...53#post3040153

Thanks for posting that! Jack is who I was referencing but I couldn’t find the comments so I kept it vague. I also remember something about the 14.5 or 16” 6.5CM staying supersonic longer than 24” barreled 308. But I may be misremembering. lol!

[Nephrology]

I have a 20" 6.5 CM (cut down from 24) bolt gun that I am very happy with. Bolt gun on the left.

[Clusterfrack]

I have a 20" 6.5 CM (cut down from 24) bolt gun that I am very happy with. Bolt gun on the left.

I like the hospital green wrap on the scope.

[GyroF-16]

I like the hospital green wrap on the scope.

I noticed that too.
@Nephrology - what’s the function of the tape, other than camouflage?

[ccmdfd]

I noticed that too.
@Nephrology - what’s the function of the tape, other than camouflage?

Chicks dig it!

[Nephrology]

I noticed that too.
@Nephrology - what’s the function of the tape, other than camouflage?

Protects vs scratches. And chicks dig it.

I like the hospital green wrap on the scope.

It's actually supposedly british army equipment tape (supposedly)

I do agree its not far off from my scrub suits (I was told the name for that color at our scrub vendor "jungle green" ironically enough)

[El Cid]

For some additional background, I snagged an M5 upper and lower from Aero on Black Friday. I already have a .308 so I was wondering about 6.5CM. I have a preference for walking around size rifles and don’t have a place to shoot beyond 200 yards so a 20+ inch barrel just seems pointless.

[Failure2Stop]

It's actually supposedly british army equipment tape (supposedly)

I don't know if it's the same thing, but we used that tape a LOT when I was working in the UK.