So a few months back I helped a gunsmith move his shop down the road . He offer to build me a rifle at a reduced cost for the help. I have a XLR chassis that this rifle will be going into so it will need to stay in the Remington 700 foot print. Plan is buy a basic no frills Rem 700 short action and toss everything else but the action. True up the action and put a quality barrel and call it a day. I originally wanted a .223 bolt gun since most of my shooting is punching paper inside 300 yards I figured ammo is coming back around and its a common caliber it would suit my needs just fine. I someday plan of shooting some competitions but I need something other than my .308
Then my buddy started to talk me out of it with these points.
1. Go with something a bit larger that can hit harder over longer distances. You never know when you may want to hunt or take a animal that a .223 just wont do
2. .223 in a AR platform gets its punch from having 30 rounds at the ready a .223 in a bolt gun you are limited to 10 if you are running a DBM
So I started to look around. Since I already own a .308 I didn't want another one. I looked at the .243 which is also a common round easily found. In my search I stumbled on the 6.5 Creedmoor and i was hooked on the whitepapers alone. Reading the velocities and data on it I thought bullshit but after reading up here and other sources it looks like it is not all hype and it is a solid caliber.
So I have moved now towards building a 6.5 Creedmoor the only draw back I can see is that I will not be able to walk into any sporting goods store and pick up some ammo like I would with a .223 or .243. I do reload for my .308 so I could buy my supplies and start to reload for it. Just sucks cause right now components are still hard to find in any caliber now you toss in a caliber like the 6.5 CM and now I am really behind the 8 ball. I am leaning more towards the 6.5CM now even though I know ammo will be tough to get . I was thinking something along the lines of a 20-29 inch barrel with a 1:8 twist. I don't mind the longer heavier barrels since as I mostly shoot from the bench or prone. Before I commit and tell him to fire up the machines to get this all started any other pitfalls recommendations you guys can offer?
Then my buddy started to talk me out of it with these points.
1. Go with something a bit larger that can hit harder over longer distances. You never know when you may want to hunt or take a animal that a .223 just wont do
2. .223 in a AR platform gets its punch from having 30 rounds at the ready a .223 in a bolt gun you are limited to 10 if you are running a DBM
So I started to look around. Since I already own a .308 I didn't want another one. I looked at the .243 which is also a common round easily found. In my search I stumbled on the 6.5 Creedmoor and i was hooked on the whitepapers alone. Reading the velocities and data on it I thought bullshit but after reading up here and other sources it looks like it is not all hype and it is a solid caliber.
So I have moved now towards building a 6.5 Creedmoor the only draw back I can see is that I will not be able to walk into any sporting goods store and pick up some ammo like I would with a .223 or .243. I do reload for my .308 so I could buy my supplies and start to reload for it. Just sucks cause right now components are still hard to find in any caliber now you toss in a caliber like the 6.5 CM and now I am really behind the 8 ball. I am leaning more towards the 6.5CM now even though I know ammo will be tough to get . I was thinking something along the lines of a 20-29 inch barrel with a 1:8 twist. I don't mind the longer heavier barrels since as I mostly shoot from the bench or prone. Before I commit and tell him to fire up the machines to get this all started any other pitfalls recommendations you guys can offer?
