I was wondering if someone a little more knowledgeable about the 6x47 and the 6.5x47 could tell me the ups and downs to both rounds. I will be shooting coyotes bobcats and whitetail will be the largest game I will be shooting with it. Which would be a better round?
6x47 or 6.5x47 lapua
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liltank
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With whitetail in the mix, the 6.5 would be the better option due to heavier bullet options for longer ranges.
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270winshort
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I would say that you would be better off with the 6.5. I shoot the berger 130s at 2910 fps and the 123s at 3010 fps, also you will get better barrel life, the 6 is a great round also but the barrel lifeis not as good, you will need a 7 twist to shoot the 115 bergers,no problem shooting a deer out to 600 yrds but you could stretch the 6,5 with 130 bergers out to 900 yrds easy the 123s are hard on coyotes out to 850 for sure, I have a buddy that shot a 6x7 bull elk at 720 yrds with the 123s and another buddy that shot a cow at 850 yrds with the 130 bergers . both were 1 shot kills. Good luck
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RL 15, RL 17, Varget have used all of these with great success
JeffVN
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If you are going to go after whitetail beyond 350-400 yards, I would choose the 6.5x47 because of the better bullets available for that cartridge.
If you are looking at 6.5mm cartridges, then I think you need to consider the 6.5 Creedmore as well. I have several friends in Pa., who shoot the creedmore out to and beyond 1,000 yards, and have uniformly found them to be stunningly accurate.
I have a 6x47, and run 115 DTACs. I love it. It is one of the most accurate rifles that I own. Not to mention its recoil is almost nonexhistant. But if I went 6.5mm, it would be 6.5 Creedmore.
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If you are looking at 6.5mm cartridges, then I think you need to consider the 6.5 Creedmore as well. I have several friends in Pa., who shoot the creedmore out to and beyond 1,000 yards, and have uniformly found them to be stunningly accurate.
I have a 6x47, and run 115 DTACs. I love it. It is one of the most accurate rifles that I own. Not to mention its recoil is almost nonexhistant. But if I went 6.5mm, it would be 6.5 Creedmore.
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Mikecr
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The CM is a touch longer than the 47L giving it 3.5gr more capacity. You can run the numbers in QuickLoad to see the potential difference.
BUT, the CM uses a large primer instead of a small primer(like the 47L). So it might not actually survive so well with comparable competitive loads used with the 47L.
BUT, for colder hunting, I would prefer the large primer to lite that capacity. And the CM capacity is more inline with needed for ~139-140gr bullets(only ~123-130gr for the 47L).
They are both excellent mid-range cartridges(by design) that are sparsely stretched to 1kyd for some reason. But that'll fade away to 260s soon -in 26cal..
IMO, the 6x47L is superior to both at 1kyd, matching the 6Dasher(a real, multi-record holding 1kyd cartridge).
I think the 6x47L will be a very successful 6mm in 1kyd competitions.
BUT, the CM uses a large primer instead of a small primer(like the 47L). So it might not actually survive so well with comparable competitive loads used with the 47L.
BUT, for colder hunting, I would prefer the large primer to lite that capacity. And the CM capacity is more inline with needed for ~139-140gr bullets(only ~123-130gr for the 47L).
They are both excellent mid-range cartridges(by design) that are sparsely stretched to 1kyd for some reason. But that'll fade away to 260s soon -in 26cal..
IMO, the 6x47L is superior to both at 1kyd, matching the 6Dasher(a real, multi-record holding 1kyd cartridge).
I think the 6x47L will be a very successful 6mm in 1kyd competitions.
You say you like the 6x47L, which it doesn't really matter to me which one I use but I do want to try to shoot deer out to 5-6 or maybe strech a 700 shot also, will the 6mm have enough power for that. I am not really looking for a competion rifle. I just don't want the average 308 or 270 is why I want to build a 6.5x47.
If you think there is a better long range accurate cartridge out there that would also be decent for whitetail I would be interested in it but I have to build it on a SA 700 being as that is what I already have. Any opinions would be great.
Mikecr
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I think the 6.5CM would work very well for you.
Mikecr
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I would not recommend it.
The WSM needs a magnum diameter action so that you get enough barrel steel around the chamber to allow respectable loads without extraction problems.
The WSM needs a magnum diameter action so that you get enough barrel steel around the chamber to allow respectable loads without extraction problems.
