Rechamber 6.5 Creedmore to .260 AI

[VinceMule]

Op, is the barrel new?

 

[A A Ron]

I didn't notice the shoulder diameter difference of .462" for the creed vs .459" for the AI. That will likely require too deep of a hole to eliminate that diameter on a light weight sporter contour barrel.

Thanks for pointing that out.

A new barrel is probably the best option.

Interesting that the Creedmore has so little body taper and is considered great, but AI cases are criticized for that feature.

 

[A A Ron]

Vincemule

This was an idea. I hadn't bought the creedmore rifle yet. It looked like an inexpensive way to get my son a deer rifle. Creedmores are a plentiful and cheap, but I don't load for them. I do load for .260 and .260 AI.

 

[xsn10s]

Vincemule

This was an idea. I hadn't bought the creedmore rifle yet. It looked like an inexpensive way to get my son a deer rifle. Creedmores are a plentiful and cheap, but I don't load for them. I do load for .260 and .260 AI.

Do you have an action that you could build a 260/ 260 AI? I'm happy with my 260AI. I hit 2860 fps pretty easily with 145gr Barnes Match Burners.

 

[Sdvldog1371]

Vincemule

This was an idea. I hadn't bought the creedmore rifle yet. It looked like an inexpensive way to get my son a deer rifle. Creedmores are a plentiful and cheap, but I don't load for them. I do load for .260 and .260 AI.

You want cheap, black Friday a savage rifle package and buy a Criterion prefit from Northland Shooter Supply. They have 260 AI. I will say this about the creedmoor, I broke down and bought a barrel and dies, used some old lapua 260 brass to make the initial loads. I have 3 260 rems, and the creedmoor did not win me over. I'm not sure why the fan boy following, but to each their own.

 

[lancetkenyon]

I didn't notice the shoulder diameter difference of .462" for the creed vs .459" for the AI. That will likely require too deep of a hole to eliminate that diameter on a light weight sporter contour barrel.

Thanks for pointing that out.

A new barrel is probably the best option.

Interesting that the Creedmore has so little body taper and is considered great, but AI cases are criticized for that feature.

But...those dimensions are at different distances from the bolt face. 6.5CM .4620" is at 1.4900" from the bolt face. .460" for the 260AI is at 1.6703" from the bolt face. At 1.4900", the .260AI is .4622".