The Fix 6.5 Creedmoor

[Fjold]

Is this a 16in bbl?

Yes

I'm curious what kind of velocity you will get with the standard 6.5 Creed loads out of the short barrel.

The ballistics data for the 6.5 Creedmoor is usually based on 24" barrels so you are going to lose 300 - 400 fps with the shorter barrel. This will increase the drop and wind deflection at 1,000 yards to 308 Win level performance, negating all the advantages of the Creed except for the reduced recoil.

[THE_GR818]

I'm curious what kind of velocity you will get with the standard 6.5 Creed velocities out of the short barrel.

The ballistics data for the 6.5 Creedmoor is usually based on 24" barrels so you are going to lose 300 - 400 fps with the shorter barrel. This will increase the drop and wind deflection at 1,000 yards to 308 Win level performance, negating all the advantages of the Creed except for the reduced recoil.

Still havent had a chance to take this thing out. Will update. Bidding on a 24" proof carbon barrel as we speak.

[HAVOC5150]

I'm curious what kind of velocity you will get with the standard 6.5 Creed velocities out of the short barrel.

The ballistics data for the 6.5 Creedmoor is usually based on 24" barrels so you are going to lose 300 - 400 fps with the shorter barrel. This will increase the drop and wind deflection at 1,000 yards to 308 Win level performance, negating all the advantages of the Creed except for the reduced recoil.

[Fjold]

That's less than 200 fps under slower than the factory loads but you may be loading to higher pressures. You also have 2" more barrel than the OP's rifle so he'll lose a little more. At standard temperature and pressure, you're looking at 34 minutes of drop at 1,000 yards and 7 minutes with a 10 mph wind.

[sigstroker]

I've seen where a guy replaced a factory Tikka barrel with a high quality hand-lapped one that was the same length and picked up over 100 fps.