Reeder Custom Guns - It shows the power of marketing, the .260 Remington

WB
It shows the power of marketing, the .260 Remington
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 19:04

the exactly the same, only minor physical differences, not attributed to any performance gains. A good idea, an "American" 6.5x55 er 52mm I guess. I'm a 7mm-08 man myself but the animals won't know the difference.

The idea of shooting animals to the distance the round drops below supersonic is insane. You really don't have business shooting anything alive 800-1000 yards except targets, it's sniping. There are many calibers that go a long ways before going sonic.

The fanciful and memorable name "Creedmore" was artfully used to brand the cartridge. 6.5 sounds more exotic than .264 or .260 as well. The .264 Winchester Magnum is simply the same as the 7mm Mag. with the slightly smaller diameter bullet. It shoots the 6.5 faster so it must be better?! Marketing. It sure was a great way to get rid of a bunch of .30 TC brass.

John Taffin is rolling over in his grave saying "tell - Gary Reeder, 2026-03-10, 19:00
- There seems to be a love-hate relationship with the 6.5 CM - John W, 2026-03-11, 05:09
  - It shows the power of marketing, the .260 Remington - WB, 2026-03-11, 19:04
    - Personally I think the 280 Ackley improved - Blake, 2026-03-12, 08:13
      - I have a Ruger 77 in 280, have thought about the AI rechambe (nm) - Darryl T., 2026-03-12, 12:03
      - The Ackley improved rounds are great, but no one - WB, 2026-03-12, 08:23
        I had one of my 22-250s turned into the - Gary Reeder, 2026-03-12, 18:57
        There are enough 280AI being built today - Blake, 2026-03-12, 08:32
        Yes, real sleepers in the hunting world. - WB, 2026-03-12, 10:22
        Always wanted a 250 AI/250 Savage but got a - DinCA, 2026-03-14, 10:35