6.5 creedmoor muzzle velocity12/14/2023 My next, and primary, concern when I first started pondering the idea was about barrier penetration. Let’s assume, however, that the 6.5 is plenty powerful enough and that the BG who is shot in the torso won’t notice the difference between 24 foot-pounds of projectile energy. The FBI even issued them for a time but no longer. With that or a similar thought and assumptions in mind, at one time various manufacturers marketed police “tactical” rifles chambered for 223 Remington. With proper bullet “placement” on a cooperative or at least unsuspecting target, any cartridge will do. I won’t go into all the reasons why that observation is not relevant to LE sniping requirements, but the main thing I’ll point out is that sometimes more power is better. At least one poster pointed out that cartridges with ballistics similar to the 6.5 Creedmoor were used for hunting moose(!) in Scandinavia. When I raised this issue in a thread here some time ago, it was met by incredulous ridicule. On the other hand, most of the 308 ammunition suitable for LE sniper operations produce significantly more power than 6.5 loads that would fill the same roles. I also found it to be totally unsuitable for any LE duty role. But is that because of the differences between the two rounds, or between the rifles? The one is much heavier, has a somewhat better trigger, and cost three times what I could replace the other for. If the 6.5 cartridge is a more precise round at longer ranges, then it will presumably be more precise at shorter ranges, but how much? Although I don’t shoot my TRG chambered for 6.5 as often as my Tikka and other rifles chambered for 308, I do seem to shoot it better and have had fewer unfortunate experiences due to shooter error in the training courses I’ve developed for myself. If long range accuracy isn’t the issue, then, what is? What are the other advantages and disadvantages of the two rounds? The information I have about LE sniper engagements is that the average distance is less than 100 yards and the longest recorded was under 200 yards. I understand the long range ballistics advantage of the 6.5 over the 308, but that’s literally immaterial to what’s suitable and desirable for a law enforcement sniper cartridge. My initial reaction to the decision by the Department of Homeland Security to switch from 308 Winchester to 6.5 was one of some skepticism, not because I believe the 6.5 is necessarily inferior to the 308 in the ways that matter (much), but because of the “Why?” factor. I’ve been pondering the question of using the 6.5 Creedmoor for law enforcement sniping purposes for some time.
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