Ballistol Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 AIAW is .308 as standard, but can be specified in .260 or 6.5x47, so given the option, which one would you choose? I'd love to hear from people who've specified these options direct from the factory. I'd welcome any opinions but some specific considerations would be:- Price difference Barrel life Barrel length to get the best out of the cartidge Barrel profile including fluting Brass life thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Have a crack with a 6.5x47 if you can get the opportunity; it'll make your mind up for you - it's just a lovely round -small but perfectly formed! (& I've just ordered a 6.5x47 AW - didn't mean to, it just happened ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John MH Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 I think it can be ordered direct I .260. Lots of debate about the pros and cons of .260 vs 6.5x46, I shoot a .260 and am very happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ds1 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 How much horse-power do you want or need? 6.5x47 tends to do very well with pills up to 123grains. The higher bc 139 / 142 pills do better in 260 Rem. Don't know if the firing pin hole would need bushing on an AW for 6.5x47 - higher pressure and small primer. Lapua brass in 260 is now a big plus. David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20series Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 I did a bit of research into this dillema and was siding with the 260 mainly based on barrel life being better. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_egg Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Have a crack with a 6.5x47 if you can get the opportunity; it'll make your mind up for you - it's just a lovely round -small but perfectly formed! (& I've just ordered a 6.5x47 AW - didn't mean to, it just happened ) Haha how long did you manage to last without an AW and after all you said lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike6.5 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Im using a .260 in my AW..Im very happy with it flat and hard hitting on Fox and Roe out to 500 yds with authority. I had the same choice to make last year I went for the .260 after some research and talking to Calum Ferguson at Precision Rifle Services. Here is a good read- 6.5mm Shootout: .260 Remington vs. 6.5x47 Lapua vs. 6.5 Creedmoor I’m sure you’ll be happy with whatever you choose good luck Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryh Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Ballistol, I shoot the '47' and have found it to be a very accurate and performing cartridge. 2900fps+ with the 123g Scanars and 2840 ish with the 139's using more current powders (i.e. R15/R17).This is from a 25 inch 'odd number canted groove' barrel (sold as R5 or C5 dependant on manufacturer). I have not seen a great advantage in using the 260 over the 47 in sensible length barrels for tactical purposes but I'm open to persuasion. Rumoured primer problem - use the right primer seems to be the answer, CCI 450's or 'Russian primers' work. Caveat if you're not trying to go silly with velocities. As to profile and fluting, I settled for a medium Palmer as I did not want a too heavy rifle and as it seems to work on the 'standard' AI's, they are not exactly poor performers Fluting - your call, it does look good and chicks dig it Barrel life, do not know and have not seem any hard research/evidence on this, to my mind 10 grains more powder to achieve similar performance in the 260 would suggest it would have a shorter life - or am I over simplfying things? Smaller more efficient cases e.g. 6BR, etc. make more sense. If you are not trying to make either round into a 6.5-284 and drive it sensibly I cannot see it being 'short' by F -class standards, I'm well past 2000 rounds with no signs of throat or accuracy going south, but as I said I'm treating the round as a very superior 308 rather than and inferior F-class round. Either cartridge will do well if used in a good rifle. If you're ever going to travel you can get a few more rounds onto an aeroplane. Brgds Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 I think, I would have ordered one in 260 Rem rather than 6.5x47 soley down to potential issues with small primers and the AI action....although it appears that this (blown primer) issue is rather non specific to any rifle - by that I mean that some guns do, some guns dont. Is the AW coming with a small diameter FP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnery Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 when i got my barnard 07 i ordered it in 6.5x47 took some advice from experianced people on forum who know what they are talking about and changed order to .260 never looked back will do anything 6.5x47 will do but a bit more punch just as accurate and a pleasure to shoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmer Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 when i got my barnard 07 i ordered it in 6.5x47 took some advice from experianced people on forum who know what they are talking about and changed order to .260 never looked back will do anything 6.5x47 will do but a bit more punch just as accurate and a pleasure to shoot cheer just order a AE in 260 was thinking of a 6.5 x 47 but will stick with it just need to pick which stock pistol or thumbhole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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