Ruger Precision - 6 CM vs 6.5 CM Dilemma

[treillw]

So I can get a RPR for $725 in 6 CM. I would really like the rifle in 6.5 CM though. But for the price of the 6 CM, I could buy it and rebarrel it with a top of the line barrel in 6.5 CM for essentially the same price as the off the shelf 6.5 CM.

I would like the 6.5 CM for it's longer barrel life, and its increased killing capabilities. My family has shot .243's for all our lives and the 6 CM doesn't excite me much, because it's essentially the same thing. What is the difference in barrel life between the 6 and 6.5?

So I thought I could get the 6 CM for $725 and just shoot the barrel out before rebarreling it to 6.5 CM. But I would like to reload for the rifle and I don't want to go and buy all kinds of stuff for the 6 CM only to trash the caliber in a couple years. How is factory ammo for the 6 CM? How do costs of factory ammo compare with reloading? Can you sell the brass pretty easy from factory ammo to recoup some costs?

I could also sell the factory barrel in 6CM unfired and go to 6.5 right from the start. Any idea how much I could get for the factory barrel?

Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!

 

[Mulga]

Plenty of info on the Snipers Hide forum. Probably find a 6.5CM barrel in their classifieds also, lots of PRS shooters moving from 6.5 to 6.

 

[m274]

Buy a 6CM, sell the barrel, and buy a 6.5CM barrel. Easy swap.

But I also wouldn't really plan on it as a hunting rifle unless you are strictly a blind based hunter. That is not something you'd want to hike around with.

 

[Relentless]

So I can get a RPR for $725 in 6 CM. I would really like the rifle in 6.5 CM though. But for the price of the 6 CM, I could buy it and rebarrel it with a top of the line barrel in 6.5 CM for essentially the same price as the off the shelf 6.5 CM.

I would like the 6.5 CM for it's longer barrel life, and its increased killing capabilities. My family has shot .243's for all our lives and the 6 CM doesn't excite me much, because it's essentially the same thing. What is the difference in barrel life between the 6 and 6.5?

So I thought I could get the 6 CM for $725 and just shoot the barrel out before rebarreling it to 6.5 CM. But I would like to reload for the rifle and I don't want to go and buy all kinds of stuff for the 6 CM only to trash the caliber in a couple years. How is factory ammo for the 6 CM? How do costs of factory ammo compare with reloading? Can you sell the brass pretty easy from factory ammo to recoup some costs?

I could also sell the factory barrel in 6CM unfired and go to 6.5 right from the start. Any idea how much I could get for the factory barrel?

Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!

6.5 Creed

 

[VernAK]

I bought one of the 6CMs as I want it around for a spare predator rifle. I haven't had enough weather to wring it out thoroughly but preliminary results look good. They are very muzzle heavy for what I do. There is a carbon fiber screw-on barrel available for it $$$$$.

I also have a Barrett Fieldcraft in 6CM and I find the cartridge about perfect for predators. I've worn out a couple 243s and I find the 6CM much easier to load for and my two rifles seem to like most anything I feed em.