THE 6.5 CREEDMOOR CARTRIDGE MASTER COMPENDIUM » TABLE OF CONTENTS — 6.5 Creedmoor Cartridge

  1. CHAPTER 1 — Origins at Hornady & the Birth of the Cartridge
    • Dennis DeMille & Dave Emary
    • Why Creedmoor was designed (problems to solve)
    • The geometry milestones
  2. CHAPTER 2 — Adoption Curve (2009–2015)
    • NRA High Power & Creedmoor Sports
    • Early match results
    • First rifle manufacturers
    • OEM load development
  3. CHAPTER 3 — Cartridge Architecture
    • Shoulder angle, case taper, neck length
    • Optimal bullet seating
    • Why the cartridge is inherently accurate
    • SAAMI blueprint deep-dive
  4. CHAPTER 4 — Ballistic Behavior
    • BC advantages
    • Supersonic range
    • Wind drift comparisons to .308 and .260 Rem
    • Terminal performance spectrum
  5. CHAPTER 5 — Factory Loads Landscape
    • Match (ELD-M, OTM, Berger)
    • Hunting (ELD-X, Barnes LRX, Nosler Partition)
    • Velocity consistency across manufacturers
    • Pressure and lot variations
  6. CHAPTER 6 — Reloading the 6.5 Creedmoor
    • Pouder selection
    • Case prep & primer choices
    • COAL & jump sensitivity
    • Safe pressures vs maximum velocities
    • Example load tables (public-data receipts-mode only)
  7. CHAPTER 7 — Use Cases & Effectiveness
    • Competition
    • Precision training
    • Hunting
    • Law enforcement DMR roles
    • Military testing background
  8. CHAPTER 8 — Technical Limitations
    • Throat erosion speed
    • Overbore considerations
    • Magazine COAL constraints
    • High heat sensitivity
    • Misconceptions debunked
  9. CHAPTER 9 — Cartridge Family & Variants
    • 6mm Creedmoor
    • 6.5 PRC
    • 300 PRC lineage
    • Cartridge evolution and market trends
  10. CHAPTER 10 — The Future of the Creedmoor Cartridge
    • Industry viability forecast
    • Where it remains king
    • Trends in precision shooting

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