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I shot my 6.5 Gibbs for 40 years , but built a 280 AI when I decided to do a moose hunt in Canada. It did a good job on a 50 inch moose with a 160 grain Barnes X . With all the good bullets available now the 6.5 probably would have done it . You will enjoy the 280. You might want to consider the...

It can make a difference in you hold on range. I like to set my rifles to be at zero at 300 yards. High BC bullets may be 3 inchs high at 175 yards, lower BC bullets may be 5 inches high at 175 yards. It makes a difference on being right on the range if you are more than 350 yards. On the...

This thread has been running a long time and I assume a decision has been made by the originator but I have been shooting a 6.5 Gibbs since the 60s and still get half inch groups. The Gibbs holds a little more powder than the 6.5 06 AI. I have never used a heavier than 125 grain bullets and now...