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6.5 x 284 vs. 6.5 SAUM
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<blockquote data-quote="Grandslammer" data-source="post: 1627829" data-attributes="member: 107084"><p>Congratulations! I was in the exact same position and chose the 6.5 SAUM as well...with the added caveat that I wanted a short action. My logic went something like this. I do not reload because I just cannot spend the time, if I want to squeeze in everything else that matters to me. In addition, I'm spending tens of thousands a year on my hunting hobby including the best optics, the best outfitters, the best lightweight gear of every kind, hundreds of hours a year on physical conditioning, shooting, scouting, attending conventions etc., and several thousands more on a top shelf custom rifle with carbon fiber and titanium all over it, built by the most talented gunsmith I could find...and I'm not going to choose the best performing 6.5 cartridge because custom loads "cost too much"? Hmm. For me, the once in a lifetime hunts that I save up for years to go on warrant the best equipment I can find and pay for...like the guy who says "if you can afford this car, you can afford the gas." So, I decided to get a SAUM and have the best people I could find develop custom loads for it to extract every drop of tiny little gnats *** groups of which it is capable. The total cost of the ammo is less than the combined cost my 4oz bipod and my gun case. "Needed", probably not. A fun obsession that gives me a slight edge, or at least the feeling of one...hell yes!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grandslammer, post: 1627829, member: 107084"] Congratulations! I was in the exact same position and chose the 6.5 SAUM as well...with the added caveat that I wanted a short action. My logic went something like this. I do not reload because I just cannot spend the time, if I want to squeeze in everything else that matters to me. In addition, I'm spending tens of thousands a year on my hunting hobby including the best optics, the best outfitters, the best lightweight gear of every kind, hundreds of hours a year on physical conditioning, shooting, scouting, attending conventions etc., and several thousands more on a top shelf custom rifle with carbon fiber and titanium all over it, built by the most talented gunsmith I could find...and I'm not going to choose the best performing 6.5 cartridge because custom loads "cost too much"? Hmm. For me, the once in a lifetime hunts that I save up for years to go on warrant the best equipment I can find and pay for...like the guy who says "if you can afford this car, you can afford the gas." So, I decided to get a SAUM and have the best people I could find develop custom loads for it to extract every drop of tiny little gnats *** groups of which it is capable. The total cost of the ammo is less than the combined cost my 4oz bipod and my gun case. "Needed", probably not. A fun obsession that gives me a slight edge, or at least the feeling of one...hell yes! [/QUOTE]
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