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6.5mm Craze? 264WM vs 6.5 SAUM vs 6.5 PRC?
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<blockquote data-quote="SteveBurton" data-source="post: 2411990" data-attributes="member: 59541"><p>I laugh every time I see people defending their pet cartridge. Pick one of the following cartridges, 264 Win Mag, 6.5 Saum, 6.5-284, 6.5 PRC, 6.5-06, etc. They all do the same thing and within 100-200 fps of each other with the same bullet and length barrel. I owned a 264 WM and it shot great. I currently have a 6.5-284 and a 6.5 PRC. Both shoot great also and they are within 100 fps of each other will the same bullet. The 6.5-284 is built on a LA so that I can take advantage of case capacity. And that is the main reason the 6.5 PRC was created. To shoot <strong>factory ammo</strong> with heavy for caliber bullets in a <strong>factory</strong> SA rifle. There is a large, arguably the biggest, sector or hunters that don't handload. Using factory ammo is their only option so they are stuck with what is available. For example, Federal doesn't make ammo for 6.5 SAUM, 6.5-284 or 6.5-06 but they make it in 6.5 PRC. Add to that the fact that ammo manufacturers have to produce ammo that will work in every factory rifle that has ever been made in that cartridge for liability reasons. So their 6.5-284 rounds must fit in a SA which eats up a lot of capacity.</p><p></p><p>I think all of the wildcat cartridges are cool and each has their following. There are small advantages to each that a handloader and/or gunsmith can take advantage of. Find one you like and shoot it. The majority of hunters aren't going to build a rifle in that cartridge.</p><p></p><p>I equate handloaders to hotrodders. I'm sure someone can wrench on a Honda and make it faster than a stock Camaro but the Camaro will still sell pretty **** well to the masses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SteveBurton, post: 2411990, member: 59541"] I laugh every time I see people defending their pet cartridge. Pick one of the following cartridges, 264 Win Mag, 6.5 Saum, 6.5-284, 6.5 PRC, 6.5-06, etc. They all do the same thing and within 100-200 fps of each other with the same bullet and length barrel. I owned a 264 WM and it shot great. I currently have a 6.5-284 and a 6.5 PRC. Both shoot great also and they are within 100 fps of each other will the same bullet. The 6.5-284 is built on a LA so that I can take advantage of case capacity. And that is the main reason the 6.5 PRC was created. To shoot [B]factory ammo[/B] with heavy for caliber bullets in a [B]factory[/B] SA rifle. There is a large, arguably the biggest, sector or hunters that don't handload. Using factory ammo is their only option so they are stuck with what is available. For example, Federal doesn't make ammo for 6.5 SAUM, 6.5-284 or 6.5-06 but they make it in 6.5 PRC. Add to that the fact that ammo manufacturers have to produce ammo that will work in every factory rifle that has ever been made in that cartridge for liability reasons. So their 6.5-284 rounds must fit in a SA which eats up a lot of capacity. I think all of the wildcat cartridges are cool and each has their following. There are small advantages to each that a handloader and/or gunsmith can take advantage of. Find one you like and shoot it. The majority of hunters aren't going to build a rifle in that cartridge. I equate handloaders to hotrodders. I'm sure someone can wrench on a Honda and make it faster than a stock Camaro but the Camaro will still sell pretty **** well to the masses. [/QUOTE]
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