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6.8 Western
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<blockquote data-quote="StanleyActual" data-source="post: 2272501" data-attributes="member: 119220"><p>I appreciate the innovation of new cartridge designs. Folks knock the 6.5CM and the 6.5PRC. Yes, 260 Rem had been around along time, but good luck finding factory ammo. Hornady stepped in and developed a 6.5 cartridge and then stocked the shelves with components and ammo.</p><p></p><p>6.5PRC .Yeah. 6.5x284 was already here but again. good luck finding factory ammo.</p><p>It doesn't exist. Hornady stepped in and developed a 6.5 Cartridge that mimics the ballistics of that 6.5x284 and then started pushing components a and ammo.</p><p></p><p>you can knock Hornady but the fact is, they they did fill some necessary gaps in regards to QUALITY factory ammunition availablility when no one else was. There loss, Hornadys / our gain </p><p></p><p></p><p>As far as the 6.8 Western is concerned, I can plainly see the gap they tried to fill. 270's and 270wsm's are running 1:10T and can't take advantage of the heavy high BC bullets unless a barrel swap is made with a tighter twist. 270wsm factory ammo is **** near non-existent. In comes the 6.8 Western 1:8.5T now enabling 270 guys to run those heavier bullets to distance AND factory ammunition / rifles are readily available.</p><p></p><p>I don't think the purpose of these cartridges. (6.5CM, 6.5PRC and 6.8 Western and others( was necessarily to out perform the .260's, 6.5x284's and 270 WSM's. I believe theyre designed to perform "closely" but more than that that it's about accessibility and availability of factory ammunition.</p><p> </p><p>Wonderful, all those other cartridges may "slightly" out perform these new ones but only if your building your rifles and hand loading your ammo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="StanleyActual, post: 2272501, member: 119220"] I appreciate the innovation of new cartridge designs. Folks knock the 6.5CM and the 6.5PRC. Yes, 260 Rem had been around along time, but good luck finding factory ammo. Hornady stepped in and developed a 6.5 cartridge and then stocked the shelves with components and ammo. 6.5PRC .Yeah. 6.5x284 was already here but again. good luck finding factory ammo. It doesn’t exist. Hornady stepped in and developed a 6.5 Cartridge that mimics the ballistics of that 6.5x284 and then started pushing components a and ammo. you can knock Hornady but the fact is, they they did fill some necessary gaps in regards to QUALITY factory ammunition availablility when no one else was. There loss, Hornadys / our gain As far as the 6.8 Western is concerned, I can plainly see the gap they tried to fill. 270’s and 270wsm’s are running 1:10T and can’t take advantage of the heavy high BC bullets unless a barrel swap is made with a tighter twist. 270wsm factory ammo is **** near non-existent. In comes the 6.8 Western 1:8.5T now enabling 270 guys to run those heavier bullets to distance AND factory ammunition / rifles are readily available. I don’t think the purpose of these cartridges. (6.5CM, 6.5PRC and 6.8 Western and others( was necessarily to out perform the .260’s, 6.5x284’s and 270 WSM’s. I believe theyre designed to perform “closely” but more than that that it’s about accessibility and availability of factory ammunition. Wonderful, all those other cartridges may “slightly” out perform these new ones but only if your building your rifles and hand loading your ammo [/QUOTE]
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