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<blockquote data-quote="Lou270" data-source="post: 2273153" data-attributes="member: 5352"><p>6.8 is brand new round and ammo/guns just hit the shelf. Time will tell if it catches on and may take time. The 6.5 creedmor was around for more than 8 years before anybody noticed it and then exploded. The 6.5 prc was around for couple years before anybody other than Hornady loaded it. I rebarreled a 7 wsm to 6.8 western and both Win 165 ablr and browning 175 tmk shot sub half MOA. The results I have been seeing reported so far have been excellent accuracy with the round, no doubt because Win took the same design features that have made the 6.5cm/prc so accurate and applied them. With the 6.5 cm you have a mild recoiling round that with high bc bullets matches tradiional hunting rounds firing traditional hunting bullets (270/30-06/308) rounds energies at longer ranges with less recoil. The same can be said for the 6.5 Western vs 300 magnums. Of course you can load heavier / high bc bullets in traditional rounds and beat the newer rounds but you still have more recoil and 300 mag ballistics has been killing big game at long range well before the super high bc trend. The new rounds are not better or worse than old rounds just put in a convenient package that can often be bought cheaply (Ruger American / Win xpr etc ) that doesnt require handloading / custom barrels to get the ballistics/accuracy. I bet that is what sells a lot of rifles / ammo vs high end tinkers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lou270, post: 2273153, member: 5352"] 6.8 is brand new round and ammo/guns just hit the shelf. Time will tell if it catches on and may take time. The 6.5 creedmor was around for more than 8 years before anybody noticed it and then exploded. The 6.5 prc was around for couple years before anybody other than Hornady loaded it. I rebarreled a 7 wsm to 6.8 western and both Win 165 ablr and browning 175 tmk shot sub half MOA. The results I have been seeing reported so far have been excellent accuracy with the round, no doubt because Win took the same design features that have made the 6.5cm/prc so accurate and applied them. With the 6.5 cm you have a mild recoiling round that with high bc bullets matches tradiional hunting rounds firing traditional hunting bullets (270/30-06/308) rounds energies at longer ranges with less recoil. The same can be said for the 6.5 Western vs 300 magnums. Of course you can load heavier / high bc bullets in traditional rounds and beat the newer rounds but you still have more recoil and 300 mag ballistics has been killing big game at long range well before the super high bc trend. The new rounds are not better or worse than old rounds just put in a convenient package that can often be bought cheaply (Ruger American / Win xpr etc ) that doesnt require handloading / custom barrels to get the ballistics/accuracy. I bet that is what sells a lot of rifles / ammo vs high end tinkers. [/QUOTE]
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