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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
7mm Rem Mag VS 6.8 Western
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<blockquote data-quote="tonechaser88" data-source="post: 2376922" data-attributes="member: 119065"><p>I think the 6.8 western does fill a nice niche gap in the market. Apples to apples though, I'm choosing a 6.8 western over a 6.5 PRC because of the outside diameter and heavier projectiles. It's nice to have a good BC in that 160-175 class. However , a 7 SAUM seems to fit a similar niche but it never caught on as a commercially viable option. I'm curious to see if the 6.8 western is going to be as popular of a "plug and play" in accuracy as far as factory ammo and factory rifles like the 6.5 PRC and 6.5 creed are. The market follows the trends of the average shooter and this gives the average guy the ability to own a rifle that performs well out of a short action, has fairly light recoil but would be enough in terminal ballistics for elk out to reasonable distances. </p><p></p><p>The one thing all of the market trends have helped improve for us that enjoy reloading and building is that it creates more bullet selection for given calibers. Now a .270 win guy could have a barrel made for a fast twist and shoot heavier bullets of so desired and have some more options.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tonechaser88, post: 2376922, member: 119065"] I think the 6.8 western does fill a nice niche gap in the market. Apples to apples though, I’m choosing a 6.8 western over a 6.5 PRC because of the outside diameter and heavier projectiles. It’s nice to have a good BC in that 160-175 class. However , a 7 SAUM seems to fit a similar niche but it never caught on as a commercially viable option. I’m curious to see if the 6.8 western is going to be as popular of a “plug and play” in accuracy as far as factory ammo and factory rifles like the 6.5 PRC and 6.5 creed are. The market follows the trends of the average shooter and this gives the average guy the ability to own a rifle that performs well out of a short action, has fairly light recoil but would be enough in terminal ballistics for elk out to reasonable distances. The one thing all of the market trends have helped improve for us that enjoy reloading and building is that it creates more bullet selection for given calibers. Now a .270 win guy could have a barrel made for a fast twist and shoot heavier bullets of so desired and have some more options. [/QUOTE]
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