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<blockquote data-quote="James Bailey" data-source="post: 1629587" data-attributes="member: 106572"><p>I have one or more of most everything out there. It took a long time to get there and costed a lot of money but it's what I like. Not because I needed them and not because they aren't capable of the same things in most cases. One of the few I don't own is a 6.5 CM. It's not because it won't kill a deer, it's because it's not magic as it's been advertised as! I'm not a bench rest competitor and it WON'T kill anything better or farther than the 270, 280, 30-06, or 25-06 that I've owned for over 30 years. I'm not saying it won't kill an animal nor am I saying it doesn't have positive attributes, but what I am saying is that it's most historical breakthrough really is has been the marketing of it and the rifles chambered for it. You can't turn on the Outdoor Channel without seeing some big time elk hunter who has put down the 338 WM he advertised for one company with in favor of a 6.5 CM rifle and ammo company that's sponsoring him now. Yep, he's a professional hunter and obviously a good shot or he couldn't spine that elk at 350 yes and drop him on camera. But they don't show the elk slowing finishing dying while he's paralyzed, nor do they show all the ones that a lesser marksman might take longer to kill and I just don't consider that ethical respect for the game being hunted. Imagine the following the 3006 or 270 or other "old school" cartridges might have if it were new today with the marketing the CM has had. Guys, we're not dumb. If they didn't keep coming out with new calibers, they would be no need to replace rifles that last a lifetime <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />. It's awesome to own lots of guns, but I can do that because I just love em! I don't have believe the all the BS to justify it. And...I can have a 17 rem to shoot mice with, a 460 for elephants, and something else appropriate and ethical to shoot everything in between with that way!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Bailey, post: 1629587, member: 106572"] I have one or more of most everything out there. It took a long time to get there and costed a lot of money but it's what I like. Not because I needed them and not because they aren't capable of the same things in most cases. One of the few I don't own is a 6.5 CM. It's not because it won't kill a deer, it's because it's not magic as it's been advertised as! I'm not a bench rest competitor and it WON'T kill anything better or farther than the 270, 280, 30-06, or 25-06 that I've owned for over 30 years. I'm not saying it won't kill an animal nor am I saying it doesn't have positive attributes, but what I am saying is that it's most historical breakthrough really is has been the marketing of it and the rifles chambered for it. You can't turn on the Outdoor Channel without seeing some big time elk hunter who has put down the 338 WM he advertised for one company with in favor of a 6.5 CM rifle and ammo company that's sponsoring him now. Yep, he's a professional hunter and obviously a good shot or he couldn't spine that elk at 350 yes and drop him on camera. But they don't show the elk slowing finishing dying while he's paralyzed, nor do they show all the ones that a lesser marksman might take longer to kill and I just don't consider that ethical respect for the game being hunted. Imagine the following the 3006 or 270 or other "old school" cartridges might have if it were new today with the marketing the CM has had. Guys, we're not dumb. If they didn't keep coming out with new calibers, they would be no need to replace rifles that last a lifetime ;). It's awesome to own lots of guns, but I can do that because I just love em! I don't have believe the all the BS to justify it. And...I can have a 17 rem to shoot mice with, a 460 for elephants, and something else appropriate and ethical to shoot everything in between with that way! [/QUOTE]
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