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<blockquote data-quote="73driver" data-source="post: 2031427" data-attributes="member: 36473"><p>the <strong>243win</strong> was once the hot thing. The 250-3000 was a big deal once, being as how you could get factory ammo up to 3000fps MV. Some get all goooguleey over a pre 64 MOD70 in 257 Roberts. The big daddy of all the hot small caliber cartridges brought out is the 270win, the Creedmoor gets close but can't duplicate the raw punch/power of a 150gr partition. On the upper end the 270 is limited by its slow twist. Of course the Grandady is the 6.5X55 Sweed, it has been killing big game like moose for as long as the 30-06 has been around. Of all the sub 7mm non magnum options the 6.5C has all the best attributes you would look for. Proven killer, able to use heavy hiBC bullets for caliber, mild recoil, accurate, plenty of ammo options and just fun to shoot. Compared to the 30-06 the 308 is no great shakes, but it got popular for many of the same reasons the 6.5C is popular. I have 30-06's and 270's so I don't need a 6.5C or a 6mmC to hunt with but for just shooting or 600-1000yrd matches you can get a lot of good choices in ready to go rifles and ammo. For what it does the 6.5C is hard to beat. If you don't already have a 30-06, 280rem, 270win or a 308 the 6.5C is a great cartridge to start with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="73driver, post: 2031427, member: 36473"] the [B]243win[/B] was once the hot thing. The 250-3000 was a big deal once, being as how you could get factory ammo up to 3000fps MV. Some get all goooguleey over a pre 64 MOD70 in 257 Roberts. The big daddy of all the hot small caliber cartridges brought out is the 270win, the Creedmoor gets close but can't duplicate the raw punch/power of a 150gr partition. On the upper end the 270 is limited by its slow twist. Of course the Grandady is the 6.5X55 Sweed, it has been killing big game like moose for as long as the 30-06 has been around. Of all the sub 7mm non magnum options the 6.5C has all the best attributes you would look for. Proven killer, able to use heavy hiBC bullets for caliber, mild recoil, accurate, plenty of ammo options and just fun to shoot. Compared to the 30-06 the 308 is no great shakes, but it got popular for many of the same reasons the 6.5C is popular. I have 30-06's and 270's so I don't need a 6.5C or a 6mmC to hunt with but for just shooting or 600-1000yrd matches you can get a lot of good choices in ready to go rifles and ammo. For what it does the 6.5C is hard to beat. If you don't already have a 30-06, 280rem, 270win or a 308 the 6.5C is a great cartridge to start with. [/QUOTE]
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