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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Why the 6.5 caliber?
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<blockquote data-quote="ndking1126" data-source="post: 1780083" data-attributes="member: 26820"><p>I think the precision shooting world moving to 6.5 got a lot of people's attention. And then you run the ballistic numbers yourself, you realize they really do have better ballistics. So you try it out and realize they do it all with less recoil exactly as promised. What's not to love?It was a snowball affect that thankfully both bullet manufacturers and rifle manufacturers saw at about the same time so in a matter of a few short years we had a plethora of bullets and rifles to choose from. To the average, "just grab whatever's on the shelf and let's go sight in for deer season" shooter, they probably did seem almost magical because the lower recoil makes them easier to shoot accurately, the ballistics makes them easier to shoot longer, and the cost wasn't much different than their 308 rounds. Given how accurate even the cheapest of rifles are nowadays, it's a great time for shooters. I just built a new hunting rifle and picked the good old 270 Win, and my precision rifle is a 260 Rem. I like 'em all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ndking1126, post: 1780083, member: 26820"] I think the precision shooting world moving to 6.5 got a lot of people's attention. And then you run the ballistic numbers yourself, you realize they really do have better ballistics. So you try it out and realize they do it all with less recoil exactly as promised. What's not to love?It was a snowball affect that thankfully both bullet manufacturers and rifle manufacturers saw at about the same time so in a matter of a few short years we had a plethora of bullets and rifles to choose from. To the average, "just grab whatever's on the shelf and let's go sight in for deer season" shooter, they probably did seem almost magical because the lower recoil makes them easier to shoot accurately, the ballistics makes them easier to shoot longer, and the cost wasn't much different than their 308 rounds. Given how accurate even the cheapest of rifles are nowadays, it's a great time for shooters. I just built a new hunting rifle and picked the good old 270 Win, and my precision rifle is a 260 Rem. I like 'em all. [/QUOTE]
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