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Why the 6.5 caliber?
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<blockquote data-quote="rustyshackleford" data-source="post: 1780136" data-attributes="member: 59526"><p>6.5 is popular because is the bore anyone can shoot and it still has big boy BC. I have heard claims of it being more efficient, with regard to powder consumption and BC, but that's mostly statistical garbage. Proper bullet selection and powder selection takes care of that. Ultimately with bigger bores you still get a higher BC but you also get significantly more recoil. </p><p></p><p>I think the 6.5 is a good bore, and the 6.5 CM is a versatile cartridge. However, I also think the hype around it has blinded people to the fact that the majority of the performance gains are due to projectile technology, and that same technology can be had in nearly any other cartridge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rustyshackleford, post: 1780136, member: 59526"] 6.5 is popular because is the bore anyone can shoot and it still has big boy BC. I have heard claims of it being more efficient, with regard to powder consumption and BC, but that’s mostly statistical garbage. Proper bullet selection and powder selection takes care of that. Ultimately with bigger bores you still get a higher BC but you also get significantly more recoil. I think the 6.5 is a good bore, and the 6.5 CM is a versatile cartridge. However, I also think the hype around it has blinded people to the fact that the majority of the performance gains are due to projectile technology, and that same technology can be had in nearly any other cartridge. [/QUOTE]
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