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Why the 6.5 caliber?
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<blockquote data-quote="SavageHunter11" data-source="post: 1780185" data-attributes="member: 100006"><p>So I here is why I think the 6.5mm has taken off in recent years. Newer shooters aren't the same shooters of 10 years ago where the more recoil you can handle the more a man you are. Newer shooters want a light recoiling rifle, so obviously the short action cartridges are the best choice for a light recoiling rifle. We all know the book from growing up (or maybe it's just me) If You Give A Mouse a Cookie, well if you give a new shooter a light recoiling rifle they're going to want high ballistic coefficients and high muzzle velocities to go with it.</p><p></p><p> I can shove a 205gr 30 caliber bullet with nice and high BC's down the pipe of a 308 Winchester but I have garbage velocity but with the 6.5mm bullet in the short action platform I get the most bang for my buck in high velocity (2800+ FPS) and high BC (.500+ G1) than I would with about any other caliber for the action length while still having enough energy and bullet weight to dispatch mule deer sized game.</p><p></p><p>The 6.5mm caliber just seems to be a sweet spot for the short action cartridge, just like the 7mm seems to be a sweet spot for the long action (thus the rising popularity in 280 A.I.), and 30 caliber seems to be the sweet-spot for magnum sized cartridges. This is all just my opinions and observations though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SavageHunter11, post: 1780185, member: 100006"] So I here is why I think the 6.5mm has taken off in recent years. Newer shooters aren't the same shooters of 10 years ago where the more recoil you can handle the more a man you are. Newer shooters want a light recoiling rifle, so obviously the short action cartridges are the best choice for a light recoiling rifle. We all know the book from growing up (or maybe it's just me) If You Give A Mouse a Cookie, well if you give a new shooter a light recoiling rifle they're going to want high ballistic coefficients and high muzzle velocities to go with it. I can shove a 205gr 30 caliber bullet with nice and high BC's down the pipe of a 308 Winchester but I have garbage velocity but with the 6.5mm bullet in the short action platform I get the most bang for my buck in high velocity (2800+ FPS) and high BC (.500+ G1) than I would with about any other caliber for the action length while still having enough energy and bullet weight to dispatch mule deer sized game. The 6.5mm caliber just seems to be a sweet spot for the short action cartridge, just like the 7mm seems to be a sweet spot for the long action (thus the rising popularity in 280 A.I.), and 30 caliber seems to be the sweet-spot for magnum sized cartridges. This is all just my opinions and observations though. [/QUOTE]
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