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Why the 6.5 caliber?
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<blockquote data-quote="30calyooper" data-source="post: 1780277" data-attributes="member: 107258"><p>Late to jump into this string, but hey...</p><p>Honestly I don't see the 6.5 as "King" here in this arena, but it does have some useful characteristics...besides the obvious features of bullets with high BC's and (let's be honest, folks!) a variety of new calibers to play with over the last few years...</p><p></p><p>The 6.5's as a group in general offer good long range accuracy without the recoil of a number of the more traditional long-range cals. With the right bullets the big 30's still do offer great accuracy at way-out-yonder distances including 1000-yard competition...but try shooting 50 rounds of 300 WinMag (much less say a 300 RUM) in anything lighter than an F-class rifle, then compare that to shooting the same with a 6.5 Creedmoor or even that 6.5 PRC! I'm not the kind of guy who fears recoil, but there is something to be said for avoiding shooter's fatigue. Same reason the 7-08 caught on 40 years ago...accuracy without the punishing kick, and usually cheaper to shoot too!</p><p></p><p>So - the 6.5's are sort of new here in the USA. Been pretty popular over in Europe for as long as we've been fans of the 30-cal genre. And with the newer pills and powders they're a pretty good addition...but give it time. Lots of good pills available for long-range work in the 30-cal family, and 7mm too...the others (you mention 270) won't be far behind. Who knows what the next "latest & greatest" craze will be? Remember when it was long heavy bullets for the 223?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="30calyooper, post: 1780277, member: 107258"] Late to jump into this string, but hey... Honestly I don't see the 6.5 as "King" here in this arena, but it does have some useful characteristics...besides the obvious features of bullets with high BC's and (let's be honest, folks!) a variety of new calibers to play with over the last few years... The 6.5's as a group in general offer good long range accuracy without the recoil of a number of the more traditional long-range cals. With the right bullets the big 30's still do offer great accuracy at way-out-yonder distances including 1000-yard competition...but try shooting 50 rounds of 300 WinMag (much less say a 300 RUM) in anything lighter than an F-class rifle, then compare that to shooting the same with a 6.5 Creedmoor or even that 6.5 PRC! I'm not the kind of guy who fears recoil, but there is something to be said for avoiding shooter's fatigue. Same reason the 7-08 caught on 40 years ago...accuracy without the punishing kick, and usually cheaper to shoot too! So - the 6.5's are sort of new here in the USA. Been pretty popular over in Europe for as long as we've been fans of the 30-cal genre. And with the newer pills and powders they're a pretty good addition...but give it time. Lots of good pills available for long-range work in the 30-cal family, and 7mm too...the others (you mention 270) won't be far behind. Who knows what the next "latest & greatest" craze will be? Remember when it was long heavy bullets for the 223? [/QUOTE]
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