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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Why the 6.5 caliber?
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<blockquote data-quote="Turnbolt53" data-source="post: 1781909" data-attributes="member: 108264"><p>To me it just comes down to what bullet weight I want to shoot.</p><p></p><p>For targets, lighter bullets reduce recoil, and lead to better accuracy. Maybe a 6mm Creedmoor is a good choice.</p><p></p><p>For deer, a 140 class bullet is surely enough, so the 6.5 offers low recoil and great BC's in that weight range.</p><p></p><p>For elk, I might like a 160 class 284 bullet with a great BC.</p><p></p><p>Or for elk in grizzly country, maybe a 30 or 338 caliber with a high BC bullet.</p><p></p><p>All of these calibers offer a variety of high BC bullets, because they are commonly twisted fast enough to support them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Turnbolt53, post: 1781909, member: 108264"] To me it just comes down to what bullet weight I want to shoot. For targets, lighter bullets reduce recoil, and lead to better accuracy. Maybe a 6mm Creedmoor is a good choice. For deer, a 140 class bullet is surely enough, so the 6.5 offers low recoil and great BC's in that weight range. For elk, I might like a 160 class 284 bullet with a great BC. Or for elk in grizzly country, maybe a 30 or 338 caliber with a high BC bullet. All of these calibers offer a variety of high BC bullets, because they are commonly twisted fast enough to support them. [/QUOTE]
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