6.5 CM as a hunting cartridge... why?

[sclancy27]

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[Pucky Freak]

25 years from now we’ll all be saying which round/bullet and not which caliber/cartridge.

 

[17remhunter]

My father in law shot truck loads of Deer over his lifetime. Model 99 250 savage. We get way to caught up in Ballistics for LRH instead of Stalking and Hunting skills

 

[mtmuley]

Dead animal pics do so much for my choice of bullet and cartridge. mtmuley

 

[sclancy27]

Dead animal pics do so much for my choice of bullet and cartridge. mtmuley

 

[mtmuley]

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So do memes. mtmuley

 

[sclancy27]

So do memes. mtmuley

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[mtmuley]

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I'm not technical. In that respect. mtmuley

 

[SCW]

Having shot most of my deer with a bow since the 1970's, I understand enough about physiology to know how easy it is to kill a deer under ideal conditions.

So answer me this - what in your opinion are the advantages the 6.5 CM offers over the 7mm-08 or .260?

I don't ever go to the range with my 7mm-08 or .308 and wish I had a rifle that used a smaller case, less powder and fired bullets at a lower velocity.

 

[3006Sprng]

You can shoot a heavier bullet faster out of a larger caliber cartridge. .308>6.5cm

 

[Redmt]

Will the .308 kill an animal deader than the 6.5? I know that my 300 Webby kills much deader than my 22-250. I think it's a question of how dead is dead enough?

 

[MS 9x56]

Will the .308 kill an animal deader than the 6.5? I know that my 300 Webby kills much deader than my 22-250. I think it's a question of how dead is dead enough?

Well if it can’t chase you or bite you that’s dead enough.

 

[Redmt]

Well if it can’t chase you or bite you that’s dead enough.

Is there a point where anything can be too dead? I would think that there must be a point where the animal is so obliterated that it could be considered too dead.

 

[El Jason]

You can shoot a heavier bullet faster out of a larger caliber cartridge. .308>6.5cm

And…?

 

[3006Sprng]

And…?

It’s fun seeing higher numbers on the chronograph, I ain’t gonna lie to you. FPS excited me more than a G7 BC stat. Im a simple man,

 

[Point Creep]

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[Point Creep]

There are a number of arguments in favor of the 6.5 CM. The ones I accept have to do with OAL as it relates to high BC bullets in traditional short actions, availability for the MSR crowd, better shoulder angle for reloaders and greater inherent accuracy.

But for a hunting round, I have to say (after owning and loading for several 6.5 CM's) - I fail to see the point of this cartridge.

Now, please don't take me for an old curmudgeon or worse yet, respond with "okay boomer" (being a proud Gen-X), but why on God's green earth would any hunter choose a 6.5 CM over a .308 or 7mm-08, or even a .260 or .243? When you compare the 6.5 CM to the .308 and 7mm-08 in practical hunting applications, it fails to measure up in almost any way.

Okay, sure, some might argue recoil. But is there really any noticeable difference between the recoil of a common 143-grain 6.5 CM and an also common 139-grain 7mm-08 round? Not only is there NOT, but the 7mm-08 bullet is always going to be traveling 100-200 fps. faster AND create a bigger hole.

The argument so many of us 7mm-08 fans have used to answer the .308 crowd for so long now, is lower recoil and higher BC (resulting in similar downrange ballistics beyond 300 yards) but let's face it, most folks will never in their lives shoot at a game animal beyond 200 yards.

Is this just a fascination with something "new?" Is it a marketing thing? What gives? Why on earth has the 6.5 CM taken up so much shelf space, seemingly overnight, when so many more effective hunting cartridges already exist?

@Justabirdwatcher with the technological advancements of Federal's Peak+ ammo, the 6.5 Creedmoor is now the reigning champion of the world for the bestest rifle chambering and cool factor.. get yours now.

 

[Sheltowee]

@Justabirdwatcher with the technological advancements of Federal's Peak+ ammo, the 6.5 Creedmoor is now the reigning champion of the world for the bestest rifle chambering and cool factor.. get yours now.

 

[T.R.]

Sure, 7mm-08 rifles are great for hunting nearly all manner of big game animals. But the .308 has a much larger following because it works so well. I would never trade my .308 for anything else. I discovered that sending my rifle off to be Magna-Ported was a wise decision. This process eliminated muzzle jump and reduced recoil without increased muzzle blast. TR

 

[Point Creep]

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