bladeracer wrote:Flyer wrote:I bought the 6.5CM because it will shoot anything from 90-160gr and do it efficiently in a short action (stiffer, weight-saving, shorter throw etc) and with a great choice of brass, projectiles and factory ammo. It's also an inherently accurate round.
If I shoot the barrel out, well I'll just get a new one - it's still cheaper than owning four different 6.5s!
The short action is the biggest advantage the Creedmoor offers, in my opinion, and it's a very valid one. I think all 6.5mm chamberings offer excellent inherent accuracy simply because they use 6.5mm bullets.
A good point well made
Hey no worries. For me it came down to "If you could only have one . . ." and so I started to think about a 7-08 or 6.5. Every time I went to the gun shop, I'd ask what they had in the different cartridges in terms of factory ammo, brass and projectiles, and it became pretty clear that there was a lot more 6.5CM stuff than 6.5x55 or even 7-08. So I pulled the trigger and bought a man bun
bigrich wrote:me personally if i get another 6.5 it'll be a 6.5-06 . they all have their uses . mind you , a sako barvarian ( no open sights ) in 6.5x55 would really float my boat . i think the 6.5 family is a good do-all for most australian game, AND lends itself to target shooting quite readily . but i don't need to convince the posters on this topic do i ? here's my 6.5x55 hunting loads ,and yes, the photo's are on their side the first two shots just about go through the same hole, the third is the flyer. after the first two shots most game has run off anyway
You're probably going to hate me, but I sold a 243 Bavarian to buy my 6.5 Sako A7.
It was a beautiful rifle, but the 243 didn't quite have enough power at 500m to reliably knock over metallic silhouettes. At 500m, the 6.5CM carries about the same energy as a 308 or 7-08, so that was the overarching decision.
I could have kept the 243, and in some ways I regret selling it, but I wasn't shooting it enough to justify keeping it in the safe, so thought someone else might get to enjoy it more.
But I am TOTALLY with you on the 6.5x55 Bavarian. I've even been eyeing off this 260 lately: https://www.usedguns.com.au/Product.aspx?p=137669