6.5 CM

[Blr243]

I have only used a 222 once. When I was younger hunting with dogs I borrowed it from a grazier to cull a ton of invading Roos b4 he put up a proper fence. It was a cmc mountaineer. I think that was the old name for a howa ? Who is still making 222 rifles now that everyone is making 223s ? I agree the 222 is a classic calibre.

[zbenga]

the biggest advantage the CM has over anything else in the 6.5 range is believe it or not availability, it's everywhere and well define on what it can do, like:

up to 130 grains projectiles use 2209, over 130 grain projectiles use AR2213SC
don't go over 139 grains high BC projectiles without 1:7.5 twist
super easy to load for, big collection of dies etc.
light recoil for what it is, it's no 6mm but pleasant to shoot

but the biggest thing going for it to be honest is the availability of ammo, go to any range and they will most likely only have Creedmoor in the 6.5 mm range, same to most gun shops, so if you're out hunting etc. you will find ammo in this order: 22lr, 223, 308, 243, 6.5 creedmoor

[bigrich]

the biggest advantage the CM has over anything else in the 6.5 range is believe it or not availability, it's everywhere and well define on what it can do, like:

up to 130 grains projectiles use 2209, over 130 grain projectiles use AR2213SC
don't go over 139 grains high BC projectiles without 1:7.5 twist
super easy to load for, big collection of dies etc.
light recoil for what it is, it's no 6mm but pleasant to shoot

but the biggest thing going for it to be honest is the availability of ammo, go to any range and they will most likely only have Creedmoor in the 6.5 mm range, same to most gun shops, so if you're out hunting etc. you will find ammo in this order: 22lr, 223, 308, 243, 6.5 creedmoor

some good points there mate . 99% of the time i handload for best accuracy and the the right projectile for the job at hand . the majority of my firearms have never seen a factory made round