NCPackHunter
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I have a 6.5 creedmoor. It has been a fantastic round. But im wondering why so many choose it over a 270, 308, 25-06, 7mm 08 which all have similar or better ballistics?
I love mine. Mostly for the high bc bullets but was wondering why others may have picked it over other cartridges.I agree that the craze is a little insane, especially people that overlook the .260 Remington when choosing 6.5 creedmoor since bullet choices are identical.
While I don’t own a 6.5cm personally, I sort of understand it for long range target shooting.
1. Bullet choices. There a a tremendous amount of high BC, long ogive bullets available to the reloader in .264 diameter. For this reason, long range shooting is emphasized more with the .264 vs .308 or .284
2. Low recoil. Compared to the cartridges you’ve mentioned 6.5 cm recoil is relatively low. This also can help with accuracy, depending on the shooter, especially when shooting multiple rounds in one setting.
3. Short action. The case allows for the long sweeping ogive bullets to be seated close to the lands and still have the possibility of fitting in most magazines. This is the only logical reason that I see people choosing 6.5 cm over .260 Remington. The coal of the .260 Remington has the potential to be longer than 6.5cm, which could cause magazine figment issues. Of course custom rifles and different chamber variations (throat length) make this advantage less so.
There’s also marketing involved heavily.....
If the military chooses one of the 6mm's which is it going to be? If they do is it going to replace both the 223 and 308? A double duty round?
6.8 is basically a .270 short?
Because its new thats why.
Ding DingDing…..winner is...^^^^^^^^^^^^Because it’s new
It will. The 6.8mm has a COAL of 2.765 and is 30% lighter then 5.56mm with the performance of 6.5cm
Which 6.8 are you referring to?
Which 6.8 are you referring to?
Because it’s new and cool and there’s enough factory ammo to make it seem like a reasonable choice. And it works well in a game that’s growing in popularity.
Facts! LOLBecause its new thats why.
I want to rebrand the 30-06 as 30ultra-nitro and people will talk about how much better the 30ultra-nitro is.