Something we have a been kinda ignoring in the discussion, at least when comparing the 6.5 to any other 6.5, is the pure economy of the 6.5CM.
Sure you can get .260s, 6.5x55s, 6.5-284s etc, but you can't get a Ruger American, Savage Axis, Browning Ab3, Winchester XPR, T/C Compass or any other sub 600 dollar rifle that I'm aware of....now admittedly my knowledge isn't that great as to what's available in each Cal.
Honestly IF I'm doing a 6.5x55(or like I did with my 6.5-284) I want a nicer rifle with an action the correct size (in my mind) for the cartridge.
Well that's cheating!Lol you can get em if you're patient enough for a retailer to give up on them and slash prices to cut losses and get into the 6.5 cm axis/American/compass, then walk out with a Savage 11 trophy for $400 pre-tax etc
I'll not deny the humor, and I'm as good a .30 basher as the next but misrepresentation does no good for anyone, a 147 vs a 178 would have been more realistic.Cherry picked? Oh no, simply randomly chosen factory loads. Hornady 6.5 Creedmoor 147 gr ELD Match vs Remington 308 Winchester 180 gr Core-Lokt Soft Point.
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That's winningWell that's cheating!
No doubt, I really LIKE Americans, but out of the gate the Tikkas are nicer.You can get a Tikka 6.5x55 for about $200 more than your $600 figure, and IMHO it is a better rifle. The extra $200 divided over say 25 years of use is $4 a year, and probably will have better resale value. I only bought a Sako instead because at the time Tikka wasn't making that caliber, if I had it to do over now I'd buy the Tikka although the Sako is definitely a nicer rifle.
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I see no 6.5 Creedmoor hate here, just some aren't wowed by it as much as others.
Elucidate.8mm Lebel
8mm Lebel was the first (1886) smokeless powder round adopted for military service. It was far more revolutionary than the 7x57mm Mauser (1892), which was pretty much just a necked down 7.9x57 (1888).Elucidate.
8mm Lebel was the first (1886) smokeless powder round adopted for military service. It was far more revolutionary than the 7x57mm Mauser (1892), which was pretty much just a necked down 7.9x57 (1888).
The 8mm Lebel was also the first (1898) military cartridge to adopt a boat tailed spitzer projectile.