Gtscotty
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I think you know me better than that. You're stating that it's a better choice for you and giving reasons, just as I've stated many times that the .308 Win is a better choice for me and I've given my reasons. There are others on many forums including this one that don't use their 6.5CM for anything other than paper punching, and many don't shoot beyond 100 yards a couple of times a year. It's those folks that annoy me since they regurgitate the same stuff they've read trying to get everyone else to pat them on the back for the perfect choice that they made. Those are the "fanboys" of which I speak.
There are no absolutes here. It's nothing more than an opinion that the 6.5CM has "changed shooting forever" or that it's the best "do it all" cartridge. For me the .308 Win is the best all-around cartridge but that's simply my opinion based on my uses.
I didn't accuse you of being a fanboy. A fanboy would try to make the point that the success they achieved on paper or out in the field wouldn't have been possible with any cartridge other than the 6.5CM.
It's ironic that I've been shooting the 6.5CM for over three years, and have a 6.5x47 Lapua as well and always seem to argue against the 6.5CM. The 6.5CM will never be my favorite cartridge and that's ok with me, but it doesn't seem to be ok with some others.
My apologies. We all have our favorites, but in reality, it would be hard to make a truly bad choice amongst the popular medium game cartridges of today.