John,
I've had the 6.5 craze now for awhile and have owned a 6.5x55 in a modern action(CZ) for a number of years. I've been saving to get a 6.5-06 or 26 Nosler. Lately I've been thinking though. I will never shoot past 400 yards and almost certainly not over 300 yards. With those parameters would I be gaining much trajectory wise by using a hotter 6.5 over the .270 I already have? I'm talking bullets of the same weight, 130 or 140 grain.
Not John, but I have experience with the 6.5x55, 6.5 Creedmoor and 26 Nosler.
The Nosler is a great round, but IMO, a specialty round. It burns a lot of powder, makes a bunch of noise. But, way out there, bucking the wind, it's great. For general use, the other two make more sense.
To me, a lot depends on the individual gun, how it fits, how it shoots, etc.
JB made some excellent points, comparing Swede to Creed...
DF
