If the 6.5-284 Norma is "overbore", and potentially a 1000 rd. "barrel burner", what would we consider a 26 Nosler or a 6.5/300 Weatherby? I understand the utility of the "overbore" 7mm's for hunting but not the 6.5's. A 28 Nosler, 7mm Dakota, 7mmRUM, etc. can send a 180gn plus VLD bullet a 1000 yards with enough energy to reliably kill an elk. Just because a 140gn 6.5mm gets there at the same speed is it anywhere near as terminally effective? I am guessing that the "super overbore" 6.5's are the flattest shooting long range cartridges, but what niche do they fill?
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Last edited by bonefish; 11/27/16.
