I thought this thread was about Boddington's gig with the .270 Win. Not the 6.5 CM. When the 6.5 CM LASTS as long as the .270 Win, then someone will be impressed. Boddington wasn't.
Did you read Boddington's article? Its partly about why he thinks the .270 is superior to the 6.5 Creedmoor and similar 6.5 cartridges, a judgement which is mostly based (as it is in many hunters) on muzzle velocity, not downrange velocity. And downrange velocity is why the "mild" 6.5's work so well--and not just at whatever's considered long range.
And not just with "sleek, high-BC" bullets, either. The same brand/type of bullet in a 6.5 and it will have a higher BC than a .270 bullet. At closer ranges a 140 Partition from the 6.5x55 works just as well as a 140 Partition from the .270, even if the .270 bullet is going faster. I know this from actually having used both.
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