I agree that it's not the most overrated cartridge ever. In fact it might arguably be the best hunting all-arounder there is.... certainly it's in the conversation.
But overpenetration is a whole different thing.
I was just shooting a cartridge today that is on par with 30-06 recoil, which is my 7 WSM's shooting 180-gn bullets. The thing is, for the recoil investment, the 7 WSM just torches the good ol' 30-06 in terms of capabilities, and in a more compact rifle to boot.
Anyway.... we digress... but that's the point of a cartridge like the 6.5 CM: to maximize performance per unit of recoil.
