The 6.5 does everything the 7-08 and 270 does with recoil closer to 243. But then the recoil from 7-08 or 270 is hardly bad. You could certainly do the job with any of them, but if looking for an excuse to buy something different the 6.5 has a lot going for it. It is already far more common than 7-08 and in a few more years may well surpass 308. It ain't a flash in the pan.
