Teeder,
It doesn't matter if somebody buys a 6.5 Creedmoor and only shots to 200 yards (or whatever). The bullets still have plenty of power for big game at close range. That's part of what I was pointing out when somebody suggested a 7mm of about the same power would somehow be more effective with 140-grain bullets.
This has been proven over and over again by 6.5 cartridges since the 6.5x55 appeared in 1892.
I thought you were pointing out the BC advantage of the 6.5, which doesn't mean dick
IMO. at the less than 200 yards the OP said he wanted to stay under. My mistake.
Honest question for you, have you done any penetration testing with the new high BC bullets when hitting at simulated close range (close to muzzle velocity)?
BTW, I'm not dissing the 6.5's. If I didn't already have a lifetime supply of 7mm bullets, I'd probably get one too.
