I've been a 6.5MM junkie since the early 1970's when I bought a Remington 700 BDL rifle chambered in 6.5 Rem Magnum. I liked it enough that I bought a 264 Win Mag a few years later.
The 264 was followed by a 6.5x55 Swede, a 6.5x284, a 6.5-06, and later by a 260 Rem. I followed up with a 6.5 Creedmoor when they first became available.
Today I still own the original 6.5 Rem Mag, 2- 264 Win Mags, 2-6.5x55 Swedes, one 6.5x284, one 6.5-06, one 260 Rem, and one 6.5 CM. Of the bunch, I generally grab the Sako AV 6.5x55 Swede simply because I like the rifle the best of the bunch. All of them will do basically the same thing - within reason - with varying velocities and bullets, and IMO, the bullets are what makes all of the 6.5 cartridges extremely versatile. Anything from a 129 grain bullet to a 160 grain bullet will kill anything you might encounter in North America.
Pick the one you decide is best with a good bullet for what you're hunting and it probably won't fail you.
It's official. I missed the selfie deadline so I'm Maser's sock puppet because rene and the Polish half of the fubar twins have decided that I am.
