Originally Posted by bluestem
Originally Posted by addicted
I’ve been partial to the 260 since 1998

I will say thanks to the 6.5 CM for breathing life into sadly a dying caliber. 6.5 Swed etc as well. Many more reloading components now to choose from.

One thing that’s been hard for me to break is actually using a 6.5 on big game. Only used my 260 once on a whitetail cull buck.

I’ve always been a 7mm/30 caliber guy and using heavy for caliber bullets.

Yes the 6.5 CM doesn’t produce much recoil, but if you use a larger caliber with the same BC or higher, it’ll outperform the 6.5 CM especially with similar or higher velocities.

I’d grab my 270, 270 WSM or 270 Roy before I’d ever grab my 260 or 6.5 CM for anything larger than deer in my opinion.



6.5 Swede a dying caliber?

News to me.


For a lot it is unless you reload. Most only buy a rifle they can buy ample factory loads for...

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