Originally Posted by Jordan Smith
Originally Posted by Brad
Originally Posted by Sakoluvr
It seems like the 7mm-08 can dupe the 6.5 CM ballistic wise and maybe even edge it (haven't looked past 500 yards) . Is it the lighter recoil of the 6.5 or the 30 degree shoulder of the 6.5? Disclaimer: I have no idea what the benefit of a 30 degree shoulder is, maybe less case stretch??

I own both and like both, but I seem to have a greater attachment to the 7-08.


6.5CM: Lighter recoil, finer inherent accuracy, less down-range drift with less recoil, more and better factory ammo, and rifles properly twisted out of the box.

All true, except the down-range drift part. Ballistically, the 7-08 matches and exceeds the 6.5 CM as distance stretches out.


I'm pretty sure with the three words after what you bolded that Brad was essentially saying less down-range drift for a given recoil level while emphasizing that one can get less drift and less recoil with some 6.5mm loads compared to similar 7mm loads.