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Well if you fallow what F class is doing it would be the 7 SAUM...
This has been my step up from the 308 family cases for a long while. Has been a few 7&300 WSMs thrown in the mix, but a 7 SAUM always sticks around. Once I get my 7 RSAUM up & running there will soon be a 280 AI Borden/Lilja/Kampfeld/McMillan custom for sale.
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Robert E. Lee
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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.
Drink and be merry for soldiers die for your freedoms.
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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.
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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...
Drink and be merry for soldiers die for your freedoms.
Semper Fidelis!
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Get a Micro bastard brake
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Once I get my 7 RSAUM up & running there will soon be a 280 AI Borden/Lilja/Kampfeld/McMillan custom for sale. Just curious. Is there a compelling argument for the 7 RSAUM over the 7mm WSM?
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Once I get my 7 RSAUM up & running there will soon be a 280 AI Borden/Lilja/Kampfeld/McMillan custom for sale. Just curious. Is there a compelling argument for the 7 RSAUM over the 7mm WSM? A good supply of quality brass? David
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Once I get my 7 RSAUM up & running there will soon be a 280 AI Borden/Lilja/Kampfeld/McMillan custom for sale. Just curious. Is there a compelling argument for the 7 RSAUM over the 7mm WSM? A good supply of quality brass? David This....and neck length if that’s a concern to you.
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Gen 1 or 2? Get a Micro bastard brake
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I would contend that a 140 gr 6.5mm cartridge would be quite adequate for up to elk, I have used 308 Win, 338 WM and 444 Marlin. The latter two made much more of an impression, but the 308 Win was rock solid. Many have said an 06 would be the next logical step but I would say any .33 caliber cartridge would be a better jump.
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