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I know 2 guys that hunt with a 6.5 cm. They make a nice couple

As mentioned earlier, I have owned rifles for several 6.5 rounds, including the 6.5x54mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer, 6.4x54mm Mauser (a real obscure one), 6.5 Creedmoor, .260 Remington, 6.5x55, .264 Winchester Magnum, 26 Nosler, 6.5-.300 Weatherby Magnum and--yes!--the 6.5-06.

My 6.5-06 was a medium heavy-barreled E.R. Shaw, and VERY accurate, regularly putting three 140-grain Berger Hunting VLDs in three inches at 600 yards. I hunted with it some, for everything from varmints to deer-sized game, and it killed them fine. But I had to handload for it.

Have also owned more than one factory 6.5 Creedmoor that was just as accurate, and not only with handloads but factory ammo. Have killed deer-sized game with them just as far as I ever did with the 6.5-06--both with factory ammo and handloads. The Creedmoors kicked less, though the 6.5-06 was by no means a hard kicker. But if you want to practice a lot at longer ranges, lighter recoil does help, and so does longer barrel life, another advantage of the 6.5 Creedmoor over the 6.5-06.

Many get confused and think that just because 6.5mm CM does not offer more energy than other similar rounds it's not different.

It's very different for for the vast majority of hunters and shooters that don't reload, want easy reloading, or want platforms such as the AR.

Exactly.

And no matter how many times that is stated some refuse to see past “but my Swede runs 100 fps faster handloaded in my favorite long action deer rifle.” No shade on the Swede but it’s apples to oranges.