Thread: 6.5CM craze

Well over rated IMO. They don't have the SD to knock down an animal as quick as a 308. From what I have seen it always takes more than one shot to kill a red.
The flip side is that they are nice to shoot, very accurate and low recoil. That said so is my 308.

Originally Posted by Gkp

Well over rated IMO. They don't have the SD to knock down an animal as quick as a 308. From what I have seen it always takes more than one shot to kill a red.
The flip side is that they are nice to shoot, very accurate and low recoil. That said so is my 308.

Not in my experience, I shoot both .308win, 6.5 Creedmore and 6.5x47 Lapua on game and can say confidently that the 6.5s have performed better on deer and goats on all accounts. Projectile choice and shot placement is always more important. Ive never had to send a second finishing shot with the 6.5 due to lack of knock down.
They carry higher velocities out further than the .308 so with lighter jacket projectiles such as Amax or TMKs they are great at dumping high energy even out past 500y.

Originally Posted by Gkp

Well over rated IMO. They don't have the SD to knock down an animal as quick as a 308. From what I have seen it always takes more than one shot to kill a red.
The flip side is that they are nice to shoot, very accurate and low recoil. That said so is my 308.

I've had no problem going from a 7mmdown to a .260 on reds shot a nice big stag at 500yards with it no problem.

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Originally Posted by Gkp

Well over rated IMO. They don't have the SD to knock down an animal as quick as a 308. From what I have seen it always takes more than one shot to kill a red.
The flip side is that they are nice to shoot, very accurate and low recoil. That said so is my 308.

You need to gen up on what SD is and how calculate it, then run the numbers.

Actually, I'll do it for you.

.308 175gr ELD-X.... SD = 0.264
.308 150gr GameKing.... SD = 0.226

.264 143gr ELD-X.... SD = 0.293
.263 130gr GameKing SD = 0.266

As for needing second shots to kill a red, maybe your hunting with the blind?

Sorry, courier has let me down (again) this morning, so I'm picking on you.

Originally Posted by Flyblown

You need to gen up on what SD is and how calculate it, then run the numbers.

Actually, I'll do it for you.

.308 175gr ELD-X.... SD = 0.264
.308 150gr GameKing.... SD = 0.226

.264 143gr ELD-X.... SD = 0.293
.263 130gr GameKing SD = 0.266

As for needing second shots to kill a red, maybe your hunting with the blind?

Sorry, courier has let me down (again) this morning, so I'm picking on you.

I thought that might spice it up a bit.

Originally Posted by Gkp

Well over rated IMO. They don't have the SD to knock down an animal as quick as a 308. From what I have seen it always takes more than one shot to kill a red.
The flip side is that they are nice to shoot, very accurate and low recoil. That said so is my 308.

I dont own one but saying stuff like that is so stupid. If its taking more than one shot with pretty much any of the 308 based cases inside 300 yards in NZ you are picking the wrong projectile, dont know where to aim, or suck at shooting. The only other option is the odd shot were things dont go to plan (which happens but shouldn't every shot). A 140 class 6.5 projectile is plenty for anything in NZ if you know your limits.