Thread: 6.5CM craze

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.