Thread: 6.5CM craze

Originally Posted by WallyR

Don't see what all the fuss is about.
Hit 'em right, they fall down dead.
Nothing wrong with a 260AI (I don't have one).
I'll neck down all the 308 brass I've got, and get a barrel in 6.5, chambered for 260AI, and fire form the brass.
That's if I ever shoot a 308 barrel out.
And if the arthritic shoulder needs to downsize.
Bigger holes bleed more - SD is only important for big heavy animals, where deep penetration is needed IMHO.

True about the hole/bleed-thing...I constantly have to remind myself that 'Many', dont reload, a reloaders answer to this, is to choose the projectile that doesnt go straight-through and out the other side ( I find 140's do this often .in 6.5x55) So we find something that is a bit more 'Frangible' in the 120, and lower. It delivers all the energy to the point of impact-through,but not out the other side. They seem to perform way past what they should. At the end of the day, its whatever works, and I do admit, if I was rifle-less, I'd seriously look at a CM