308win vs 6.5 CM - thoughts and questions

[EastMT]

Wow, this threads certainly went off the rails. Maybe I should just get a 270 and stop asking questions.

Haha yes, 308 vs 6.5 is like asking Ford vs Chevy, Honda vs Polaris. You might as well criticize someone’s kid.....


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[Ram94]

Haha yes, 308 vs 6.5 is like asking Ford vs Chevy, Honda vs Polaris. You might as well criticize someone’s kid.....


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Your kid needs help holding a fish? HA wow

 

[EastMT]

Your kid needs help holding a fish? HA wow

Yup, 32lb kid, 25lb king, his first. I had to hold onto the pole too or he was going for a swim!


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[Ram94]

Yup, 32lb kid, 25lb king, his first. I had to hold onto the pole too or he was going for a swim!


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Haha I'm just messing with you! Bet he was pumped about it.

 

[EastMT]

Haha I'm just messing with you! Bet he was pumped about it.

Man the whole bank of people were rolling, he let out a yell “ it’s huge, we need everybody’s help” hahaha the old men enjoyed more than him I think


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[brsnow]

Wow, this threads certainly went off the rails. Maybe I should just get a 270 and stop asking questions.

I have 6.5 , .308, and .270, if I wanted just one to cover it all, I would go 7mm-08.

 

[Mackay Sagebrush]

I think that 308 has killed some bigger critters with a 155 scenar, perhaps?

Ohh, one or two...

But I did not want to derail this thread with all that.

Funny thing is that I was shooting a .260:

before the 6.5 was even around, and I don't recall all this drama between the Creedtards and the .308 shooters.
As a guy who has all 3 (6.5 Manbun, .308 Grandpa, and .260RemingtonCantsupportAcartridgeTosavetheir lives) , it is silly. So much hype..

The part that cracks me up is that many can't seem to figure out (or deliberately choose to ignore, so they can champion their flavor of the week) that you can put a heavy for caliber, high BC VLD type bullet in a 6.5 case, 7-08 case, .308, case, etc, and the results start looking more alike than different, instead of what is typically done, which is compare the highest performing load, with a mediocre one.

 

[BravoFoxtrot]

I’ve killed a lot of animals with both. I’ve had front row seats to even more. From antelope to deer to elk. I’ve seen my own hits and the hits of others while spotting. I honestly can’t tell a difference. I like the 6.5 a little better with its slightly better ballistics and slightly less recoil. I like the .308, too. I also like .284 in almost anything. 6mm’s are good, too. My buddies and I shoot more than most. Shooting is fun. I’ve noticed that the more you shoot, the more questions get answered.

 

[Mackay Sagebrush]

I’ve killed a lot of animals with both. I’ve had front row seats to even more. From antelope to deer to elk. I’ve seen my own hits and the hits of others while spotting. I honestly can’t tell a difference. I like the 6.5 a little better with its slightly better ballistics and slightly less recoil. I like the .308, too. I also like .284 in almost anything. 6mm’s are good, too. My buddies and I shoot more than most. Shooting is fun. I’ve noticed that the more you shoot, the more questions get answered.

Funny how that works. When you shoot a lot, there seems to be very little difference.

I tend to shoot a little bit, and buy projectiles in bulk due to that:

and I have noticed that the elk sure don't like a well practiced rifleman, even if he is shooting an "obsolete" cartridge.

 

[Kimber7man]

Looks like my boxes except they say 6.5mm/9.0 g/139 grain!!!

 

[Gatorgrizz27]

In regards to the original question, if reducing recoil due to a shoulder injury/flinching is the primary concern, I don’t find my 6.5 CM to kick substantially less than my .30-06 with 150 gr bullets in the same rifles.

The “barrel life” part of the equation is a non issue unless you’re competing. It’s not as if the barrel just refuses to work when it’s worn out, it’s more along the lines of it starts shooting 3/4”-1” groups rather than 1/2” groups. Most will never shoot enough for it to even get there.

I’d buy a brake for the range, or set up a .223 trainer with the same scope, stock, etc. They are a ton of fun and you can easily shoot 100 rounds in a session without beating yourself up a bit.