Good read on 6.5 cartridge history (vs. 7mm)

[robby denning]

Van Zwoll really does his research on this stuff.

I thought it was gonna be a 6.5CM fan-boy article (with quotes from @Ryan Avery ) but was pleasantly surprised. The 6.5 vs. 7mm in the title was a little click-baity but he eventually got to it.

I wondered if he’d mention Doug Burris’s World Record in there and he did. Interesting take that “…even Doug Burris couldn’t save the .264 Win Mag” (paraphrase)

Give it a read and share your thoughts. Did Van Zwoll nail it?

Is the 6.5 the New 7?

Long ignored, 6.5mm cartridges now rock! Why? The 7mm clan, dear for decades, holds its breath!

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[Estrn_hntr]

Very interesting read for sure!


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[Steve O]

264 Win is a LOT better cartridge with today’s bullets and powders than when it was introduced. I’m sure glad it is still around. WVZ does a real good job on all his rifle/cartridge/shooting/hunting articles. Best of the old guys. Joseph Avon Benedikt is a younger writer that does very similar well researched and thought out pieces.

 

[sneaky]

"The modest success of the .260 Remington after its 2002 start is partly due to the 7mm-08, which preceded it by a decade"....ummm, he may want to do a little more research. The 7mm-08 is based on the 7/.308 which came out in 1958. Remington made rifles in 7-08 in 1980, the 260 Remington in 1997. That's a wee bit longer than a decade.

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[billoo349]

Memeholing in training

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