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6.5 Creedmoor vs. 7mm-08
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<blockquote data-quote="jakeway" data-source="post: 4525300" data-attributes="member: 280"><p>This does appear to be the standard approach, but I take the opposite view. I start with a bullet weight, usually 120 to 140 grain for deer, and compare that weight in the various cartridges. I love the way my 260 shoots a 120 gr, and I also use a 120 in my 7mm-08. But if I have to go to a 140 gr pill in 7mm to get the trajectory of the 260 120 gr, I consider the need to go to a heavier bullet a disadvantage of the larger caliber. In an "apples to apples" comparison, the 6.5CM wins because you can get that performance with a lighter bullet. As long as the bullet is heavy enough, any extra weight is immaterial.</p><p></p><p>Now, admittedly there's not much difference in these two, and I hardly notice any difference in recoil and muzzle blast between my 7mm-08 140 gr loads and my 260 120 gr loads. But compare a 140 gr 6.5 CM to an equivalent velocity and BC 30 caliber, and the increased recoil, muzzle blast, etc and it's noticeable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jakeway, post: 4525300, member: 280"] This does appear to be the standard approach, but I take the opposite view. I start with a bullet weight, usually 120 to 140 grain for deer, and compare that weight in the various cartridges. I love the way my 260 shoots a 120 gr, and I also use a 120 in my 7mm-08. But if I have to go to a 140 gr pill in 7mm to get the trajectory of the 260 120 gr, I consider the need to go to a heavier bullet a disadvantage of the larger caliber. In an "apples to apples" comparison, the 6.5CM wins because you can get that performance with a lighter bullet. As long as the bullet is heavy enough, any extra weight is immaterial. Now, admittedly there's not much difference in these two, and I hardly notice any difference in recoil and muzzle blast between my 7mm-08 140 gr loads and my 260 120 gr loads. But compare a 140 gr 6.5 CM to an equivalent velocity and BC 30 caliber, and the increased recoil, muzzle blast, etc and it's noticeable. [/QUOTE]
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