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6.5-06 vs 6.5x284
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<blockquote data-quote="jlamb" data-source="post: 474483" data-attributes="member: 18855"><p>So I spoke to a local gunsmith in depth about a 1000 yard gun. Without any solicitation he offered up the 6.5-06 as a solution over the 308 due to the high BC's of the 6.5 bullets. Moreover he said that the 6.5x284 was ballistically the equivelent of the 6.5-06 but had magazine feeding issues where the 6.5-06 did not. </p><p> </p><p>I asked about the 6.5 Creedmore and he pointed out that the 6.5mm/140 grain bullets have a sweet spot at 3,000 feet per second (muzzle velocity) and the 6.5 Creedmore couldn't reach it where the 6.5-06 is perfect. I'm going to have him build a M40 clone but in the 6.5.</p><p> </p><p>Has anybody else heard about the sweet spot at 3000 fps? I know if varies w/caliber and weight. I ran this through Ballistic FTE and it makes a ton of sense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jlamb, post: 474483, member: 18855"] So I spoke to a local gunsmith in depth about a 1000 yard gun. Without any solicitation he offered up the 6.5-06 as a solution over the 308 due to the high BC's of the 6.5 bullets. Moreover he said that the 6.5x284 was ballistically the equivelent of the 6.5-06 but had magazine feeding issues where the 6.5-06 did not. I asked about the 6.5 Creedmore and he pointed out that the 6.5mm/140 grain bullets have a sweet spot at 3,000 feet per second (muzzle velocity) and the 6.5 Creedmore couldn't reach it where the 6.5-06 is perfect. I'm going to have him build a M40 clone but in the 6.5. Has anybody else heard about the sweet spot at 3000 fps? I know if varies w/caliber and weight. I ran this through Ballistic FTE and it makes a ton of sense. [/QUOTE]
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