going below 6.5 for hunting makes little sense. if for PRS - the 6mm is the best, with almost no recoil and excellent ballistics to a 1000.All my long guns…. 100 yards. That’s all. After reading this thread I now need to join the .40 and 6.5 club. Those will have to be my next purchases.
those who make fun of a 6.5CM should see a 6 Dasher round.
if i would want to bust @Broc balls, i would say the way to go would be to begin right away with a 6.5x47 lapua, but, i myself decided not to mess with it neither.
barrel life of my bergara lrp2 in 6.5CM that shoots 1/4 moa so far seems to be excellent, with a moderate load i developed. hope it will stay like that for long enough.
a 6CM barrel would be long dead by now.