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Is that what you're reading?Are you saying that the 308 can't consistently hit targets at 1000+ yds?
To bad there isn't an in depth history of PRS, and which came first, PRS or Hornady introducing the 6.5 CM and needing a place for people to shoot their factory ammo.Selling rifles/ barrels and getting people into long range shooting.
6.5 isn't the end all be all but it offers a lot. There are plenty of other options out there. If you don't care about distances past 600yds, 308 is still a wonderful option
Best thing for me about 6.5 CM is that I can do the tables in my head because it's all multiples of 100Selling rifles/ barrels and getting people into long range shooting.
6.5 isn't the end all be all but it offers a lot. There are plenty of other options out there. If you don't care about distances past 600yds, 308 is still a wonderful option
"Better" here means "farther". It can go to 1,500 accurately, no problemI would assume better means tighter groups at 1000, and more velocity at the target which calculates to more energy on the target. Yes the 6.5 140 grainer is hitting harder than the .308 175 grainer at that distance.
I think you mean Fudd. Show some respect.
Exactly, why I said why I said, more optimal for it. Flatter trajectory the room for error is less, you don't have to kentucky lob the bullet out there because the drop factor is not as much.Better may not be the right word...
More efficiently. IE, less adjustment needed to make hits compared to .308win.
Look at the precision rifle shoots these days. Very few people are still shooting .308 these days... no one here is saying. 308 can't do it. They're just saying 6.5cm does it.... well, better. Lol.
KE=1/2mv^2I would assume better means tighter groups at 1000, and more velocity at the target which calculates to more energy on the target. Yes the 6.5 140 grainer is hitting harder than the .308 175 grainer at that distance.
Exactly, why I said why I said, more optimal for it. Flatter trajectory the room for error is less, you don't have to kentucky lob the bullet out there because the drop factor is not as much.
I know I'm stating the obvious but I guess it's all in the wording, some things have to be explained.
KE=1/2mv^2
That velocity is the big factor in that equation.
My 22” 6.5 creed gas gun shoots factory Hornady 140 ELD X at 2750fps. My 18” 308 gas gun shoots M118 (175 SMK) at 2550 FPS. Plug these numbers into your ballistic app and you will find tour answer.The 6.5 shoots flatter than the 308. That's an undeniable fact. A flatter shooting bullet will require less adjustment. This is also a fact. How much is the difference in adjustment between the two? I don't know. I'm not "hating" on new cartridges. If something is better it's better. I'm just trying to figure what makes it better. I was hoping that someone that has extensive knowledge with both calibers in the AR platform could provide side by side comparisons and point out the differences that make it better or not. Someone that isn't influenced by publishers or gun/ammo companies.