Baroque Brass
Senior Member
I agree with everything said. I just had a conversation yesterday about rifle calibers and said if I only had my choice of one caliber, it would be .308. No caliber is going to turn a bad or careless marksman into competent shooter unless he learns how to shoot. As has been said before, it’s all about shot placement. When I worked at the range, a young man showed up to zero a 300 Winmag. I asked him what he was going to hunt and he replied “deer”. I asked him if he needed that much rifle for white tails and he said I want to make sure he goes down no matter where I hit him. He couldn’t shoot, he shot a box of cartridges and they were all over the target.This thread entertains me...
The OP mentioned .308 and 7PRC, for a new rifle.
It took no time for the 6.5 Creedmoor to show up...
No one that has a clue about rifle rounds in general should have anything bad to say about the 6.5CM. It'll kill any whitetail on the planet, and do a good job of it.
But it's nothing special.
The thing that I enjoy making fun of is the LEGIONS of folks who have not been messing with rifles for a lifetime, that think simply owning a 6.5CM will make them a good shooter, and deer will simply fall over dead at 500 yards because they pull the trigger.
It just ain't so, but the market sure has convinced a bun wearing bunch of fools that it is...
I'll leave this thread with this.
No matter what else may come and go, as long as humans walk planet earth, there will be .308 and .30'06 ammo to be found.
Having said all that, I like my 6.5. Except for one hog that ran about thirty yards, everything else has been DRT.
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