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Originally posted by swage:

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Originally posted by WARPIG602:

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Originally posted by swage:

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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
[quote]I really don't see why anyone would want to shoot .308

maybe a heavier projectile?

The 6.5CM hangs ballistically with the .300WM.

Huh?

Differnces of 450 fps, 1400 ft lbs of energy.....while using a bigger bullet are considered "hanging with" ?

300WM is producing the same energy and more speedat 300 yards than the 6.5 at the muzzle.

I'm referring to drop and drift. I could care less about foot pounds of energy.

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but I want it for long distance target shooting(200-700 yards) and eventually deer hunting

...so energy delivered to the target should definitely be considered.

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Originally posted by muzzleloader:
No love here for the 6.5 Swede? comes in the Tikka, bullet weights way up to 160, great cases from Lupua, targets and animals won't know it didn't come out of a CM case.

Im a swede guy through and through.

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Originally posted by swage:

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Originally posted by WARPIG602:

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Originally posted by swage:

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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
[quote]I really don't see why anyone would want to shoot .308

maybe a heavier projectile?

The 6.5CM hangs ballistically with the .300WM.

Huh?

Differnces of 450 fps, 1400 ft lbs of energy.....while using a bigger bullet are considered "hanging with" ?

300WM is producing the same energy and more speedat 300 yards than the 6.5 at the muzzle.

I'm referring to drop and drift. I could care less about foot pounds of energy.

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but I want it for long distance target shooting(200-700 yards) and eventually deer hunting

...so energy delivered to the target should definitely be considered.

The 6.5 variants have been killing stuff for well over 100 years.

OP,
I'd recommend a 700 in 243 or 308

Either caliber are easily purchased everywhere

Either caliber will go the distance

Either caliber will kill deer sized animals

The 243 is a little faster but the trade off is they are hotter than the 308 and will wear out a barrel in a lot shorter time....if you are not gonna shoot over 100 rounds a year, than it won't matter about the faster barrel wear...

The 243 has less recoil than the 308