I'm not sure why all new 6.5s have to be barn burners.

IMO the 6.5 shines in calibers like 6.5x55 and .260 rem. Use the high BC and sectional density to get good performance with light recoil and modest velocity, not to stretch the range as far as possible.

Cartridges like this just don't appeal to enough people IMO. Combine that with people being burnt out on new cartridges (thanks WSMs) and you have another failure of a 6.5 on the market.

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Posted by Aubie Spr96

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Posted on 1/23/14 at 6:36 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt

Well stated sir and very true. 6.5x55 or 260 kills em just as dead in standard actions with readily available ammo. Why reinvent the wheel?

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Posted by TigerOnThe Hill

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Posted on 1/23/14 at 1:37 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt

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IMO the 6.5 shines in calibers like 6.5x55 and .260 rem. Use the high BC and sectional density to get good performance with light recoil and modest velocity, not to stretch the range as far as possible.

Spoken like someone who's actually used a 6.5 on real game.

My 6.5 JDJ Contender barrel uses a 120 Nosler BT at only 2400 fps. Nevertheless, it's DEADLY. I've killed close to 30 big game animals w/ it, mostly whitetail deer, but also 2 pronghorn antelope, 2 mule deer, a bunch of prairie dogs and one turkey.

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Cartridges like this just don't appeal to enough people IMO. Combine that with people being burnt out on new cartridges (thanks WSMs) and you have another failure of a 6.5 on the market.

True. In addition, I think American hunters in general just don't "get" the 6.5's. For example, as a hunting cartridge, the 7-08 Remington has a good following, but the 260 Remington if prolly on it's way to oblivion...