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Originally Posted by Stinky Coyote
And just to provide context and a different way for people to view things...
6.5 cm 147 gr vs 300 win mag 200 gr
Factory Hornady Loads
Exact same penetration (sd.301)
6.5 cm has 55.4% less recoil
6.5 cm has 26.5% less bullet weight
6.5 cm has 5.4% less velocity
That is a shat ton less recoil energy giving up very little everywhere else that matters. Basically maintain same velocities at same distances all the way out.
This is the magic of of the 6.5’s...
The Grendel 123 gr does this to the 308 168 gr, almost identically the above.
The PRC 147 does this to the 338 Lapua 250 gr. Not as close as the two examples above but still so close as to compare.
Maybe this helps big picture the actual real world differences better? And show why it’s not hype and marketing.
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Energy seems to be a missing factor in all your stats, convenient as its the major difference between the two. You state “basically maintain the same velocities all the way out”, but next to no energy seems to be forgotten in your quoting of data. The 300 has the same energy at 500 yards that the 6.5 has at less than 175 yards. “Maybe this helps big picture the actual real world differences better” and show why its all hype and marketing with your comparison. You reached too far by comparing the 6.5 to the 300. The 6.5 is a shinning star when its compared to rounds in its class which is deer sized cartridges but loses vast credibility when its compared out of its class for hunting as most of the rest of your posts on this thread are doing. I’m sure its more than capable as a gong whacker as are a large variety or cartridges and calibers where the major factor is the shooters knowledge of bullet drop, equipment and wind reading and less about the actual cartridge ( to a reasonable degree)