Cool story Bro
There is an historical reason why the 6.5's were never well received by North American shooters or manufacturers: the 6.5x50SR Arisaka and the 6.5 Carcano were used against the Allies during the war, while the 6.5x55 Swede garnered a reputation as a poor hunting caliber in North America due to the lack of quality ammunition for the first few decades of its' introduction; turns out that shooting big game with military hardball doesn't work so well.
While the 6.5 is a fine caliber with impressive numbers, it has been resurrected with clever marketing designed to sell the latest "new & shiny" to people who just have to have the newest and shiniest.
Your posts remind me of the magazine articles written by people selling the latest new & shiny throughout the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's. Hence the skepticism by members who have BTDT multiple times over the years.
Carry on.
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