"You'll hear a lot of trash talk about the CM because the caliber is so popular and for whatever reason the old school guys hate it."

BC, I was one of the "old school guys" in the beginning with the 6.5 CM but ever since I started shooting mine, I have warmed up to it considerably. It hits with plenty authority for woods goats and the bullet construction is, as always, the deal maker/breaker. As someone with a prosthetic shoulder joint, I have been advised by my surgeon to leave the bazookas alone, but the 6.5 CM and PRC are plenty powerful without detaching your retina!
Remember this above all else: it aint what you shoot, it's how you shoot it!