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Re: 6.5 CM or 7mm-08
[Re: LongBeards29]
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06/07/21 09:54 AM
06/07/21 09:54 AM
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Goatkiller
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To me the 6.5 CM vs 7-08 is a toss up in performance and recoil. They are pretty close arguing the finer points really gets you nowhere in the real world.
And a much much much better choice than another caliber where you essentially limited to about 100 grain bullets.
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Re: 6.5 CM or 7mm-08
[Re: LongBeards29]
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06/10/21 12:20 PM
06/10/21 12:20 PM
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mauvilla
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I’ve got both killed honestly 80 + deer with the ole Remington Model 7 7-08 never had one second of issues. Have. 6.5 also have killed around 10 deer and hogs zero issues either. I wouldn’t think it matters one way or another would be more of a fit the rifle what feels the best dilemma more than caliber on these two to me
Last edited by mauvilla; 06/10/21 01:27 PM.
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Re: 6.5 CM or 7mm-08
[Re: LongBeards29]
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06/10/21 01:54 PM
06/10/21 01:54 PM
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buckhunter2
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Buy the 6.5 CM for ammo availability and cost if for no other reason.
When things normalize again 6.5 ammo availability and variety will be far superior to 7-08 and much cheaper.
7-08 ammo has always been overpriced and I’ve never heard a good explanation for why.
You're only as good as your worst shot-
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Re: 6.5 CM or 7mm-08
[Re: buckhunter2]
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06/10/21 02:51 PM
06/10/21 02:51 PM
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James
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Buy the 6.5 CM for ammo availability and cost if for no other reason.
When things normalize again 6.5 ammo availability and variety will be far superior to 7-08 and much cheaper.
7-08 ammo has always been overpriced and I’ve never heard a good explanation for why. Yep it is. I always used Federal Premium but stopped when it got higher than Giraffes Coochie several years ago. I did pick up couple boxes of Norma Whitetail for 26.99 last week at Academy...
Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many!
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Re: 6.5 CM or 7mm-08
[Re: LongBeards29]
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06/10/21 03:07 PM
06/10/21 03:07 PM
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AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Damn, y'all bitchin about 50-75 cents a bullet?? Never have understood the logic in that given the thousands some folks spend each year for all the other chit for hunting. Scentlok clothes, 2 tons of corn, cameras, club dues, etc. Forget about buying a bottle of old piss or a new, useless grunt call and get some good ammo.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: 6.5 CM or 7mm-08
[Re: AU338MAG]
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06/10/21 03:14 PM
06/10/21 03:14 PM
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Posts: 15,398 Ourtown, AL
BCLC
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Damn, y'all bitchin about 50-75 cents a bullet?? Never have understood the logic in that given the thousands some folks spend each year for all the other chit for hunting. Scentlok clothes, 2 tons of corn, cameras, club dues, etc. Forget about buying a bottle of old piss or a new, useless grunt call and get some good ammo. What tickles me is a lot of times that same deer hunter that wants the cheapest ammo they can find can’t wait to stand in line and drop $50 (or more) on a 5pk of magic turkey shells.
Last edited by BCLC; 06/10/21 03:14 PM.
We’re not dead. We just smell that way. Dayum. - AC870
Yessir! I’m always gonna shoot what makes me happy and I want everyone else to do the same! If you shoot one be proud of it and don’t worry what anyone else thinks. - SJ22
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Re: 6.5 CM or 7mm-08
[Re: BCLC]
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06/10/21 04:34 PM
06/10/21 04:34 PM
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James
Freak of Nature
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Damn, y'all bitchin about 50-75 cents a bullet?? Never have understood the logic in that given the thousands some folks spend each year for all the other chit for hunting. Scentlok clothes, 2 tons of corn, cameras, club dues, etc. Forget about buying a bottle of old piss or a new, useless grunt call and get some good ammo. What tickles me is a lot of times that same deer hunter that wants the cheapest ammo they can find can’t wait to stand in line and drop $50 (or more) on a 5pk of magic turkey shells. Hell iza only bitching because there ain't no way in hell a box of 7mm08 should've been pushing $50 bucks after taxes (which is $2.50) and that was years before all this latest bulldoodoo. I have several weapons that cost over $5 to $6 dollars a round and i don't bitch about them
Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many!
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Re: 6.5 CM or 7mm-08
[Re: James]
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06/10/21 05:46 PM
06/10/21 05:46 PM
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Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 15,398 Ourtown, AL
BCLC
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Apr 2017
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Ourtown, AL
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Damn, y'all bitchin about 50-75 cents a bullet?? Never have understood the logic in that given the thousands some folks spend each year for all the other chit for hunting. Scentlok clothes, 2 tons of corn, cameras, club dues, etc. Forget about buying a bottle of old piss or a new, useless grunt call and get some good ammo. What tickles me is a lot of times that same deer hunter that wants the cheapest ammo they can find can’t wait to stand in line and drop $50 (or more) on a 5pk of magic turkey shells. Hell iza only bitching because there ain't no way in hell a box of 7mm08 should've been pushing $50 bucks after taxes (which is $2.50) and that was years before all this latest bulldoodoo. I have several weapons that cost over $5 to $6 dollars a round and i don't bitch about them I’m picking up what you’re putting down. I agree with you 100%. Even before 6.5kreedmire was introduced and the 2020 price increases with people going Cray Cray ... top shelf 7-08 ammo was always more expensive than most any other regular factory ammo other than anything Weatherby branded. I’m surprised that Warbird doesn’t cost more than $5-6/rd.
We’re not dead. We just smell that way. Dayum. - AC870
Yessir! I’m always gonna shoot what makes me happy and I want everyone else to do the same! If you shoot one be proud of it and don’t worry what anyone else thinks. - SJ22
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Re: 6.5 CM or 7mm-08
[Re: AU338MAG]
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06/14/21 04:59 PM
06/14/21 04:59 PM
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buckhunter2
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Damn, y'all bitchin about 50-75 cents a bullet?? Never have understood the logic in that given the thousands some folks spend each year for all the other chit for hunting. Scentlok clothes, 2 tons of corn, cameras, club dues, etc. Forget about buying a bottle of old piss or a new, useless grunt call and get some good ammo. There’s a reason I listed “availability” before “cost”. The cost is irrelevant if you can’t find it.
You're only as good as your worst shot-
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Re: 6.5 CM or 7mm-08
[Re: buckhunter2]
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06/14/21 09:54 PM
06/14/21 09:54 PM
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Posts: 52 Jasper,Alabama
Dog
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spike
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Jasper,Alabama
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Buy the 6.5 CM for ammo availability and cost if for no other reason.
When things normalize again 6.5 ammo availability and variety will be far superior to 7-08 and much cheaper.
7-08 ammo has always been overpriced and I’ve never heard a good explanation for why. Solid advice. 6.5 ammo sales last couple years have been off the charts.
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