I toted a 7 mag for 20+ years and endured that punishment every trigger pull. Four years ago I bought a 6.5 cm to try out. I put a can on it and a Swarovski X5i and it was a stone cold killer. So far it’s 12 for 12 on 4.5 year or older bucks in Alabama and only three of them ran after impact with only one of those making it out of sight before he dropped. With the light recoil, the accuracy; and what I’ve witnessed first hand with killing power, I don’t ever see me going back to the 7 mag.

So say what you want but I’d put that round against any of them on the bench or in the woods.

"Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters."

-- Archibald Rutledge