Originally Posted by
Nomercy448
A 140grn pill in 6.5mm has an SD of .287, and out to 500 it'll hit above 2,000fps... Why wouldn't it be a hammer?
But - there's a handful of cartridges which will do the exact same, or more, even in a short action. Popularity for the 6.5 is deserved, just not at this scale. The magnitude of its popularity isn't pixie dust, it's marketing.
I can see that to a point, but not on the level of .300 Blackout. Which I have no clue how it got so popular. At least in my circles it's crazy how many guys have a .300 BLK. To me that is the ultimate marketing round.