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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SLE" data-source="post: 307033" data-attributes="member: 3889">After being a 30 caliber snob for pretty much my whole life and getting the shit kicked outa me for more than 2 decades by my 30-06 I found myself looking for a cheap smaller caliber rifle to start my kids on. Thought about a 243 but wanted a little more ass to it and something a little more versatile. Ended up with a Ruger American 6.5 CM topped with a cheap Vortex Diamondback 4-16x44 Tactical scope. Of course "Dad" had to set it up, and dial it in...................and then take it on a couple Deer hunting outings to make sure it was an effective round. Low and behold I found it to be a dream to shoot and an absolute tack driver out to 500-700 yds at which point I start running out of scope for my eyes. I was astounded how well that gun, as a very cheap setup, shoots. Spending time behind that gun proved to me you don't have to get the snot kicked out of you to have an effective rifle cartridge.With a 308 also in the armory amongst several other calibers, I had been contemplating a new high end light weight long range setup. Something fun to ping steel out past a 1k yds, an effective hunting round, and yet something I can backpack into the back country. I also wanted something with lower recoil and a cartridge that had very good factory ammo. The 6.5 CM left me really liking the cartridge for its great accuracy with factory rounds and low recoil but wanting a little more speed to add some energy at longer distance. I made a leap of faith and purchased a round and a gun that I had no first hand experience with and didn't know anyone that owned either. After some extensive research I picked up a Fierce Firearms Carbon Edge chambered in 6.5 PRC and topped with the new Nightforce NX8 4-32x50. I'm only on about month 6 of ownership but so far I'm very happy with my purchase. Very Low recoil (it does have a radial brake), excellent accuracy with factory Hornady 147 ELDM pills, and far an away the funest gun I have in the safe. Dialing in for antelope season I laid a 2" 3 shot 700 yd group together on factory ammo, something I've never done before! And of course it put down 2 speed goats last weekend for both myself, and my hunting partner that used it to dispatch his wounded goat that bedded down at a touch over 400 yds.I know lots of people cringe when you say 6.5 but damnit, they shoot so well. Hornaday put the time, effort, and technology into developing these cartridges with the correct barrel twist and is providing excellent factory ammo which has made the 6.5CM and the PRC really desirable rounds. I will say, the 6.5-284 was on my short list but got axed due to the lack of factory ammo support. My eye also twitched a little when I looked up the ballistics of the 6.5-300 Wb however the 34+lbs of felt recoil (more than 10lbs more than the ot-six!) was enough to make my eye's water.My only note of disregard for the 6.5 PRC has been finding ammo as of late. I have 7-8 boxes so I'm not in any shortage but like several calibers that are maybe not quite as mainstream as say a .270, 308, 30-06, 243 or even the 6.5CM, 6.5 PRC ammo is about non existent at the moment.</blockquote>

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