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Re: 6.8 v 6.5G v .300BLK [Re: QuitShootinYoungBucks] #5680126 04/01/15 10:42 PM
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Yep, heavier bullet at the same velocity means more energy.

Re: 6.8 v 6.5G v .300BLK [Re: QuitShootinYoungBucks] #5680923 04/02/15 02:16 PM
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But energy increases exponentially with velocity. Way more effective than just increasing the weight.

Subsonics are subperformers.

Re: 6.8 v 6.5G v .300BLK [Re: QuitShootinYoungBucks] #5680958 04/02/15 02:40 PM
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I have several 300 BO and 6.8s. I've also toyed with the idea of a 6.5 for a long time, but still. haven't pulled the trigger.

6.8 is the best round for deer/pigs under 300, period. If I was hunting antelope, I might add a 6.5 to the herd. As it now stands, if the antelope opportunity arises, I have a few 308s that'll do the job.

300 is flexible. It's a great CQB weapon, and a good for under 150 deer/hogs with supers. While subs are quiet, and many hunt with them, I still haven't found a bullet that I like for hunting with it. And the reason for that is that I almost always just grab a 6.8 for hunting.

Ragerding cans, there's a lot of noise about them being useless with supers; to which I reply "hogwash". When I stick a can on my 6.8, it's comfortable to shoot without hearing protection. I haven't stuck a mic next to it to see how many DBs it's pumping out and whether it's actually hearing safe, but my ears say that it is. My 11.3" 6.8 SBR with a Saker 762 is pretty much my go-to field combo, nowadays.

True that 6.8 brass is more expensive than 300, but I just ponied up and bought 1,000 pieces of once-fired federal for about $180. This, along with the 1,000 or so pieces I had from miscellaneous other stuff, and I've pretty much got hunting brass for life. Bullets are very easy to come by and there are some excellent hunting pills out there.

But I still like my 300s. I have a 9" SBR, a 10.5" SBR, and a 16". All are wearing an AAC 51t mount, so that they can share an SDN-6. And all are fun to shoot.

If longer range is your thing, the 6.5g may be interesting. But for me, the brass is just way to hard to find, and expensive to buy. The bolts are problematic, with many horror stories of bolts breaking. There's confusion as to whether the chamber specs will be changed again. 6.5 needs long barrels to shine, and I like SBRs. And with most loads, my 6.8 is just better under 250-300.

If I still lived in Montana, where there are lots of 300+ opportunities, you can believe I'd have a 6.5g.

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Re: 6.8 v 6.5G v .300BLK [Re: QuitShootinYoungBucks] #5681214 04/02/15 05:20 PM
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Nice post, WhoDat. Thanks!


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Re: 6.8 v 6.5G v .300BLK [Re: QuitShootinYoungBucks] #5681269 04/02/15 05:45 PM
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well put and I agree 100%
Shooting supersonics I can't detect a difference out of the same barrel length with the same can.

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