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Old 05-12-2018, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by marky_mark View Post
If your only getting 2800 FPS with a 6.5x284 I would be doing some more load development. There’s normally a node at 3000 FPS
26 nosler is another 350 FPS gain above that

Ammo availability is really a non issue in North America for any of these calibers

Personally, I’ve seen a lot of animals have an extremely high will to live. I’d rather have a front quarter with major damage over wounding something. I just think for hunting here, There’s better options
You are completely out to lunch. Completely. Experience, real experience, is a great teacher. With some you will clearly understand that what the CM can do with suitable bullets at those speeds are more than sufficient for most game that walks this continent.
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