The short fat cartridges with high BC bullets and a fast barrel twist seem to be the wave of the future; or are they just the latest fad? I think the 6.5 PRC looks really good on paper and with reasonable recoil.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
It's all about marketing. If tomorrow hornady comes out with a 25 caliber 130+gr eldm with a bc around .6 and announces a new 25 caliber cartridge and touts it as better than all the rest with less recoil, then proceeds to advertise the hell out of it the same thing would happen. Many people have to have the latest and greatest even if the benefits are so minuscule most will never see the difference. Why else was the 260 all but dead yet people are falling all over themselves claiming the 6.5 creed as the be all end all?
I hear a lot of banter about developing loads with lighter recoil like the Creedmoor. To me it is a lot to do about nothing and all about marketing by companies that want you to believe they have the next greatest round. 308, 375, 30/30, 30/06, 45/70 and other completive rounds have been around for a long time and have proven their worth for their particular dynamics. The Creedmoor and rounds like it have yet to prove their worth. You can always tell the Pioneers from others as the Pioneers have arrows in their backs.
It's all about marketing.
I am not knocking innovation and marketing. Hornady has done an incredible job. Introduced some solid cartridges and made match AMMO available to the masses.
Not sure if Hornady is serving the PRS market or creating the PRS market. Whatever it is, hats off to them. Great business model. If I did not hand load I would probably be leaning towards their cartridge selections. Find a need and fill it, or build a need and fill it. Either way the same results.
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If I didn't have similar sized cartridge and had to chose between the 6.5cm or the .260, 100% 6.5cm would be the choice. Factory ammo available easily, and reloading components are largely the same.
Hornady has a great marketing dept, and creates lots of buzz backed with large manufacturers backing.
As a consumer, there has never been better guns, barrels, presses, ammo and optics available. Consumer wins hands down.