No, no, no, and NO! Drop and drift comparisons are listed in
MOA, not inches! That's
32 inches less drop and
8 inches less drift, in a cartridge with 4% more muzzle energy and
24% less recoil.
You seem hell-bent on denigrating this cartridge. Let me point out a few realities:
1. "New" cartridges,
especially cartridges designed for long range competition, are often based on the answer to the question "what are the best bullets available in this caliber?" When that question is answered, and the best bullet won't work in an existing gun because the twist is too slow or the OAL is too long for the magazine, a new cartridge is developed that addresses those issues.
2. Many, MANY more rounds are fired each year at inanimate objects than are fired at living creatures.
3. Almost every rifleman alive prefers (all other things being equal) more accuracy and less recoil.
The 6.5 Creedmoor is able to take advantage of bullets that
did not exist when the .260 Remington was introduced, and which will not work well in existing .260 Remington guns under many conditions.
The issue is
not "Should I dump my .308 or .260 or whatever for a 6.5 Creedmoor?" It's "What are the benefits of this cartridge over others that are available?"
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