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I'm waiting on larue to release a 6.5cm or even a 260 barrel for my tObr. I'm hoping it's the creedmore.
Hopefully by then these will be easier to snag. They're supposedly extending our range from max of 600 yards to at least 1k this summer.
And I'm afraid at that point I'll regret having sold both my 338 lapua's. Just hated burning 90ish grains of powder at 600 when my 308's were just as adequate at that range.
Thinking I'll replace the 338 with a 6.5 though for economy.
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Honestly, I don't really see a reason for the .338LM when the 6.5CM/.260 are so capable at so much lower cost and recoil (and gun weight, but my 6.5CM semi auto is 14 damn pounds so that's not always true) unless you really need the energy for some reason. With the advances in ammo supply and selection for the 6.5CM I'm now VERY happy I made the decision to go CM over .260. I have all the stuff to reload but never do it anymore, too busy and off the shelf ammo for the CM is crazy good. I really wish Hornady would produce a 123gr CM round, their 123gr Amax has much better ballistics than the 120gr, but they don't sell 123gr CM ammo. My 123gr handloads for my semi-auto were bug-hole groups and the velocity is really nice.
I'm really liking the looks of that Prime ammo too, just heard of it the other day for the first time... You'd think I spend all my time in GD instead of tech forums.