11-14-2015, 07:17 AM
BluntForceTrauma Wrote:Stan, anyone can tell just be looking at 'em which is the cooler cartridge.Heh, heh. Yeah, John...I guess you can.

Still, these two loads are just what I wanted for shooting tests when I did my 6.5 vs 6.8 comparison 10 years ago.*
Both have lead-core FMJ bullets designed specifically for each cartridge, of exactly the same weight, with the same type of ogive, and (maybe) the same jacket material. Would finally allow an apples-to-apples evaluation of the military potential.
*Doesn't seem possible it's been that long. Apparently it's true -- time really does fly when you're having fun. (And even when you're not!
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