Almost 6.5 creedmoor ballistic coefficient numers.
In 7mm with that BC I bet it's very impressive round.
Almost! Ha.
Bullet-wise the 7mm always had a better BC, than just about anything out there. Just a matter of how much powder you get behind it.
Only advantage the 6.5 bullet would have in a creedmoor round would be less recoil, (which does factor into a shooter's ability to repeat consecutive hits)
Bullet-wise the 7mms are king, (I'd say). Round-wise?
It becomes a juggling act between: bullet-weight, velocity, enegry (desired if hunting) recoil, and barrel life; (oh and action length: short, long or magnum)
Both 6.5s and 7mms pressure up cases and wear barrel throats on the quick side.
28 noslers are bad ass mofos.
What's with the G7 Ballistic shit? Metric? The new age transsexual method of BC measurement? Seems confusing and redundant when there was already a scale out there.
Like if you want a monster, get something like this:
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com...ew-750gr-titanium-tipped-monster-from-berger/
Interestingly:
Hornady's 180grn ELD claims higher than that Beger
https://www.hornady.com/support/ballistic-coefficient
6.5mm 140 gr. ELD Match
0.646 G1
0.326 G7
6.5mm 147 gr. ELD Match
0.697 G1
0.351 G7
7mm 162 gr. ELD Match
0.670 G1
0.338 G7
7mm 180 gr. ELD Match
1 in 8.75" Twist
0.777 G1
0.391 G7
7mm 180 gr. ELD Match
1 in 7.5" Twist
0.816 G1
0.411 G7
Beger's 195grn 7mm Hunter Bullet has pretty big numbers too:
The actual form factor of the 7mm 195 grain Elite Hunter is among the lowest offered by any Berger Bullet, beating the G7 drag standard by 11%. Combined with the high sectional density, this bullet has a G7 BC of 0.387, which is 5% higher than the Berger .30 caliber 230 grain Target Hybrid!
Due to the extremely low drag profile of this bullet, the G1 BC varies a considerable amount across the velocity spectrum. Above 3000 fps, the bullet is flying with a G1 BC of 0.814. As it slows to 1500 fps, the G1 BC falls to 0.706, for an average of 0.754 from 3000 to 1500 fps.
Sometimes I think the getting too deep in ballictics gets queer.
I shot a 7mm-08 in competition back in the 90s, (cause David Tubb was killing it with one) It was great ballistics at 168grn with lower recoil than a 190grn 30cal which guys many shot.
However David Tubb also killed everyone with the 190grn 30cal. He also killed everyone when he shot a 223.
He switched to a 6.5 too and won, but also got beat by guys shooting 223s.
I tried a 6.5X284 once. It was nice, however the throat burned up within 1600rnds. (that was a bummer)
But one day around 2003, I was out with a buddy, he with his 308, with 155grn Lapua palma bullets, me with my 6.5X284, 140grn VLD shooting the same target at 600 yards. We ended up with the same windage! (he's still shooting that same barrel 5000rnds later)
I was done with 6.5s after that.
I think if I was to do another rifle I'd go .30'06 with a 1/13 twist Krieger Palma barrel, shooting 150-155grn bullets at 3090fps with a 24inch barrel and a suppressor. That way I could get a good overall balance between: Ballistics, killing shit, and barrel life, (and lower recoil and noise).
I've had shooting buddies tell me about kills on shit they've shot at 1000-1300 yards.
Longest thing I ever shot was a buzzard at 460 yards. I would be plenty happy bust'n something,(say a hog) at 600-700 yards That's a long ass way, when you see it. Certainly nothing to scoff at.