Wife and I having hard time deciding between 7mm-08 and 6.5x55

[Moose458]

They are both great choices. Personally I like the 6.5x55 Swede, and so does my wife, who after shooting it said "this is now my rifle".

 

[NCsmitty]

The Swede is my favorite and holds a couple grains more powder than the 7mm-08 and is a crown jewel in cartridge design. It's longer neck gives proper support to the bullet, without infringing on powder space. Ballistically, it's a toss up and most know that the 6.5 & 7mm bullets are superior with high BC's and SD. It comes down to what "feels right", in making the choice and if you handload or not.

NCsmitty

 

[woof]

We have too many choices. Just in the .308 family you can choose from 6mm, 6.5mm, 7mm, 7.62mm plus .338 and .358. If I were picking two I'd take the .260 Rem and the .338 Federal.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

It's all be said. But I'm partial to the swedish round.

If you want to split the baby, the .260 Rem is a 6.5 in a short action.