6.5CM vs .308 as it pertains to this forum

[Tim K]

6.5-284 is not a great choice unless you're made of money. It's a barrel burner.

Speaking of barrel life, .308 is going to be at least double that of 6.5CM. Maybe closer to triple. Figure 2,000+ for 6.5 and lots more for .308. Those are VERY approximate numbers.

When you figure a barrel will cost you $600 to purchase and install, it's a very significant factor in real world cost per shot.

To me, the ballistic advantages of the 6.5 outweigh all the pros of a .308. For my money, I'd buy a 6.5, shoot the crap out of it, and then decide if you really need or want a .308. For me the answer was, and still is, "no".

[RonMexico]

When you figure a barrel will cost you $600 to purchase and install, it's a very significant factor in real world cost per shot.

For my savages a barrel will run- $150/350 and the ar10 barrel will cost $275. With the Ruger Precision rifle, $600 will almost get you a new rifle and with the ar10 style barrel nut, hopefully it's cheap to change a barrel.