12-31-2018, 07:12 PM
I would add lower recoil, flatter shooting out to 500 yards (with more wind drift), and probably more longevity in the life of the bolt (though I think this is mostly alleviated with the actual .136 depth bolts.)
Counterpoints to your lists:
1: Ammo weight does not realistically matter. In some apocalypse fantasy where you're trudging through the wasteland avoiding plague ridden survivors, sure, lighter ammo might be useful. In any conceivable conventional use, hunting, plinking, self defense, ammo weight is not going to make any difference. And if you're in the military you dont get to pick your gun much less your caliber, so that's a moot point.
2: Sure, more mags. Better mags? I don't know. I've never had any issues with the elanders I have. There will never be true polymer mags in normal capacity for size like PMAGs for the 6.5 in a regular AR15. To me it's an inconvenience but not a dealbreaker.
3: Unless it is adopted by a huge military force, 6.5 Grr will never be as cheap as 5.56. However, theres no reason it cant be as cheap as what we're currently seeing with .300 Blk (about 40 cents per round). I would be surprised if we don't see cheap FMJ brass cased offerings from all the big 3 ammo makers in the next 5 years. And theres always Wolf steel case, its definitely not gross.
Counterpoints to your lists:
1: Ammo weight does not realistically matter. In some apocalypse fantasy where you're trudging through the wasteland avoiding plague ridden survivors, sure, lighter ammo might be useful. In any conceivable conventional use, hunting, plinking, self defense, ammo weight is not going to make any difference. And if you're in the military you dont get to pick your gun much less your caliber, so that's a moot point.
2: Sure, more mags. Better mags? I don't know. I've never had any issues with the elanders I have. There will never be true polymer mags in normal capacity for size like PMAGs for the 6.5 in a regular AR15. To me it's an inconvenience but not a dealbreaker.
3: Unless it is adopted by a huge military force, 6.5 Grr will never be as cheap as 5.56. However, theres no reason it cant be as cheap as what we're currently seeing with .300 Blk (about 40 cents per round). I would be surprised if we don't see cheap FMJ brass cased offerings from all the big 3 ammo makers in the next 5 years. And theres always Wolf steel case, its definitely not gross.