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Mauser M18

Ok, sincere question...

Why is the 6.5 better than the ubiquitous .270 Win bolt action ? Why should I give up the .270 for this new 6.5 for deer under 300 yards ???
I don’t really think it is necessarily better. My first deer rifle at 12 was a .270 and I have a been hooked on that cartridge ever since. I’m liking the 6.5 Creedmoor on bullet selection over the .270, mainly talking about weight over the selection of the .270 and the fact it is supposed to be a more accurate round. The .270 from my research has its advantages over the 6.5 Creedmoor but on the same note the 6.5, at longer distances does better in wind compared to the .270 and will still take down an elk, mule deer, ect. .270 is an excellent cartridge, in my opinion and one that is close in comparison to the 6.5.
 
Ok, sincere question...

Why is the 6.5 better than the ubiquitous .270 Win bolt action ? Why should I give up the .270 for this new 6.5 for deer under 300 yards ???
I don't see how you could go wrong with either one. The 6.5 goes farther than the .270 and with less wind drift from what I've seen but I can't imagine that being a factor in almost any hunting application or for the vast majority of target shooters. I certainly wouldn't sneeze at a nice .270. That Mauser looks really nice, and I bet it'll be a blast to shoot. Nice pickup!
 
I don’t really think it is necessarily better. My first deer rifle at 12 was a .270 and I have a been hooked on that cartridge ever since. I’m liking the 6.5 Creedmoor on bullet selection over the .270, mainly talking about weight over the selection of the .270 and the fact it is supposed to be a more accurate round. The .270 from my research has its advantages over the 6.5 Creedmoor but on the same note the 6.5, at longer distances does better in wind compared to the .270 and will still take down an elk, mule deer, ect. .270 is an excellent cartridge, in my opinion and one that is close in comparison to the 6.5.
So distance out past 300, 6.5, and under 300 yards... .270
 
So distance out past 300, 6.5, and under 300 yards... .270
No, either one will do great under 300. Either one will do good at 500 yds. It’s when you start getting at 4-500yds you really start to see where wind drift affects your bullets. With the 6.5 having a higher B.C along with the bullet selection being wider in your choices of weights, I like that. You can shoot the .270 to 5+ you can shoot the 6.5 at 100yds. I feel the 6.5 is more accurate and shines a little better at those longer distances. I’m not shooting long range completions, I do follow it and before these new PRC chambering’s came out 6.5PRC/300PRC, 6.5 Creedmoor was ruling the field and is still being shot. A lot and for good reason.
 
No, either one will do great under 300. Either one will do good at 500 yds. It’s when you start getting at 4-500yds you really start to see where wind drift affects your bullets. With the 6.5 having a higher B.C along with the bullet selection being wider in your choices of weights, I like that. You can shoot the .270 to 5+ you can shoot the 6.5 at 100yds. I feel the 6.5 is more accurate and shines a little better at those longer distances. I’m not shooting long range completions, I do follow it and before these new PRC chambering’s came out 6.5PRC/300PRC, 6.5 Creedmoor was ruling the field and is still being shot. A lot and for good reason.
At 500 yards, I’ll drink a coffee and wait for him to get to 250-200 yards
 
And, here it is....initial impression, I like it. The trigger is nice, straight out of the box and is adjustable. The rifle, as Hans states is light, very maneuverable. It’s not going to win a beauty pageant and as Mauser says it’s an Americans gun without spending 1,000’s on a rifle but getting something accurate and comfortable to shoot. As I said in my original post they were on sale for 429.00 which is a pretty decent deal. The stock has foam in it to prevent any noise if you hit anything when hunting. Can’t wait to shoot it.
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I just picked up one of these in 6.5CM. I was looking for a no-frills "field" rifle for my backcountry scouting.

Got it from EuroOptic which has it with a very good price. They processed & shipped very fast. (y)

Considered a Tikka T3X but stumbled on the M18 when doing research (as well as this older thread) and decided the M18 offered some more desireable features.

As the OP said it won't win beauty contests but it's put together right & solid.

Just put a Bushnell 2.5-16x42 scope with Talley one-piece rings/bases on it. Hope to get it to the range sometime soon depending on weather consitions to confirm the bore-sight zero.
 
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Ok, sincere question...

Why is the 6.5 better than the ubiquitous .270 Win bolt action ? Why should I give up the .270 for this new 6.5 for deer under 300 yards ???
I can say that in the last 2yrs .270 was never out of stock anywhere in my 100mi circumference of travel. In fact Bass Pro near me had no ammo EXCEPT .270 and a LOT of it. I'd have to say that speaks VOLUMES to the amount of people that actually are still shooting it.

I'm not dissing it at all, I'm just stating in my area it has very little following.
 
A 6.5 x55 (Swedish) makes a nice deer rifle. I have a rifle that Kimber built back in the 80s from the Swedish M96 mauser.

https://www.chuckhawks.com/kimber_swedish_mauser.htm
Agreed. I was looking at a 6.5x55 T3X Hunter at a LGS. Nice, but it was $230 more than I paid for the M18, and didn't have some of the desirable M18 features.

Plus, I already have two other 6.5x55s, but then this will be my forth 6.5CM.
 
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