I know most of the top guys in PRS/NRL are shooting 6mm so I was curious how it stacked up against the 6.5cm when it came to danger space (DS). I ran calculations for both rounds (Hornady 108gr ELDM & Hornady 140gr ELDM) on ballistics calculator and checked DS at various distances. If I did not completely screw it up, I found that the 6mm had a larger DS up to about 375yds, where the 6.5 then took over.
If this is in fact the case, I'm wondering why so many guys are running the 6mm, especially considering wind drift is greater with lighter round. Is less recoil and faster re-engagement of target what is driving it? Love to hear from anyone, especially guys actually shooting 6mm in matches.
If you run calcuations and came up with something different, please feel free to correct me. Thanks
Edit: **Please note that these calculations were run in two different apps (first in Ballistics AE and then JBM Solutions) and came up with different solutions. May have been user error on my part. Please see below thread. Apologies.
If this is in fact the case, I'm wondering why so many guys are running the 6mm, especially considering wind drift is greater with lighter round. Is less recoil and faster re-engagement of target what is driving it? Love to hear from anyone, especially guys actually shooting 6mm in matches.
If you run calcuations and came up with something different, please feel free to correct me. Thanks
Edit: **Please note that these calculations were run in two different apps (first in Ballistics AE and then JBM Solutions) and came up with different solutions. May have been user error on my part. Please see below thread. Apologies.
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