I honestly think the 6.5 creed, and by comparison the .260 rem, are as good as you can get when considering all elements of an all purpose rifle. A 6.5 mm bullet can go faster but you start to give up something on one side or the other.
Numerous High bc bullets
Readily available brass
Lots of data
Short, fat, efficient powder column
Plenty of oomph out to 500 yards
Good Barrel life
Low recoil
and they are pretty cheap to shoot.
On the other hand, I lust after the 7saum. With the larger bore and heavier bullets it is not near as overbore. It will give any of the big 7mm's a run for their money which in turn are apples to apples comparisons with the .300's.
Sure brass is $2 a pop (for Norma brass) and it will eat 62ish grains of powder every time you pull the trigger, but I don't think you would ever feel under-gunned unless you are looking at the big Alaska brown bears. 180 g bullets with bc of .675 flirting with 3000 fps? Yes please. I'll take two.
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