Originally Posted by
tobnpr
If you don't "need" the advantages of the 6.5 (longer range shooting), I'd consider seeing how the rifle shoots.
True, might bring a few bucks less at sale time. But if it shoots as well as you can, why not keep it?
Most can't shoot the difference between a .308 and 6.5 inside of around 600 yards. Its beyond that, that higher BC bullets increase their advantage. There's always this rush to jump on the "cartridge due jour", when at times all it will do for the shooter is decrease the life of their barrel. For someone that shoots only a few hundred yards, throat burners like the 6mm. Creed would be a perfect example.
Savage factory barrels can be (but not always) very accurate. I recently worked over a customer's rifle (6.5) that was brand new but had a defective chamber (he didn't want to send it back to Savage). Set back and re-cut the chamber, trued the action and bedded the HS Precision stock he'd added. It shot in the 2-3's when he got it back with factory ammo, exceptional for any factory barrel.
No reason not to " want" another rifle at that price, can't go wrong. But if the question is "need", that depends on how far you shoot, whether you handload, and your skill level. The .308 remains a capable and versatile round with long barrel life.
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