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CZDiesel,
Believe me, my "dislike" wasn't personal. It was because the OP asked, "Why you bought a 6.5CM". I knew as soon as I saw this thread, it would have several posts that instead of saying why they had bought one, folks would be bashing it.
AH members are a fickle lot sometimes. Purists on some items, yet gear and gadget obsessive on others. An example would be buying a double rifle, and then putting red dot and similar optics on them. Perhaps we should eliminate all calibers except 30.06, 8mm Mauser and .303?
As I said in my post, I was reluctant to go down the "new caliber" rabbit hole. Pushed it off until I both heard, saw and used it. I don't punch paper with mine, they all three (and yup they are bolt guns) go to the field. Heck, I like it so much I had a Mauser 98 action built into one. There's pictures of it here on AH.
I also don't reload, so for price, selection and availability it works out fantastic for me. If I did, I probably would have gone 6.5 Sweede.
I use it for all the NA game I hunt, and have never had a problem, but I am specific on shot placement, and will pass an animal if it isn't right.
I agree, we could easily be good friends, and I appreciate your post and thoughts, it was just the opposite of what the OP asked.