i’ve got a couple 308’s i love, just added a 6.5 prc and found ammo at local sporting good store. I think we will start seeing more and more ammo varieties this year
Yes ammo is coming down in price and up in availability. I jus ordered 200 rounds of.308 Norma for 70 cents a round. Same site has 6.5 PRC for 1.60 a round. I was all set on getting the PRC then sat back and took a hard look at the kind of shooting I do and realized.308 can do 99% of it.
Funny fact…if you get on numerous state hunting websites, especially Alaska…they recommend only the most seasoned shooters bring anything more than a 30-06. They highly recommend the 30-06 for all North American game including elk and moose. It’s said that the 30-06 has the most recoil the avg shooter can shoot accurately. Now if you start having a brick of a rifle built, or add a muzzle break that could change that of course. Although, then you have the blast from the muzzle breaks some people can’t take. Which leads to poor shooting. Now days with most scopes having some sort of ballistic turret, a laser beam isn’t really necessary. Even a 30-06 zeroed at appx 238yds can shoot anything 0-275ish yard with no hold overs etc.
7-08 was always considered a "girl gun" around here. I have no idea why. I don't hunt much, but try to shoot when I can. I went on an impromptu hunting trip with a buddy last year. I borrowed his loaner (intended for girls that he brings to his camp). I shot it twice the afternoon before. It was dead on. I dropped the first buck that I had taken in years the next morning. It was about a 200 yard shot, which is kind of far in my area, for deer. I got a model 700 in that caliber as soon as I got home. (And two boxes of ammo that I owed my buddy). I love it. It's definitely an underestimated and underappreciated round. I hope that it never catches on. I have found ammo when everything else was pretty much wiped out on more than one occasion. I was also eyeballing a nicely setup AR at my favorite gun store chambered in 7-08. It was a little bit out of my price range. When tax returns came in, I rushed to scoop it up. It was gone. My frickin boss had bought it the day before!
Why wouldn't you want it to be more popular (I own one fyi, it's great) ? In rifle cartridges, popularity equals more ammo, options and development and a future. What hurts a cartridge is not being popular. Try finding multiple options for.257 Roberts or .260 rem. Great calibers but not very popular so there's no reason for companies to put money into them.
@@letsdothis9063 Yeah, I've never shot one but it looks like a great cartridge. Every time I mention how good I think it is, someone says "Oh yeah, my daughter loves hers." 😒 Makes it seem less manly. I'm still tempted though. I also have hard kicking guns. I have nothing to prove.
@@rickyanke9407 I absolutely see your point. I loved my ex wifes .260. .260 is actually ballistically superior to 6.5 Creedmore. But, as you stated, it's almost impossible to find, and has limited offerings. I was halfway kidding about the 7-08. But it does seem to be in that sweet spot as far as popularity goes. Like I said before, I have found it on shelf more than once, when .308 and 30-06 (two extremely popular and common cartridges) were picked clean. I have a couple of guns that are chambered in .308. One is my "main" hunting rifle. During ammo scares, it gets scooped up really quick. The 7-08 is still there. It's kind of like the old addage "you will always be able to find 9mm. It's everywhere". During the last ammo shortage we all learned that's not necessarily the case. All of the popular rounds are the first to go when people start to panic buy.
My favorite hunting cartridge didn’t make the list, the 270Win. But, some of my other faves made it. I was a hold out for the 6.5cm. I really didn’t want to like it, but have to admit that for my long range shooting, I am a fan. I bought a rem 700 varmint, put it in an mdt chassis with a Vortex scope, leupd base, and I am hooked.
I would like to see top 10 cartridges that have the highest sales per state. See how it varies from eastern states, to mid west, south, west, south west, etc.
I just bought two new bolts. I got a 16.25" barrelled .308 that will be my first suppressed rifle and a .375 Ruger that will be my bear or bigger game, ie moose etc. rifle. I have reviewed 6.5 creedmore and 6.5 PRC and I like some of their points, but don't really need them. My 7mm Rem Mag is my goto long range hunter, I have a 6.5 grendel AR that handles shorter mid range deer and varmints and the 308 is being set up as a do all. I've got loads with 110 gr. shorties that can be used for lighter game, subsonics with 190 gr. for suppressed silent close deer hunting and 200 gr. long range, that work on Elk size up to 450 yards. Light and easy to carry is the main goal with the .308.
My son wanted to buy his first centerfire rifle a coupe of years ago and as much as I tried to convince him all he needed for down in south Louisiana was the .308 Win, he ended up buying a .375 Ruger. He doesn’t have a lot of disposable income and now he wishes he had listened to me. That cartridge is a Thumper for sure. Hurts deep all three ways. Front on the target animal, the shoulder and the wallet!
@@CC-tk4ik it is a thumper. My little brother thought I was exaggerating, and it bit him hard. He took two weeks for the bruising to subside. If I'm losing for deer size game, I'd load a 220 gr tired bullet and download to .375 Winchester speed.
I have been shooting a 10lb BSA 30.06 for 47 years , old age & crock right eye , I got three left hand TikkaT3X RIFLES .223 , .243 & 30.06 .i had heard the Tikka T3X boots like a mule & SHOULDN'T buy one because of recoil but it's mild same as my BSA .30.06.THE ONLY 30.06 . I have owned that booted like a mule was a BLR 30.06 ,I DON'T HAVE A MAN BUN BUT I AM 68 / last Friday I shot my first red stag on the run @125 yards left handed , one shot one dead stag, still got it left or right handed ,
Most popular cartridge of the past 116 years is the 30-06. Still the best all round cartridge for everything in Africa excluding the Big 5 even though it's killed everything Africa has to offer. Edit On the farm we had 3 choices in rifles when we hunted. 22LR, 243 Win and 30-06. The 243 Win killed a lot of animals but the 30-06 was my go to rifle. I have killed a lot of game with it and it has never let me down. I own a lot more rifles now but the 30-06 is still the rifle I grab whenever I go hunting. My June 2022 hunt includes springbuck, gemsbuck, warthog and eland. The only rifle I considered was the 30-06. I like my 300WM, 6.5CM etc. but they are safe queens when it comes to hunting. All the new kids on the block will always be measured against the 30-06 but in my (biased) opinion they will always fall short. My wooden stock Sako 30-06 has not let me down in 30 years of hunting African antelope and I doubt that it will start failing me just because there are new calibers. If there is anything that a 30-06 running 165gr Nosler Accubonds at around 2850fps wont kill, I have not encountered it yet.
@@salninethousand2496 I grew up on a farm where we had 3 choices in rifles when we hunted. 22LR, 243 Win and 30-06. The 243 Win killed a lot of animals but the 30-06 was my go to rifle. I have killed a lot of game with it and it has never let me down. I own a lot more rifles now but the 30-06 is still the rifle I grab whenever I go hunting. My June 2022 hunt includes springbuck, gemsbuck, warthog and eland. The only rifle I considered was the 30-06. I like my 300WM, 6.5CM and 375H&H but they are safe queens when it comes to hunting. All the new kids on the block will always be measured against the 30-06 but in my (biased) opinion they will always fall short. My wooden stock Sako 30-06 has not let me down in 30 years of hunting African antelope and I doubt that it will start failing me just because there are new calibers. If there is anything that a 30-06 running 165gr Nosler Accubonds at around 2850fps wont kill, I have not encountered it yet.
By salesa alone 22LR is the most popular cartridge of all time. It outsells everything else by an order of magnitude and is used in every country that has firearms.
And it's been around for ~ 125 years (6.5x55 Swede). The new(er) 6.5's are just lucky they haven't taken the WSSMs route, e.g. marginal gains with 50%+ increase in ammunition cost. The new boys are okay but not that much better to get overly excited about. I have a couple of Creeds and enjoy them but have caused me to become more fond of my 120 year old Gustav M96.
Ive shot a many a rifle in my day ! But........ nearly all of them have the same bullet drop at 300/ 400/ 500 / 600 yards. With a 200 zero 300 yards 7 inches 400 yards 14 inches 500 yards 35 inches 600 yards 72 inches.
I heard someone ask a guy at the bar "whats the best beer you ever had, guy says simple its the one in my hand". All I can say is when I go to the store, (Cabelas, Walmart, Academy, Bass Pro etc), I consistently see 308 and 270 ammo. That pretty much sums it up. If I were to be in a mood to buy a rifle it would unquestionably be in 308.
I own a few 270 win and a few 308 win. I like them both but it always seems that the 308’s are a bit finicky about ammo. Once you find ammo they like, they’re great. But all the 270’s I’ve had will shoot a bunch of different brands accurate.
That's all I see too, Well that and a butt load of .223 loads and a smattering of 6.5 cm offering. I wanted a .243 for predators & a occasional deer but since I don't hand load & haven't seen any .243 ammo in my local gun shops in 6 months or better I reckon I'll do the, " when in rome" deal and get the bipolar 6 & half "master of disaster" apollo creed .
This year was the 40th year I hunted with my Rem 700 30-06. I got it for Christmas when I was 17. Took a mule deer at 326 yards. I was happy with it. Going to upgrade to a Magpul stock for next year.
I was looking at getting 6.5prc, but worried about how new it is. Glad to see it featured so much, hopefully means it will still be around in the future
Cool round but if you don't reload, Hornady 6.5 PRC ammo price is almost exactly twice the cost of 6.5 Creedmoor ammo. Not sure what the future holds, other than massive inflation, crappy gas prices, and expensive groceries.
I have my favorites. I like shooting 6.5 CM because it shoots very much like .308 out to 3-400 yards but it just so smooth and the recoil is so tame. I love my .308’s because the round is just so good all around for hunting out to 400 yards, has so many offerings from bolt actions to military styled rifles and any shop that has any ammo will have .308. I shoot a lot of 5.56 because I have AR’s and a Mini and is so cheap to shoot. I just got into .300 AAC because it is great in carbines and has a bullet viable for hunting deer and pigs and you can reuse your AR lowers and Mags. It is also a bit more precise than 7.62x39. Lastly 7.62x39 due to my interest in the Russian guns. And it is still cheap to shoot.
I would say 308 is low on the sales list because it's been around for so long and being off a mil spec round (7.62x51) most people have already stocked up.
Picked up a Tikka CTR in 6.5 creed, with the Hornady 143gr ELD-X that thing is a freaking tack driver. Not disappointed in the slightest. I think my next bolt gun will be a T3X lite stainless in 300 winmag, for when taking shots on bigger game is a bit further out than what I feel comfortable using the 6.5 at.
6.5 prc is definitely the new cool kid and well deserving of it, it’s brand new but there is so much to like, it’s a bit of a barrel burner if loading light and fast but is a superb cartridge.
308 owners such as myself, stocked up on ammo a few years ago. There is a ton of 308 ammo now but it's way expensive. That is the reason 308 sales are down.👍
Just ordered my 6th 308 last week. Almost went for a 6mm creedmoor but didn't want to start loading for another cartridge. 243 would have been my next choice. Think if I were to get into another cartridge it would be the 6 ARC. In a bolt.
Currently having 3 rifles made. One long range 7mag, a sporter 30-06, and a sporter 6.5-284 Norma. The 7 mag has a bat action, 30-06 is Borden Timberline, and 6.5-284 is a trued/sleeved bolt rem 700 LA.
6.8 western might take off due to availability of the 6.8 bullet now that the military just signed the contract for 6.8x51. If 6.8 ever had a chance to take off, nows the time.
@@TexanUSMC8089 I totally agree but I was talking about reloading purposes. The bullet itself will allow people to reload 6.8 western way cheaper due to military mass producing the 6.8x51
@@TexanUSMC8089 Its not going to be a standard issue rifle or see mass adoption. Apparently its just going to spec ops guys for certain mission specific applications. The military plays around with a lot of different setups. They have had limited use of 6.8 spc, 6 arc, 6.5 creed, etc. Sometimes they give it to some infantry guys to test out for any unforeseen problems first.
@@TexanUSMC8089 I saw an all brass version on a review. Wasn’t too impressed with the ballistics of the lower pressure all brass version, pretty much 6.8 creedmore performance
@@TexanUSMC8089 they literally already have a brass cased version. But what is the point in getting it if you don't have the pressure? it basically turns into a 7mm-08 without it.
My 28 Nosler rifle is a first team member of my collection, along with its big bore magnum brethren. It is the perfect balance for the round, making it a joy to shoot, and a laser firing my handloads. It's one that I will always shoot and probably never sell.
I really hope to see 300prc more and more. Federal and Berger are supposed to have factory ammo coming to compete with Hornady. Really enjoy shooting that cartridge. I love my 6.5 creedmoor, 300 win mag and 308. Ammo for those seem to be no issue really to find
Before the ammo shortage I wasn’t a huge fan of 308 win. Now it has become one of my favorite due to availability and I have grown to appreciate the all round performance it delivers. I just can’t find the old favorite ammo to play with.
Stunned and amazed that the 30-30 and .270 Winchesters didn't make any lists. Just a few years ago, they were in the top five and had been for decades. I would really like to hear somebody explain that.
Right? Tgere are 2 different 6.5 on the list but no 30-30 winchesters. I promise you there are more 30-30 winchester chambered rifles in the world than any 6.5
interesting results based on what I see around my neck of the woods. Almost no rifles in 6.5PRC and zero ammo for them. 6.5 Creed rifles abound, with no ammo to feed them. Loads of 223/556 and 308 ammo, but no rifles to buy chambered in them.
28 Nosler with a good brake on it and it’s a pup. I really think the only reason the PRC and Creedmore are so popular is because they seam to be the only thing you can buy. Went into a major sporting goods store the other day. They had a Creedmore section, PRC section, and then everything else. I would say 45% were Creedmores, 30% PRC, 25% everything else.
Glad to see the tried and true 243W made it on the final list, but I honestly am surprised that the 300 Norma Magnum didn't make the "custom rifle builders" list.
My wife just got me a 6.5 Creedmoor rifle for Christmas and I absolutely love it, I'm hooked on 6.5 now I can see what all the buzz is about, 6.5 Creedmoor wins it all
I really wanted to get a Savage 110 Ultralight in 6.5 PRC, but who knows when brass or ammo will be available. I ended up reviewing the ballistic calculations and bought a good old .270 win. It's sooo close to the 6.5 PRC ballistically. I think I can deal with a little bit longer throw on the bolt. Really surprised that the .270 wasn't in the top 9 for any of the criterion.
My favorites in order which I reload for are 7 SAUM, 6.5 PRC, 7x57 Mauser, 300 PRC, 308 WIN, 257 Roberts, 6 Creed, 223 REM, 9.3X62, 8 Mauser, and my next will be a custom in 280 AI 🔥 can’t wait
The other most popular calibers you will find ammo and rifles for nearly everywhere are .270 Win, .350 Legend, 7mm-08 Rem, .22-250 Rem, .270 WSM, .300 WSM, .30-30 Win, 25-06 Rem, .17 HMR, .22WMR, .45-70 Gov. Smaller country gun stores, off the beaten path will have most of the calibers you mention, but these are the others on the shelf more often than not.
I acquired a 6.5prc , early in its debut Christianson ridgeline … saying that i’ve been fortunate enough to own several custom built 6.5x284 rifles . And i gotta say , that off the shelf 6.5prc hangs in every way shooting factory 147gr match hornady ammo , with my 5k build rifles.. moral of the story , Hornady did their homework on the development of the 6.5 PRC ….
Im shooting the 6 arc as a new cartridge but Creedmoor and 556 are the ones that I have a lot of ammo for as well as reloading surplus. I would say that 300 black out and 300 win mag is the most money sent on ammo resupply for this year.
Not sure why this popped up on my page again since I've already watch it, but oh well. The 30-06 is amazing, but it kills on both ends. In an light rifle it is murderous, and just jumps and bounces all over the place. If you can add some weight and have a great chassis/stock to put it in it will do better. Do what you can to tame the recoil and the 30-06 becomes unbeatable. You have to tame the recoil to a point that you can see your own impacts through the scope at 200 to 300 yards or so, and you've got the perfect setup for anything that wanders into your range.
6.5 creedmoor is a great round. it's just very annoying to me that gun stores have nothing but 6.5cm rifles on the wall but they have 0 6.5cm ammo. meanwhile while i was looking for a new 308 rifle none of the ones i wanted were in stock but there was shelves full of the ammo
What’s amazing is the 7mm PRC didn’t show up on any of the lists. Another cool fact was how the 6.5 PRC showed up on every single list and was #4 overall. That’s pretty amazing for a relatively new round.
I’ll be honest I got a custom rifle chambered in 6.5 cm and the hornady 143 eldx factory ammo shoots just as good if not better than anything I’ve been able to load for it.
Just the ammo cost comparable to .308 makes me cry. I bought my first hunting rifle in 6.5 and I've slightly regretted it. Nothing I personally will be doing can't be done with .308 but, I went with the better cartridge for range anyways...
I wonder if ammo sales are skewed simply because it’s so damn hard to find much of anything in certain calibers, and/or because hunting seasons are still months away?
In bolt action Between 223, 6.5 cm, 270 win , 30-06 , 7mm rem mag, and 9.3x62 - under 400 yard 6.5 cm is best for everything. Reloading 120 gn ttsx to 150 grain ABLR . Sometime feel.to keep all aside and get 280 AI as 1 do all.rifle under 400 yard.
Thanks for another great video. I know UA-cam keeps kicking around gun content channels I hope you can keep putting out content, I enjoy what your doing.
This is one of your best videos. I suspect the 300 PRC would be taking off like the 6.5 PRC if the ammo and reloading components were available. I have a 300 Win Mag and it is my best shooting rifle, but I would gladly buy a 300 PRC if the components were there to reload. The 6.5 PRC is a great cartridge. In fact, I bought one even though I could not get all that I needed and just have to buy things when available. I had to get on a waiting list for brass even though I could buy in bulk, but I don't want that much brass. I reload because factory ammo just does not get the accuracy you can get when you reload. The guns that are cheaper to shoot often end up on a higher scale along with the availability of ammo. We know there are a lot of good guns out there but it's really hard to rate them. You just need the right tool for the right job. Again, nice video it is one of your best.
Haha that's awesome. I still call it the "man bun" cartridge and probably always will, however I have shot one and I honestly can't say I didn't fall in love with it. Definitely will probably end up owning one before my ticker stops ticking 🤙🏻
If I ever go to hunt paper I'll get a 6.5 CM. Until then I'd want something with more giddy up go. 6.5 /06 has more, but then I never did go for trends.
If they made the semi auto 30-06 M1 Garand brand new and able to shoot modern 30-06 ammo would now be best used for deer hunting in hog country when going to the stand or blind. I used to carry a bolt action 30-06 til my stand one morning was surrounded by hogs and per state regs only had a 5 round mag today an AK with suppressor is my best friend when out for a walk on my property on any day.
Interesting and informative as usual sir. My 30 06 is still my go to, yes I'm an old guy lol. It wouldn't be my selection to go grizzly hunting, but I'll take it for moose and pack 220 grain in a spare clip just in case. If I wanted to shoot paper or vermin I would buy a 22-250, or maybe. 223.
300 PRC is high on my wish list and will get one soon as I can. Can't wait to get a ladder going for it and see what I can do to stretch its legs to extended ranges.
I bought one Browning BAR(classic 1970s Belgium made) in 270 win in mint condition.for $900 CAD, put vortax 4x16 viper, and limbsaver. Getting best group Under 2.5 inch group at 200 yard using 150 grain noslar LRAB. Recoil like little more then 6.5 cm as it is semi auto. Bought many boxes of 150.grain Noslar LRAB and 130 grain NP .So it may be my go to gun this season for Whitetail to Moose and Elk. My only second hand rifle i ever bought, only semi auto in hunting caliber but in 2 months and almost 300 shot various bullets from.140 interlock, 150 RN , 130 ttsx, 130 NP, 150ABLR, , i start loving it most. My longest ever shot was 340 yard for mule deer using 140 Grain ABLR 6.5 cm . And I prefer to hunt under 300 yard , max 400 yard . Though I have many gun in diff caliber but I love one I can shoot 3-4 box in day trip.to range and can take quick second shot if needed.
I’d have to dispute this. I work in a gun store and 6.5 cm rifles sit on the shelf. People constantly ask when we’re getting 308s in. We barely have 6.5 ammo available- not bc it’s being sold out BUT we’re NOT getting it sent from corporate - 308 is stacked high and we’re selling it constantly. Now this is a single data point presented by me but I’m hearing the same thing from out of staters. I was going to jump on the 6.5 train but my next rifle is going to be a 308.
What about that 6.5-300 weatherby in the titanium weatherby for that sheep hunt? The optic is the hardest choice for that. I think there’s a March 3-20 at like 22 oz. You could just stick with a Leupold mark 3 as well to save more weight.
Interesting. I would have thought 30-30 Winchester would have been there somewhere. It's taken more deer in North America than any other cartridge according to most sources. I've always had a 30-30 in my collection.
I love 30-30 as well and it definitely still has its place due to all the win model 94's still in action. But I saw ammo yesterday for 40 a box for the federal blue box! Ugh!
I think he is going by online sales according to his blog. Most people buy at stores. .223/.308 is easy to find here in DFW TX. 6.5 cr .300 blk are twice the price and rare, never seen 6.5 prc since COVID,
For what is worth We have a small Taxidermist shop Tuskegee Alabama And for the last (2) years Most deer have been killed 308 More or less 30-06 and 6.5 together second place
The ordinary, plain, lackluster, everyday, mundane 308 win is my favorite regular non- Magnum round for hunting deer. I call it my 90 percent rifle. It's that good! My 100 percent rifle is the 300 win mag. It just seems to outshoot anything xcept the 300 Weatherby Magnum from my experience.
6.5 Creed will be at the top of sales as long as that is all that's available. That "meh" cartridge is being shoved down our collective throats. I was at a Scheels over 1/2 of the rifles there were 6.5 Creed. Trying to find something useful like a 7mm.08 or 25.06 is difficult at best.
I love how all these new rounds are so awesome, but loads from 100 years ago are still pretty practical.
👍🏽 like the .25-06
6.5x55 Swede Over 120 yo
My 30-06 still kicks ass all day !
More than 100 years and the old 30-06 is still kicking, something to consider.
that and 270 Winchester are still the old standbys.
If you got em, smoke em.
30-06 is the GOAT
30-06, .270, and .308 are the safest calibers for still finding ammo during a panic. Especially.308.
@@adamelam6385 hell yeah man !!! Those calibers are here to stay no matter how faster and flatter the new ones are !!!!
Good to see my favorite round is still popular! Got to love 30-06!
I'd absolutely love to get a 6.5 PRC as my next rifle. But, I'll go with a .308 simply because I can actually get ammo for it.
I just bought 308 for the same reasons. Ammo is actually obtainable
i’ve got a couple 308’s i love, just added a 6.5 prc and found ammo at local sporting good store. I think we will start seeing more and more ammo varieties this year
Yes ammo is coming down in price and up in availability. I jus ordered 200 rounds of.308 Norma for 70 cents a round. Same site has 6.5 PRC for 1.60 a round. I was all set on getting the PRC then sat back and took a hard look at the kind of shooting I do and realized.308 can do 99% of it.
Same here.
Ditto! It is a shame but the ole' .308 win still works! I had to get one.
Funny fact…if you get on numerous state hunting websites, especially Alaska…they recommend only the most seasoned shooters bring anything more than a 30-06. They highly recommend the 30-06 for all North American game including elk and moose.
It’s said that the 30-06 has the most recoil the avg shooter can shoot accurately. Now if you start having a brick of a rifle built, or add a muzzle break that could change that of course.
Although, then you have the blast from the muzzle breaks some people can’t take. Which leads to poor shooting.
Now days with most scopes having some sort of ballistic turret, a laser beam isn’t really necessary. Even a 30-06 zeroed at appx 238yds can shoot anything 0-275ish yard with no hold overs etc.
30-06 is overlooked by these latest and greatest types but it is still the king.
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.308 and 233/.556 is the whole isle of ammo at most the stores around me
7-08 Remington has been my go to deer rifle for the past 5 years. Love it! Glad it has remained out of the public's eye
7-08 was always considered a "girl gun" around here. I have no idea why. I don't hunt much, but try to shoot when I can.
I went on an impromptu hunting trip with a buddy last year. I borrowed his loaner (intended for girls that he brings to his camp). I shot it twice the afternoon before. It was dead on.
I dropped the first buck that I had taken in years the next morning. It was about a 200 yard shot, which is kind of far in my area, for deer.
I got a model 700 in that caliber as soon as I got home. (And two boxes of ammo that I owed my buddy).
I love it. It's definitely an underestimated and underappreciated round. I hope that it never catches on. I have found ammo when everything else was pretty much wiped out on more than one occasion.
I was also eyeballing a nicely setup AR at my favorite gun store chambered in 7-08. It was a little bit out of my price range. When tax returns came in, I rushed to scoop it up. It was gone. My frickin boss had bought it the day before!
Why wouldn't you want it to be more popular (I own one fyi, it's great) ? In rifle cartridges, popularity equals more ammo, options and development and a future. What hurts a cartridge is not being popular. Try finding multiple options for.257 Roberts or .260 rem. Great calibers but not very popular so there's no reason for companies to put money into them.
@@letsdothis9063 Yeah, I've never shot one but it looks like a great cartridge. Every time I mention how good I think it is, someone says "Oh yeah, my daughter loves hers." 😒 Makes it seem less manly. I'm still tempted though. I also have hard kicking guns. I have nothing to prove.
@@rickyanke9407 I absolutely see your point. I loved my ex wifes .260. .260 is actually ballistically superior to 6.5 Creedmore. But, as you stated, it's almost impossible to find, and has limited offerings.
I was halfway kidding about the 7-08. But it does seem to be in that sweet spot as far as popularity goes. Like I said before, I have found it on shelf more than once, when .308 and 30-06 (two extremely popular and common cartridges) were picked clean.
I have a couple of guns that are chambered in .308. One is my "main" hunting rifle. During ammo scares, it gets scooped up really quick. The 7-08 is still there.
It's kind of like the old addage "you will always be able to find 9mm. It's everywhere".
During the last ammo shortage we all learned that's not necessarily the case. All of the popular rounds are the first to go when people start to panic buy.
Been doing a lot of research before I buy my first rifle. The .270 seems to be what I’m leaning towards.
hey wondering what you went with and hows it been.
The absolute Joy of these cartridges is that they are all very effective for their intended purpose. Outstanding!!
My favorite hunting cartridge didn’t make the list, the 270Win. But, some of my other faves made it. I was a hold out for the 6.5cm. I really didn’t want to like it, but have to admit that for my long range shooting, I am a fan. I bought a rem 700 varmint, put it in an mdt chassis with a Vortex scope, leupd base, and I am hooked.
Fantastic that you show results from more then one pole, multiple perspectives are great and not something many other channels do very well done sir 👏
I would like to see top 10 cartridges that have the highest sales per state. See how it varies from eastern states, to mid west, south, west, south west, etc.
Yeah like Alaska we'll see more .308 win, 30-06, .300 win mag, 10 mm, etc. Massachusetts though? Errmmm probably not...
It would be easier to do it by geographic region. West, Midwest, Southeast etc
50states wouldn’t be worth it.
I agree, here in Louisiana we sale more of the mags and 308, 30-06, 35 wheelen, and several others like that.
That would be a smart list in more ways then one.
I see a lot of .338wm .300wm 6.5creedmore 7mag 30-06 and 45-70 here in Alaska as well as .308 .223/556 being very popular rifles
I just bought two new bolts. I got a 16.25" barrelled .308 that will be my first suppressed rifle and a .375 Ruger that will be my bear or bigger game, ie moose etc. rifle. I have reviewed 6.5 creedmore and 6.5 PRC and I like some of their points, but don't really need them. My 7mm Rem Mag is my goto long range hunter, I have a 6.5 grendel AR that handles shorter mid range deer and varmints and the 308 is being set up as a do all. I've got loads with 110 gr. shorties that can be used for lighter game, subsonics with 190 gr. for suppressed silent close deer hunting and 200 gr. long range, that work on Elk size up to 450 yards. Light and easy to carry is the main goal with the .308.
My son wanted to buy his first centerfire rifle a coupe of years ago and as much as I tried to convince him all he needed for down in south Louisiana was the .308 Win, he ended up buying a .375 Ruger. He doesn’t have a lot of disposable income and now he wishes he had listened to me. That cartridge is a Thumper for sure. Hurts deep all three ways. Front on the target animal, the shoulder and the wallet!
@@CC-tk4ik it is a thumper. My little brother thought I was exaggerating, and it bit him hard. He took two weeks for the bruising to subside. If I'm losing for deer size game, I'd load a 220 gr tired bullet and download to .375 Winchester speed.
I have been shooting a 10lb BSA 30.06 for 47 years , old age & crock right eye , I got three left hand TikkaT3X RIFLES .223 , .243 & 30.06 .i had heard the Tikka T3X boots like a mule & SHOULDN'T buy one because of recoil but it's mild same as my BSA .30.06.THE ONLY 30.06 .
I have owned that booted like a mule was a BLR 30.06 ,I DON'T HAVE A MAN BUN BUT I AM 68 / last Friday I shot my first red stag on the run @125 yards left handed , one shot one dead stag, still got it left or right handed ,
I'm a lefty also, have the T3X lite in 30 06. No limbsaver. What an easy gun to like, recoil is light as far as I'm concerned.
Most popular cartridge of the past 116 years is the 30-06.
Still the best all round cartridge for everything in Africa excluding the Big 5 even though it's killed everything Africa has to offer.
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On the farm we had 3 choices in rifles when we hunted.
22LR, 243 Win and 30-06.
The 243 Win killed a lot of animals but the 30-06 was my go to rifle.
I have killed a lot of game with it and it has never let me down. I own a lot more rifles now but the 30-06 is still the rifle I grab whenever I go hunting. My June 2022 hunt includes springbuck, gemsbuck, warthog and eland. The only rifle I considered was the 30-06. I like my 300WM, 6.5CM etc. but they are safe queens when it comes to hunting. All the new kids on the block will always be measured against the 30-06 but in my (biased) opinion they will always fall short. My wooden stock Sako 30-06 has not let me down in 30 years of hunting African antelope and I doubt that it will start failing me just because there are new calibers. If there is anything that a 30-06 running 165gr Nosler Accubonds at around 2850fps wont kill, I have not encountered it yet.
And best (IMO), too!
@@salninethousand2496
I grew up on a farm where we had 3 choices in rifles when we hunted.
22LR, 243 Win and 30-06.
The 243 Win killed a lot of animals but the 30-06 was my go to rifle.
I have killed a lot of game with it and it has never let me down. I own a lot more rifles now but the 30-06 is still the rifle I grab whenever I go hunting. My June 2022 hunt includes springbuck, gemsbuck, warthog and eland. The only rifle I considered was the 30-06. I like my 300WM, 6.5CM and 375H&H but they are safe queens when it comes to hunting. All the new kids on the block will always be measured against the 30-06 but in my (biased) opinion they will always fall short. My wooden stock Sako 30-06 has not let me down in 30 years of hunting African antelope and I doubt that it will start failing me just because there are new calibers. If there is anything that a 30-06 running 165gr Nosler Accubonds at around 2850fps wont kill, I have not encountered it yet.
So praat n Afrikaanse bek.
I don't disagree one bit.
By salesa alone 22LR is the most popular cartridge of all time. It outsells everything else by an order of magnitude and is used in every country that has firearms.
I think 6.5 has a really great balance between power and recoil.
And it's been around for ~ 125 years (6.5x55 Swede). The new(er) 6.5's are just lucky they haven't taken the WSSMs route, e.g. marginal gains with 50%+ increase in ammunition cost.
The new boys are okay but not that much better to get overly excited about.
I have a couple of Creeds and enjoy them but have caused me to become more fond of my 120 year old Gustav M96.
The 6.5 is just inherently accurate With very high ballistic coefficient ammunition availability.
Excellent summary. The best sleeper round and my favorite deer round is the 7mm-08. It shoots flat with minimal recoil..
Ive shot a many a rifle in my day ! But........ nearly all of them have the same bullet drop at 300/ 400/ 500 / 600 yards. With a 200 zero 300 yards 7 inches 400 yards 14 inches 500 yards 35 inches 600 yards 72 inches.
👍🏻👍🏻 yes.
I’m just happy to see the .22-250 making a come back into the modern day
I heard someone ask a guy at the bar "whats the best beer you ever had, guy says simple its the one in my hand". All I can say is when I go to the store, (Cabelas, Walmart, Academy, Bass Pro etc), I consistently see 308 and 270 ammo. That pretty much sums it up. If I were to be in a mood to buy a rifle it would unquestionably be in 308.
I own a few 270 win and a few 308 win. I like them both but it always seems that the 308’s are a bit finicky about ammo. Once you find ammo they like, they’re great. But all the 270’s I’ve had will shoot a bunch of different brands accurate.
That's all I see too, Well that and a butt load of .223 loads and a smattering of 6.5 cm offering. I wanted a .243 for predators & a occasional deer but since I don't hand load & haven't seen any .243 ammo in my local gun shops in 6 months or better I reckon I'll do the, " when in rome" deal and get the bipolar 6 & half "master of disaster" apollo creed .
The old tried and true 30-06 is still hanging tough! That's God's caliber... 👍
It was once the standard military round used in weapons like the M1 rifle or Garand and Browning BAR which hot hard like a mule
This year was the 40th year I hunted with my Rem 700 30-06. I got it for Christmas when I was 17. Took a mule deer at 326 yards. I was happy with it. Going to upgrade to a Magpul stock for next year.
I was surprised to see .270 didn’t make the list at all, anywhere
People buy one 270 and hunt with it, most others are target plinkers and such
I love 3006 ,it seemed to hold the middle position consistently
I was looking at getting 6.5prc, but worried about how new it is. Glad to see it featured so much, hopefully means it will still be around in the future
Cool round but if you don't reload, Hornady 6.5 PRC ammo price is almost exactly twice the cost of 6.5 Creedmoor ammo. Not sure what the future holds, other than massive inflation, crappy gas prices, and expensive groceries.
@@accur81 the only ammo I could currently get is almost 5 hours labour for a box… so I’m not in a rush
Check out the .25-06 it is a laser beam
I have my favorites. I like shooting 6.5 CM because it shoots very much like .308 out to 3-400 yards but it just so smooth and the recoil is so tame. I love my .308’s because the round is just so good all around for hunting out to 400 yards, has so many offerings from bolt actions to military styled rifles and any shop that has any ammo will have .308. I shoot a lot of 5.56 because I have AR’s and a Mini and is so cheap to shoot. I just got into .300 AAC because it is great in carbines and has a bullet viable for hunting deer and pigs and you can reuse your AR lowers and Mags. It is also a bit more precise than 7.62x39. Lastly 7.62x39 due to my interest in the Russian guns. And it is still cheap to shoot.
speaking of 300 AAC, I wonder how well that 8.6 BLK going to be. That's supposed to be the real hunting cartridge of the family.
I would say 308 is low on the sales list because it's been around for so long and being off a mil spec round (7.62x51) most people have already stocked up.
I just figured it was because .308 shooters were more likely to solve their problem with one bullet. :)
Picked up a Tikka CTR in 6.5 creed, with the Hornady 143gr ELD-X that thing is a freaking tack driver. Not disappointed in the slightest. I think my next bolt gun will be a T3X lite stainless in 300 winmag, for when taking shots on bigger game is a bit further out than what I feel comfortable using the 6.5 at.
6.5 prc is definitely the new cool kid and well deserving of it, it’s brand new but there is so much to like, it’s a bit of a barrel burner if loading light and fast but is a superb cartridge.
1000-1500 rounds before it burnt honestly I'll never see the day my PRC loses accuracy. It's a bench rifle not a 30 rd mag dump gun.
308 owners such as myself, stocked up on ammo a few years ago. There is a ton of 308 ammo now but it's way expensive. That is the reason 308 sales are down.👍
7-08 needs more love. It just barely noses over 6.5CM in ballistics at shorter ranges. But nearly identical bullet drops with fantastic BC.
Just ordered my 6th 308 last week. Almost went for a 6mm creedmoor but didn't want to start loading for another cartridge. 243 would have been my next choice. Think if I were to get into another cartridge it would be the 6 ARC. In a bolt.
The fact that 300 Win Mag, 30 06 and 7 mm Rem Mag are on all the lists,,, LOL... the classics for the win... 308 and 243 also...
It would have been good to have seen a list from reloading equipment and component companies.
I can't belive the growth of this channel (well, actually can because of the great content). Been here since 10K subs.
Currently having 3 rifles made. One long range 7mag, a sporter 30-06, and a sporter 6.5-284 Norma. The 7 mag has a bat action, 30-06 is Borden Timberline, and 6.5-284 is a trued/sleeved bolt rem 700 LA.
6.8 western might take off due to availability of the 6.8 bullet now that the military just signed the contract for 6.8x51. If 6.8 ever had a chance to take off, nows the time.
Companies need to produce high bc bullets before this happens
@@TexanUSMC8089 I totally agree but I was talking about reloading purposes. The bullet itself will allow people to reload 6.8 western way cheaper due to military mass producing the 6.8x51
@@TexanUSMC8089 Its not going to be a standard issue rifle or see mass adoption. Apparently its just going to spec ops guys for certain mission specific applications. The military plays around with a lot of different setups. They have had limited use of 6.8 spc, 6 arc, 6.5 creed, etc. Sometimes they give it to some infantry guys to test out for any unforeseen problems first.
@@TexanUSMC8089 I saw an all brass version on a review. Wasn’t too impressed with the ballistics of the lower pressure all brass version, pretty much 6.8 creedmore performance
@@TexanUSMC8089 they literally already have a brass cased version.
But what is the point in getting it if you don't have the pressure? it basically turns into a 7mm-08 without it.
My 28 Nosler rifle is a first team member of my collection, along with its big bore magnum brethren. It is the perfect balance for the round, making it a joy to shoot, and a laser firing my handloads. It's one that I will always shoot and probably never sell.
I really hope to see 300prc more and more. Federal and Berger are supposed to have factory ammo coming to compete with Hornady. Really enjoy shooting that cartridge. I love my 6.5 creedmoor, 300 win mag and 308. Ammo for those seem to be no issue really to find
Before the ammo shortage I wasn’t a huge fan of 308 win. Now it has become one of my favorite due to availability and I have grown to appreciate the all round performance it delivers. I just can’t find the old favorite ammo to play with.
100% I can't find any of my calibers. 308 is EVERYWHERE though!
With all of the information that you presented, I feel you are right on in our area of central Maine. Great video, thank you.
Absolutely love my 308
Stunned and amazed that the 30-30 and .270 Winchesters didn't make any lists. Just a few years ago, they were in the top five and had been for decades. I would really like to hear somebody explain that.
if its an international listing there is a massive reason why 30 30 and 270 aren't on there.
@@WayStedYou That would make sense. In U.S. stores I visit, .270 is very plentiful, but 30-30 has gotten scarce.
Right? Tgere are 2 different 6.5 on the list but no 30-30 winchesters. I promise you there are more 30-30 winchester chambered rifles in the world than any 6.5
The reason 308 is down in ammo sales, so many 308 users from the past have switched to 6.5 Creedmore, pushing that up and 308 down.
Wonderful data that you posted. Thank you.
interesting results based on what I see around my neck of the woods. Almost no rifles in 6.5PRC and zero ammo for them. 6.5 Creed rifles abound, with no ammo to feed them. Loads of 223/556 and 308 ammo, but no rifles to buy chambered in them.
I was surprised the .270 Win. was no where to be seen .
28 Nosler with a good brake on it and it’s a pup.
I really think the only reason the PRC and Creedmore are so popular is because they seam to be the only thing you can buy. Went into a major sporting goods store the other day. They had a Creedmore section, PRC section, and then everything else. I would say 45% were Creedmores, 30% PRC, 25% everything else.
Where was this?
@@rodney2478 Exactly. I haven't seen ANY prc rounds in my neck of woods.
Glad to see the tried and true 243W made it on the final list, but I honestly am surprised that the 300 Norma Magnum didn't make the "custom rifle builders" list.
My wife just got me a 6.5 Creedmoor rifle for Christmas and I absolutely love it, I'm hooked on 6.5 now I can see what all the buzz is about, 6.5 Creedmoor wins it all
Explanation for low ammo sales for .308. I own a .308. I bought large quantities of ammo previously. I can afford to wait until the price normalizes.
As more people start using the 6.8 Western it will move way up. By far one of the most accurate calibers I have ever shot.
White kind of rifle you using?
@@abrahammoreno6946 Browning X-Bolt
I really wanted to get a Savage 110 Ultralight in 6.5 PRC, but who knows when brass or ammo will be available. I ended up reviewing the ballistic calculations and bought a good old .270 win. It's sooo close to the 6.5 PRC ballistically. I think I can deal with a little bit longer throw on the bolt. Really surprised that the .270 wasn't in the top 9 for any of the criterion.
The savage 110 ultra light in 6.5 creedmoor in my opinion is probably the one of the best rifles on the planet
I just picked up a stainless BLR in 6.5creed yesterday. Ammo in my area is spotty as it sells so fast.
My favorites in order which I reload for are 7 SAUM, 6.5 PRC, 7x57 Mauser, 300 PRC, 308 WIN, 257 Roberts, 6 Creed, 223 REM, 9.3X62, 8 Mauser, and my next will be a custom in 280 AI 🔥 can’t wait
Why a 280ai if you already have a saum? Just because 280ai is awesome, or is there something specific you’re wanting out of it?
@@backfire the 7 SAUM I have is setup as a range ELR heavy rifle and the 280 AI I want to build will be in a hunting type of rifle.
7mm08 is a wonderful cartridge
The other most popular calibers you will find ammo and rifles for nearly everywhere are .270 Win, .350 Legend, 7mm-08 Rem, .22-250 Rem, .270 WSM, .300 WSM, .30-30 Win, 25-06 Rem, .17 HMR, .22WMR, .45-70 Gov. Smaller country gun stores, off the beaten path will have most of the calibers you mention, but these are the others on the shelf more often than not.
I'm most happy with the 6.8 western.
6.8 western needs reloading support and other manufacturers to make them
Killed my elk this year with my new Weatherby in 6.5 PRC. Very pleased with it
I acquired a 6.5prc , early in its debut Christianson ridgeline … saying that i’ve been fortunate enough to own several custom built 6.5x284 rifles . And i gotta say , that off the shelf 6.5prc hangs in every way shooting factory 147gr match hornady ammo , with my 5k build rifles.. moral of the story , Hornady did their homework on the development of the 6.5 PRC ….
6.5 CM showed up on a lot of your charts, and towards the top too.
Im shooting the 6 arc as a new cartridge but Creedmoor and 556 are the ones that I have a lot of ammo for as well as reloading surplus. I would say that 300 black out and 300 win mag is the most money sent on ammo resupply for this year.
Not sure why this popped up on my page again since I've already watch it, but oh well. The 30-06 is amazing, but it kills on both ends. In an light rifle it is murderous, and just jumps and bounces all over the place. If you can add some weight and have a great chassis/stock to put it in it will do better. Do what you can to tame the recoil and the 30-06 becomes unbeatable. You have to tame the recoil to a point that you can see your own impacts through the scope at 200 to 300 yards or so, and you've got the perfect setup for anything that wanders into your range.
6.5 creedmoor is a great round. it's just very annoying to me that gun stores have nothing but 6.5cm rifles on the wall but they have 0 6.5cm ammo. meanwhile while i was looking for a new 308 rifle none of the ones i wanted were in stock but there was shelves full of the ammo
Plus you have to grow a man button when you get a 6.5 Creedmoor
What’s amazing is the 7mm PRC didn’t show up on any of the lists.
Another cool fact was how the 6.5 PRC showed up on every single list and was #4 overall. That’s pretty amazing for a relatively new round.
I’ll be honest I got a custom rifle chambered in 6.5 cm and the hornady 143 eldx factory ammo shoots just as good if not better than anything I’ve been able to load for it.
100% I also think 6.5 creed is so popular cause it’s a great hunting cartridge.
Jes
Same
Just the ammo cost comparable to .308 makes me cry. I bought my first hunting rifle in 6.5 and I've slightly regretted it. Nothing I personally will be doing can't be done with .308 but, I went with the better cartridge for range anyways...
That final list is odd. How did 5.56 score so low? More people have that caliber than 6.5.
I wonder if ammo sales are skewed simply because it’s so damn hard to find much of anything in certain calibers, and/or because hunting seasons are still months away?
30-06 will always kicking ass and taking names .
Things have changed. When i started hunting 30-06, 30-30, .243,.270, and .308 were by far the most popular rifles. Only one makes the list these days.
In bolt action Between 223, 6.5 cm, 270 win , 30-06 , 7mm rem mag, and 9.3x62 - under 400 yard 6.5 cm is best for everything. Reloading 120 gn ttsx to 150 grain ABLR
. Sometime feel.to keep all aside and get 280 AI as 1 do all.rifle under 400 yard.
Thanks for another great video. I know UA-cam keeps kicking around gun content channels I hope you can keep putting out content, I enjoy what your doing.
This is one of your best videos. I suspect the 300 PRC would be taking off like the 6.5 PRC if the ammo and reloading components were available. I have a 300 Win Mag and it is my best shooting rifle, but I would gladly buy a 300 PRC if the components were there to reload. The 6.5 PRC is a great cartridge. In fact, I bought one even though I could not get all that I needed and just have to buy things when available. I had to get on a waiting list for brass even though I could buy in bulk, but I don't want that much brass. I reload because factory ammo just does not get the accuracy you can get when you reload. The guns that are cheaper to shoot often end up on a higher scale along with the availability of ammo. We know there are a lot of good guns out there but it's really hard to rate them. You just need the right tool for the right job. Again, nice video it is one of your best.
Haha that's awesome. I still call it the "man bun" cartridge and probably always will, however I have shot one and I honestly can't say I didn't fall in love with it. Definitely will probably end up owning one before my ticker stops ticking 🤙🏻
Man bun? I thought it was called a douche knot.
Good job Jim
If I ever go to hunt paper I'll get a 6.5 CM. Until then I'd want something with more giddy up go. 6.5 /06 has more, but then I never did go for trends.
My two newest cartridges are the 6.5x257 Roberts Ackley Improved Rimmed and a 309 JDJ. Both of them in Encores.
Acording to your list based on ammo sales 6.5 Creedmoor is the number 1 center fire cartridge in 2022. Why am I am not surprised. I hand load.
If they made the semi auto 30-06 M1 Garand brand new and able to shoot modern 30-06 ammo would now be best used for deer hunting in hog country when going to the stand or blind. I used to carry a bolt action 30-06 til my stand one morning was surrounded by hogs and per state regs only had a 5 round mag today an AK with suppressor is my best friend when out for a walk on my property on any day.
Interesting and informative as usual sir. My 30 06 is still my go to, yes I'm an old guy lol. It wouldn't be my selection to go grizzly hunting, but I'll take it for moose and pack 220 grain in a spare clip just in case. If I wanted to shoot paper or vermin I would buy a 22-250, or maybe. 223.
One thing that keeps the 30-06 in the running is it is the parent case for so many others, same as 308.
300 PRC is high on my wish list and will get one soon as I can. Can't wait to get a ladder going for it and see what I can do to stretch its legs to extended ranges.
I bought one Browning BAR(classic 1970s Belgium made) in 270 win in mint condition.for $900 CAD, put vortax 4x16 viper, and limbsaver. Getting best group Under 2.5 inch group at 200 yard using 150 grain noslar LRAB. Recoil like little more then 6.5 cm as it is semi auto. Bought many boxes of 150.grain Noslar LRAB and 130 grain NP .So it may be my go to gun this season for Whitetail to Moose and Elk. My only second hand rifle i ever bought, only semi auto in hunting caliber but in 2 months and almost 300 shot various bullets from.140 interlock, 150 RN , 130 ttsx, 130 NP, 150ABLR, , i start loving it most.
My longest ever shot was 340 yard for mule deer using 140 Grain ABLR 6.5 cm . And I prefer to hunt under 300 yard , max 400 yard .
Though I have many gun in diff caliber but I love one I can shoot 3-4 box in day trip.to range and can take quick second shot if needed.
Just to clarify. Did you get BLR or BAR?? I thought the BLR was Lever action..
@@thews9237 hi, thanks for pointing out. Its BAR
They need to do a 7mm prc in the 6.5 prc case and elongate the cartridge just enough for 1 grain more powder.
Great data mine. Thank you!
22lr is so common because that's what everyone starts their kids on, and it's kind of a must have cartridge for varmint hunting.
I’d have to dispute this. I work in a gun store and 6.5 cm rifles sit on the shelf. People constantly ask when we’re getting 308s in. We barely have 6.5 ammo available- not bc it’s being sold out BUT we’re NOT getting it sent from corporate - 308 is stacked high and we’re selling it constantly. Now this is a single data point presented by me but I’m hearing the same thing from out of staters. I was going to jump on the 6.5 train but my next rifle is going to be a 308.
6.8spc particularly the LWRCI six8.... piston for the win.
I just added a 6.5 PRC to my collection. Local country gun shop keeps ammo in stock and shoots flatter than a laser beam!
What about that 6.5-300 weatherby in the titanium weatherby for that sheep hunt? The optic is the hardest choice for that. I think there’s a March 3-20 at like 22 oz. You could just stick with a Leupold mark 3 as well to save more weight.
The 6.5 Creedmoor ammo sales surprised me because I can never find it on the shelf here in Oregon.
Thanks Jim 👍❤️
Interesting. I would have thought 30-30 Winchester would have been there somewhere. It's taken more deer in North America than any other cartridge according to most sources. I've always had a 30-30 in my collection.
I love 30-30 as well and it definitely still has its place due to all the win model 94's still in action. But I saw ammo yesterday for 40 a box for the federal blue box! Ugh!
I’m surprised 308 is that low on ammo sales, whenever I go look for ammo 223 and 308 are the only ones there have been reliably in stock.
I think he is going by online sales according to his blog. Most people buy at stores. .223/.308 is easy to find here in DFW TX. 6.5 cr .300 blk are twice the price and rare, never seen 6.5 prc since COVID,
Exactly! They are there because people aren't buying them as much. Creedmoor or PRC ammo hits the self and it's gone.
Me too. I moved almost exclusively to 308 and 9mm due to ammo availability/cost. I see a lot of 308/7.62 moving online.
I wonder if he included 7.62x51 sales in that figure. My guess is no
If I were to go custom, 284 win or 7LRM or a 330 Dakota. These of course are for different purposes.
I like the 35 Whelen, one can handle any hunting in the western hemisphere.
Great video, the information is outstanding!!!!
For what is worth
We have a small Taxidermist shop
Tuskegee Alabama
And for the last (2) years
Most deer have been killed 308
More or less 30-06 and 6.5 together second place
The ordinary, plain, lackluster, everyday, mundane 308 win is my favorite regular non- Magnum round for hunting deer. I call it my 90 percent rifle. It's that good! My 100 percent rifle is the 300 win mag. It just seems to outshoot anything xcept the 300 Weatherby Magnum from my experience.
6.5 Creed will be at the top of sales as long as that is all that's available. That "meh" cartridge is being shoved down our collective throats. I was at a Scheels over 1/2 of the rifles there were 6.5 Creed. Trying to find something useful like a 7mm.08 or 25.06 is difficult at best.
100%
I like short action cartridges. 308 or 7Mm-08 are my favorite.
That is very interesting. Especially if you consider the age of all of those cartridges.