Rich Coyle
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Anyone planning to get one of the new Weatherby 6.5 RPM? I'm hoping to get one from the first shipment of Mountain Ti. I hope it actually weighs 4.9 pounds like they say.
Weatherby 6.5 RPM?
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Braunschweiger
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Saw info on it the other day. Add another 6.5! Haha.
Andrew Massi
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Yes, just wish that stock had a raised cheek piece. Going to talk with the custom shop about dropping a ti backcountry barreled action in a ultralightweight stock. Sure there will be a slight weight penalty, but possibly less than the steel backcountry with the stock ergonomics I know and love
Rich Coyle
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Yea. Roy's original shape really works. Over the years I had a few. Still have two six lug ultralights. My wildcat has a Pendleton stock that weights twenty-four ounces. The .270 Win has a Proof Research at twenty-seven ounces. I want to sell it, though. I would include the factory stock.
Darktimber
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I bet they will in a year or two. They are going to sell as many $2500-$3500 rifles as they can first tho
Andrew Massi
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Sure they will- took a year before the 6.5-300 hit the vanguard.
Coyote_Hunter
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The 6.5 RPM provides 125fps more than a .264WM can with 140g AccuBond bullets. This according to Weatherby and Nosler ammo data. Weatherby claims 3225fps with a 127g Barnes bullet, which beats my 6.5-06AI with 130g Swift Scirocco II bullet by a whopping 64fps. It also beats Hodgdon's fastest .264WM/129g load by 54fps. (Yawn)
All you need to do is purchase an expensive rifle and buy ammo that will likely never be common or cheap.
I have a Savage 111 7mm RM with rusty barrel. Had planned to make it a 6.5PRC but the more i think about it, the more likely that it will become a .264WM instead as a) that is a more fool-proof conversion, and b) it will mimic my 6.5-06AI with a bit extra velocity.
While I'm sure WBY will sell a few rifles chambered for the 6.5RPM, I think the 6.5PRC will spank it soundly in terms of sales.
All you need to do is purchase an expensive rifle and buy ammo that will likely never be common or cheap.
I have a Savage 111 7mm RM with rusty barrel. Had planned to make it a 6.5PRC but the more i think about it, the more likely that it will become a .264WM instead as a) that is a more fool-proof conversion, and b) it will mimic my 6.5-06AI with a bit extra velocity.
While I'm sure WBY will sell a few rifles chambered for the 6.5RPM, I think the 6.5PRC will spank it soundly in terms of sales.
Andrew Massi
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Hornady does indeed have better marketing they turned the 6.5 creedmoor into the hottest thing, they also need to release the PRC in cheaper rifles- namely tikka most of the current factory offerings are in the price range of a weatherby rifle so moot there.
Weatherby has never sought to be everyman's rifle, and as this is a long range hunting forum I'd bet folks arent terribly concerned with ammo availability as they will reload- but for people that appreciate their rifles this new cartridge is a welcome addition to a lineup of 70 year old cartridges. Also, with the move to wyoming their rifles and ammo are getting much more affordable and as discussed ad nauseam on the other rpm threads this cartridge isnt intended to balistically best any cartridge but provide an accurate light package for their smaller 6 lug action.
HARPERC
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Kind of drafting off you! Look forward to your review, especially the rifle.
PredatorSlayer
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I agree 100%.
just country
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morning, build ur own custom, no wait. the 6.5
caliber is a very good. vast amounts of variable
cartridges and names. the 257-7mm-300-340wbee's
have been around a very long time. I have all.
do not need a 6.5 mania. justme gbot tum
caliber is a very good. vast amounts of variable
cartridges and names. the 257-7mm-300-340wbee's
have been around a very long time. I have all.
do not need a 6.5 mania. justme gbot tum
Coyote_Hunter
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Great marketing but they also purpose-designed the cartridge for long-range target shooting, which is where it took off first. Hunters are declining in numbers while target shooters numbers are increasing. The 6.5CM is a wonderful hunting round as well, for the same reasons that make it a great target round.
Cheaper rifles for the PRC will be coming. Mossberg is already playing in the low cost rifle arena. The cartridge was designed with PRS competition in mind (.30 caliber and under, 3200fps maximum), so it is no surprise the first rifles out were target oriented. At the current time, over a dozen manufacturers are building 6.5PRC rifles in various configurations.
While I agree that Weatherby has never penetrated the mass market with their high-end rifles, they have done well with the Vanguard (Howa) series. But as a long-time handloader myself, component availability is a concern, even if factory ammunition is much less so. My expectation is that 6.5PRC components will be plentiful and relatively inexpensive, like the CM components, while 6.5 RPM components will be much more limited and expensive. The last thing I want is an expensive rifle I can't feed and I know others who feel the same.
Kudos to Weatherby for introducing the cartridge and a light hunting rifle, but if prices are not competitive with other offerings it will be a relatively obscure cartridge that will sell a few rifles at first but fades away with time.
Just my opinions, of course.
Rich Coyle
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It will be obscure like the .340. The RPM will have its lovers.
