"""If""" I recall he was launching the Berger 140gr Hunter VLD's at 3180 from his Carbon fiber 24" barrel with MB,,, about 200 ft-per seconds faster than my A Square...
He tried the new 156 gr EOC's with this rifle that has a 1:8 twist,,, but it struggled to pull off less than 1 MOA groups,,, he tried 4 different powders with limited results...
He mentioned that it's hard to get RL-26 and other types of RL powders up here above the 49th parallel...
The main powders up here are Winchester,,, IMR,,, Hodgdon,,, a few others as well,,, but that RL is darn tough to come across at times...
He wasn't disappointed that the 156 gr bullets didn't pan out since his plan to shoot the 140 to 147 grain'ers worked out like mine...
Both of us had the 150 gr bullet and """less""" idea planned on our builds,,, if we want to shoot longer and heavier bullets then this,,, we would of picked the next size caliber up,,, 270 or 280's...
The 1:8 twist is nice since it allows us to use the 85 to 90 grain bullets for predator control in the off season...
Less bullet weight recoil is like shooting a 243,,, a big plus for the 6.5 category...
PS: If predator control was not my shooting sports in the winter months,,, I would most likely not have a 6.5...
A caliber of this size fits all of my big game hunting along with the above,,, just enough to get by so long as I pace my shooting distances...
For me that is...
Cheers from the North