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6.5 Rem Mag Help
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<blockquote data-quote="65WSM" data-source="post: 855426" data-attributes="member: 9551"><p>My experience with the .264 Win Mag, 6.5WSM and 6.5-284 Norma has found that Vithavuori N-560 is the fastest powder with 129 (or 130) gr bullets in the 6.5 -284. You should get about 130 fps over R-22. Another powder to try would be MagPro. It has produced great velocities for me with 120 gr bullets but N-560 is better with 130 gr bullets. </p><p></p><p>I am surprised that you went for the 6.5 Rem Mag and have to use Remington brass. Remington brass is a disease that is difficult to recover from.</p><p></p><p>What is your Cartridge length? The 6.5 WSM fits in 3.1 inches even with 130 Accubonds or 130 Berger VLDs into the lands. My Model 70 (without the floorplate) in a MPI graphite stock weighs 7.5 lbs with a 2.5-10 Sightron scope in Conetrol steel. The barrel is a Rock Creek 26 inch fluted #3. It will shoot 130 Accubonds or Berger 130s to 3300 fps all day long with Retumbo from WSM cases. I have Norma and Nosler brass. It is great if you anneal it frequently.</p><p></p><p>What do you have for a seating die? Do you have a Wilson seater made from your chamber Reamer? If not talk to your riflesmith. Test your seating die stem to see if it is pushing the bullet into the case at the point or on the shoulder? Test it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="65WSM, post: 855426, member: 9551"] My experience with the .264 Win Mag, 6.5WSM and 6.5-284 Norma has found that Vithavuori N-560 is the fastest powder with 129 (or 130) gr bullets in the 6.5 -284. You should get about 130 fps over R-22. Another powder to try would be MagPro. It has produced great velocities for me with 120 gr bullets but N-560 is better with 130 gr bullets. I am surprised that you went for the 6.5 Rem Mag and have to use Remington brass. Remington brass is a disease that is difficult to recover from. What is your Cartridge length? The 6.5 WSM fits in 3.1 inches even with 130 Accubonds or 130 Berger VLDs into the lands. My Model 70 (without the floorplate) in a MPI graphite stock weighs 7.5 lbs with a 2.5-10 Sightron scope in Conetrol steel. The barrel is a Rock Creek 26 inch fluted #3. It will shoot 130 Accubonds or Berger 130s to 3300 fps all day long with Retumbo from WSM cases. I have Norma and Nosler brass. It is great if you anneal it frequently. What do you have for a seating die? Do you have a Wilson seater made from your chamber Reamer? If not talk to your riflesmith. Test your seating die stem to see if it is pushing the bullet into the case at the point or on the shoulder? Test it. [/QUOTE]
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