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Gonna build a 6.5, but which one?
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<blockquote data-quote="65WSM" data-source="post: 1622974" data-attributes="member: 9551"><p>Get the barrel nitrocarburized so you can actually shoot it a few times before the accuracy fades. Shoot HBN coated bullets. Travis and his brothers at R-Bros, build about one $5,000 or more rifle a day. For deer in irrigated agricultural Eastern Washington, the Brothers shoot featherweight 6.5 WSMs with 24 inch barrels. They shoot the 140 Berger over Reloader 26 at 3300 fps. The rifles set to shoot off bipods with 4.5-20X scopes. The 6.5 SAUM with Norma or Nosler (the same) brass could be nearly as good. The 6.5 PRC is limited, so far, to Hornady brass. You decide if you are a fan of Hornady brass. I like the Norma Nosler stuff better. </p><p></p><p>The 6.5X47 brass has a small primer pocket. It will limit what powders you can use and is a fair weather rifle. I have hunted deer in single digit temperatures Thanksgiving weekend. Ignition was slow enough with magnum primers. The 6.5 Creedmore is a better choice for similar ballistics. I did not the short neck on the .243 Winchester so I would not like the same neck on the .260 Remington. The .260 Remington would have to deep deep deep deep seat the 140 gr bullets into the powder column to fit into the magazine. </p><p></p><p>6.5-284 has feed and extraction issues from the rebated rim. You will have to deep seat 130 gr bullets in a short action. Most of the bullet will be in the case. The short magnums fit the short actions better, especially with the 140 gr bullets. My latest is a 6.5-06 Ackley shown below. I had the reamer, to seat the bullets in the long neck. The overall length is over 4 inches with 140gr and 160gr bullets. So I have a two shooter. One fits under the bolt, with the bullet on the ramp and one in the chamber. I will make another 6.5 WSM or 6.5 SAUM next time. </p><p>[ATTACH]131752[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]131751[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="65WSM, post: 1622974, member: 9551"] Get the barrel nitrocarburized so you can actually shoot it a few times before the accuracy fades. Shoot HBN coated bullets. Travis and his brothers at R-Bros, build about one $5,000 or more rifle a day. For deer in irrigated agricultural Eastern Washington, the Brothers shoot featherweight 6.5 WSMs with 24 inch barrels. They shoot the 140 Berger over Reloader 26 at 3300 fps. The rifles set to shoot off bipods with 4.5-20X scopes. The 6.5 SAUM with Norma or Nosler (the same) brass could be nearly as good. The 6.5 PRC is limited, so far, to Hornady brass. You decide if you are a fan of Hornady brass. I like the Norma Nosler stuff better. The 6.5X47 brass has a small primer pocket. It will limit what powders you can use and is a fair weather rifle. I have hunted deer in single digit temperatures Thanksgiving weekend. Ignition was slow enough with magnum primers. The 6.5 Creedmore is a better choice for similar ballistics. I did not the short neck on the .243 Winchester so I would not like the same neck on the .260 Remington. The .260 Remington would have to deep deep deep deep seat the 140 gr bullets into the powder column to fit into the magazine. 6.5-284 has feed and extraction issues from the rebated rim. You will have to deep seat 130 gr bullets in a short action. Most of the bullet will be in the case. The short magnums fit the short actions better, especially with the 140 gr bullets. My latest is a 6.5-06 Ackley shown below. I had the reamer, to seat the bullets in the long neck. The overall length is over 4 inches with 140gr and 160gr bullets. So I have a two shooter. One fits under the bolt, with the bullet on the ramp and one in the chamber. I will make another 6.5 WSM or 6.5 SAUM next time. [ATTACH]131752[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]131751[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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