I love developing loads to make my rifles shoot as accurate as possible. I love the challenge!
The 6.5CM ain't that cartridge. I have four 6.5CM rifles now, two Savage (sporter and varmint), A Thompson Compass and a Rem 700 Varmint....ALL shoot under an inch at 100yds for 5 shots.
The Savage Sporter was bought on line from CDNN, with a scope during a Promotional sale. After rebate it cost me $279....My plan was to shoot it, and then mess with it to see how accurate I could make a simple, inexpensive, plastic stock, hunting rifle.
IMR4350 / Sierra 140g in Lapua small primer brass and off to the range I go....First three shots from a brand new, unfired barrel went into literally one hole at 100yds...I thought the rifle was missing the paper! I was sure the scope had come loose!...I had to shoot a second group to be sure. That group was 3/8"! And all subsequent groups are well under an inch! This is a pencil thin, sporter weight barrel! No way I was going to improve upon this rifle.....
The Thompson Compass was also a promotional deal. $299....and the Savage Varmint was a Cabelas only special.....$399.....The Remington 700 started out as another Cabelas deal for $349.....I put it in a fancy MagPull stock and added an Athlon first focal plane scope and it is an amazing 500yd gun (The longest range I have available to me).......This Remington was purchased just for the action. I have a 6.5 Kreiger barrel sitting on the bench to rebarrel it......But now I'll wait until this factory barrel wears out as I'm not sure a rebarrel would improve the accuracy.
All four of these rifles have me spending just a bit over $1000.....Can't beat that with a stick!
I've been a 6PPC and 6BR benchrest shooter for over 30 years. But I've never seen such an easy to afford, easy to load, easy on recoil, amazingly accurate, medium to larger game and long distance target cartridge like the 6.CM.......
The 6.5CM ain't that cartridge. I have four 6.5CM rifles now, two Savage (sporter and varmint), A Thompson Compass and a Rem 700 Varmint....ALL shoot under an inch at 100yds for 5 shots.
The Savage Sporter was bought on line from CDNN, with a scope during a Promotional sale. After rebate it cost me $279....My plan was to shoot it, and then mess with it to see how accurate I could make a simple, inexpensive, plastic stock, hunting rifle.
IMR4350 / Sierra 140g in Lapua small primer brass and off to the range I go....First three shots from a brand new, unfired barrel went into literally one hole at 100yds...I thought the rifle was missing the paper! I was sure the scope had come loose!...I had to shoot a second group to be sure. That group was 3/8"! And all subsequent groups are well under an inch! This is a pencil thin, sporter weight barrel! No way I was going to improve upon this rifle.....
The Thompson Compass was also a promotional deal. $299....and the Savage Varmint was a Cabelas only special.....$399.....The Remington 700 started out as another Cabelas deal for $349.....I put it in a fancy MagPull stock and added an Athlon first focal plane scope and it is an amazing 500yd gun (The longest range I have available to me).......This Remington was purchased just for the action. I have a 6.5 Kreiger barrel sitting on the bench to rebarrel it......But now I'll wait until this factory barrel wears out as I'm not sure a rebarrel would improve the accuracy.
All four of these rifles have me spending just a bit over $1000.....Can't beat that with a stick!
I've been a 6PPC and 6BR benchrest shooter for over 30 years. But I've never seen such an easy to afford, easy to load, easy on recoil, amazingly accurate, medium to larger game and long distance target cartridge like the 6.CM.......
