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Weatherby's new 6.5 RPM cartridge
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<blockquote data-quote="Milepost" data-source="post: 1696270" data-attributes="member: 104022"><p>Good points!</p><p>I think what Weatherby is doing here is creating a cartridge that bridges the gap in case capacity between a 6.5 PRC and 6.5-300. Yes, it does look very much like an extended 6.5-284 and thus would have a case capacity very close to a 264WM. (82 gr.) If so, this would be just a modern day take on the old 264WM.... Not really a bad idea.</p><p></p><p>The same thinking went into Hornady designing the 300PRC to be a modern alternative to the old 300WM.</p><p></p><p>I hope they find a good source of quality brass for this one. It should make for an awesome sheep gun and be easy to hand load with the current available powders out there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Milepost, post: 1696270, member: 104022"] Good points! I think what Weatherby is doing here is creating a cartridge that bridges the gap in case capacity between a 6.5 PRC and 6.5-300. Yes, it does look very much like an extended 6.5-284 and thus would have a case capacity very close to a 264WM. (82 gr.) If so, this would be just a modern day take on the old 264WM.... Not really a bad idea. The same thinking went into Hornady designing the 300PRC to be a modern alternative to the old 300WM. I hope they find a good source of quality brass for this one. It should make for an awesome sheep gun and be easy to hand load with the current available powders out there. [/QUOTE]
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