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Which s/a 6.5?
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<blockquote data-quote="BallisticsGuy" data-source="post: 1593588" data-attributes="member: 96226"><p>Actually, I'm of the opinion (that's all it is is an opinion) that 6.5-284 is one of the most overrated powder burners to make the fad list in the last decade and it comes in 2 distinct forms both of which qualify under that banner. </p><p></p><p>You can throat it 5 miles long and seat the bullets into the next county, then it's basically an underperforming 6.5 magnum in drag and really then needs to be in a standard/long action. In the true short action form it still eats 50+ grain powder charges and gives 45 grains of powder worth of performance. One can save 5 grains of powder and all the hassle of finding brass and get a nice improvement in barrel life by going to a .260AI and slower more modern powders like RL-23 in doses closer to 45 grains.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BallisticsGuy, post: 1593588, member: 96226"] Actually, I'm of the opinion (that's all it is is an opinion) that 6.5-284 is one of the most overrated powder burners to make the fad list in the last decade and it comes in 2 distinct forms both of which qualify under that banner. You can throat it 5 miles long and seat the bullets into the next county, then it's basically an underperforming 6.5 magnum in drag and really then needs to be in a standard/long action. In the true short action form it still eats 50+ grain powder charges and gives 45 grains of powder worth of performance. One can save 5 grains of powder and all the hassle of finding brass and get a nice improvement in barrel life by going to a .260AI and slower more modern powders like RL-23 in doses closer to 45 grains. [/QUOTE]
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