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    New Hornady 6.5 PRC

    During the 60's, Norma released .308 & .358 Norma Mag brass to the American market, even though no American manufacturer chambered rifles n those 2 calibres. Maybe Hornady will follow suite, just offering 6.5mm GAP 4S brass, since the 6.5PRC is pretty close to 6.5mm SAUM in performance.
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    New Hornady 6.5 PRC

    Rich, Fair enough to build on a short action, BUT it needs a longer magazine box and for God sakes none of this short magazine box long throat nonsense that Remington did with the .257 Roberts when they chambered that cartridge in the Model 700 Short Action Mountain Rifle. On my 6.5mm SAUM...
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    New Hornady 6.5 PRC

    Yeah thats good. I'm paying $1.88 NZD per 300 Norma SAUM case.
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    New Hornady 6.5 PRC

    I guess Hornady are seizing on the success of the 6.5mm SAUM GAP 4s by using their own case design and not having to pay royalties to GAP or use Remingtons SAUM design. Would have been nice if the 6.5mm SAUM designs had become standardised as factory rounds. Oh well I'll just have to keep...
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    Hi Greg, Just wondering what the feedback has been on the 6.5mm Fatso? I'm currently running a...

    Hi Greg, Just wondering what the feedback has been on the 6.5mm Fatso? I'm currently running a 6.5mm SAUM and pushing the 140 Berger Hunting VLD's to 3100 using 62.5grs Retumbo out of a Remington 700 (using the Wyatts extended box mag). I'm presuming that Retumbo would still work in the 6.5mm...
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