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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 341260" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>in the very early days of long range deer hunting in north central pa., the 6.5 bullet was very popular. norma had introduced the 139 gr. match bullet in the early 50s and it caught on as being good for long range hunting. alex hoyer of lewistown pa. capitalized on a cartridge design by a shooter in new mexico named wright. i believe paul wright. it was the 300 weatherby case necked down to 6.5 and was known as the 6.5x300 wwh. weatherby, wright, hoyer. it was an awsome cartridge for that time and frankly still is. it was by far the most popular in pa for many years. the 139 gr. norma was illegal for use in pa. due to its attraction to a magnet. when hornady introduced its 7mm 162 gr. match bthp bullet, it spelled the end for the 6.5 x300 in pa. for long range hunting. very few are used today, although it is still an excellant long range cartridge. there are numerous good 6.5 cartridges available today, but i doubt any will ever cause the excitement the 6.5x300wby did. the possible exception being the 6.5x284. in those days there were very few good powder choices. h870 was popular for the large cases. some are still using it. it was a ww2 surplus powder and only recently discontinued. its about as dirty as burning soft coal, and its very affected by cold weather. other than that it works fine but id be trying other powders.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 341260, member: 12443"] in the very early days of long range deer hunting in north central pa., the 6.5 bullet was very popular. norma had introduced the 139 gr. match bullet in the early 50s and it caught on as being good for long range hunting. alex hoyer of lewistown pa. capitalized on a cartridge design by a shooter in new mexico named wright. i believe paul wright. it was the 300 weatherby case necked down to 6.5 and was known as the 6.5x300 wwh. weatherby, wright, hoyer. it was an awsome cartridge for that time and frankly still is. it was by far the most popular in pa for many years. the 139 gr. norma was illegal for use in pa. due to its attraction to a magnet. when hornady introduced its 7mm 162 gr. match bthp bullet, it spelled the end for the 6.5 x300 in pa. for long range hunting. very few are used today, although it is still an excellant long range cartridge. there are numerous good 6.5 cartridges available today, but i doubt any will ever cause the excitement the 6.5x300wby did. the possible exception being the 6.5x284. in those days there were very few good powder choices. h870 was popular for the large cases. some are still using it. it was a ww2 surplus powder and only recently discontinued. its about as dirty as burning soft coal, and its very affected by cold weather. other than that it works fine but id be trying other powders. [/QUOTE]
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