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6.5 long action hunting rifle opinions
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<blockquote data-quote="wildcat westerner" data-source="post: 1435215" data-attributes="member: 21361"><p>I hope to add some common experience with the cartridges written about here. I have had 6.5 x 284's for over fifteen years. For target shooting this shaped case is superior. That being said, other people have already pointed out that a hotter cartridge being used for hunting simply does not wear out compared to a target weapon demanding several shots in a string. I have a new 6.5 Sherman, 26" Bartlein 1-8. I am shooting 12 grains more powder per shot with this case, but have gained nearly 300 fps while doing so. This velocity increase amazed me and you can see the difference in trajectory on a 300 yard target. You can't go wrong with either cartridge, but if you decide to go with the hotter one, make **** sure that the reamer is really great quality, your barrel is match grade, and your dies are just as good as possible to obtain. An increase in velocity is no gain at all if accuracy suffers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wildcat westerner, post: 1435215, member: 21361"] I hope to add some common experience with the cartridges written about here. I have had 6.5 x 284's for over fifteen years. For target shooting this shaped case is superior. That being said, other people have already pointed out that a hotter cartridge being used for hunting simply does not wear out compared to a target weapon demanding several shots in a string. I have a new 6.5 Sherman, 26" Bartlein 1-8. I am shooting 12 grains more powder per shot with this case, but have gained nearly 300 fps while doing so. This velocity increase amazed me and you can see the difference in trajectory on a 300 yard target. You can't go wrong with either cartridge, but if you decide to go with the hotter one, make **** sure that the reamer is really great quality, your barrel is match grade, and your dies are just as good as possible to obtain. An increase in velocity is no gain at all if accuracy suffers! [/QUOTE]
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