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6.5 rem mag...Maybe
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<blockquote data-quote="woods" data-source="post: 399821" data-attributes="member: 6042"><p>Hey muleyman, I have rebarreled 300 win mags to the 6.5 rem mag twice. One was a Browning BBR 300 win mag with a detachable magazine and a long jump to the lands. It got a #4 Douglas 1 in 8 XX barrel finished at 26". The other was for a friend who liked my gun so much he wanted one. His was a Weatherby Vanguard 300 win mag and got a #4 Shilen 1 in 9 barrel.</p><p></p><p>The win mags make a good platform for the 6.5 rem mag since you can have it throated to seat those long 6.5 bullets way out there</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/HPIM1163.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/HPIM1162.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Here is a pic of the finished product with a McMillan stock</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/DSCN1248.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/DSCN1246.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>With a 26" barrel and reloading it is easy to get 3100 fps with a 130 gr bullet and 3000 fps with a 140 gr bullet. I have gone higher and have never hit any pressure signs so those numbers could be exceeded quite easily. </p><p></p><p>Presently I am shooting the 130 gr Scirrocco II</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/TARGETS/300yds.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>but it will also shoot the 140 gr bullets well</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/TARGETS/DSCN0373.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The neck on mine is .293" which means I have to turn the Remington brass down which is typically .014" to .015" thick.</p><p></p><p>Essentially it is similar ballistically to the 270 and recoil is also similar.</p><p></p><p>BTW, I have also gone the other way and rebarreled a 264 win mag into a 375 Ruger. Also and excellent conversion but another story entirely and much less pleasant to shoot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woods, post: 399821, member: 6042"] Hey muleyman, I have rebarreled 300 win mags to the 6.5 rem mag twice. One was a Browning BBR 300 win mag with a detachable magazine and a long jump to the lands. It got a #4 Douglas 1 in 8 XX barrel finished at 26". The other was for a friend who liked my gun so much he wanted one. His was a Weatherby Vanguard 300 win mag and got a #4 Shilen 1 in 9 barrel. The win mags make a good platform for the 6.5 rem mag since you can have it throated to seat those long 6.5 bullets way out there [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/HPIM1163.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/HPIM1162.jpg[/IMG] Here is a pic of the finished product with a McMillan stock [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/DSCN1248.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/DSCN1246.jpg[/IMG] With a 26" barrel and reloading it is easy to get 3100 fps with a 130 gr bullet and 3000 fps with a 140 gr bullet. I have gone higher and have never hit any pressure signs so those numbers could be exceeded quite easily. Presently I am shooting the 130 gr Scirrocco II [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/TARGETS/300yds.jpg[/IMG] but it will also shoot the 140 gr bullets well [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/TARGETS/DSCN0373.jpg[/IMG] The neck on mine is .293" which means I have to turn the Remington brass down which is typically .014" to .015" thick. Essentially it is similar ballistically to the 270 and recoil is also similar. BTW, I have also gone the other way and rebarreled a 264 win mag into a 375 Ruger. Also and excellent conversion but another story entirely and much less pleasant to shoot. [/QUOTE]
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