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6.5 Sherman vs 6.5-300 Wby Mag?
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<blockquote data-quote="raider1v1" data-source="post: 1492065" data-attributes="member: 2886"><p>The goal will be 1200yd+ Prairie dog hunting. I wouldn't mind something like a 6mm but at that distance wind starts to take a heavy toll.</p><p></p><p>7mm bullets, i like the extra weight, but after running the numbers in shooter the 6.5 is a bit better and its lower recoil and less powder. if i was hunting game id use 7mm but since they are prairie dogs, 6.5 is 100% fine. </p><p></p><p>i dont have an action picked out yet so magnum vs long action vs short action isnt really a consideration. im thinking that i like .264 magnum so far but im not married to it. </p><p></p><p>my 'wish list' would be </p><p>1. available brass</p><p>2. minimal prep (non-fireformed over fireformed for example)</p><p>3. barrel life</p><p>4. recoil/efficiency (example would be a cartridge that has 10gr more powder but only 50fps more)</p><p></p><p>if i know the drawbacks i can work around them. if its a barrel burner, id build on a savage action and get a quality pre-fit barrel from some place like shilen to swap myself vs having one made by GAP locally for ~750-800.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="raider1v1, post: 1492065, member: 2886"] The goal will be 1200yd+ Prairie dog hunting. I wouldn't mind something like a 6mm but at that distance wind starts to take a heavy toll. 7mm bullets, i like the extra weight, but after running the numbers in shooter the 6.5 is a bit better and its lower recoil and less powder. if i was hunting game id use 7mm but since they are prairie dogs, 6.5 is 100% fine. i dont have an action picked out yet so magnum vs long action vs short action isnt really a consideration. im thinking that i like .264 magnum so far but im not married to it. my 'wish list' would be 1. available brass 2. minimal prep (non-fireformed over fireformed for example) 3. barrel life 4. recoil/efficiency (example would be a cartridge that has 10gr more powder but only 50fps more) if i know the drawbacks i can work around them. if its a barrel burner, id build on a savage action and get a quality pre-fit barrel from some place like shilen to swap myself vs having one made by GAP locally for ~750-800. [/QUOTE]
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