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<blockquote data-quote="Rich Coyle" data-source="post: 1123850" data-attributes="member: 70559"><p>One pro is you do your own thing. A con is folks will think you are crazy and complain about how quickly YOUR barrel will wear out. Like one of our .com friends says, Barrels are threaded so they can be replaced. A pro is you can match .264 Win Mag velocities at a lower pressure. This will allow your barrel to last longer.</p><p></p><p>I made a sorta 6.5mmRUM. In fact I made two; one for me and one for my son-in-law. I rented a 6.5-.338 RUM reamer and a 6.5mm neck reamer. I had the 'smith run the reamer in as though I were using .338 brass and then extend the neck with the other reamer so I could use 7mm RUM or .300 RUM brass to give the barrel longer life.</p><p></p><p>Both of us used our new wildcats to kill a couple of pronghorns at the end of last month. His was loaded with Nosler 140 AB and mine was loaded with Barnes 127 LRX.</p><p></p><p>If I were doing it again, now that there is a factory 6.5-.300 Weatherby, I would merely use that reamer. The neck on that one is even longer. Also, I wouldn't have custom made loading dies. And, I could use factory dies and find brass more readily available. You could use .300 Wea or .340 Wea brass.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rich Coyle, post: 1123850, member: 70559"] One pro is you do your own thing. A con is folks will think you are crazy and complain about how quickly YOUR barrel will wear out. Like one of our .com friends says, Barrels are threaded so they can be replaced. A pro is you can match .264 Win Mag velocities at a lower pressure. This will allow your barrel to last longer. I made a sorta 6.5mmRUM. In fact I made two; one for me and one for my son-in-law. I rented a 6.5-.338 RUM reamer and a 6.5mm neck reamer. I had the 'smith run the reamer in as though I were using .338 brass and then extend the neck with the other reamer so I could use 7mm RUM or .300 RUM brass to give the barrel longer life. Both of us used our new wildcats to kill a couple of pronghorns at the end of last month. His was loaded with Nosler 140 AB and mine was loaded with Barnes 127 LRX. If I were doing it again, now that there is a factory 6.5-.300 Weatherby, I would merely use that reamer. The neck on that one is even longer. Also, I wouldn't have custom made loading dies. And, I could use factory dies and find brass more readily available. You could use .300 Wea or .340 Wea brass. [/QUOTE]
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