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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 1691910" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>Well a little history on long range hunting from one of the places it found it's roots, that being the NC part of PA.</p><p>If you could go back to the (early 60s,) and drove along the dirt mountain roads you would on occasion come upon small groups of hunters using very large tripod mounted binoculars to scan the steep side hills across the valleys. </p><p>Many of them would have been using a 300 WBY case necked down to 6.5 Mostly built by Alex Hoyer of Lewistown PA. </p><p>The reason was that the 139 gr Norma (match) bullet had the best BC of any other on the market at that time. (NOTE), it was also illegal for use as a hunting bullet in PA due to its metal jacket, but in fact they did perform very well. So those using that cartridge always had ammo they showed the Warden should he stop and ask, and the ones they actually used. </p><p>However, around 1970 a guy by name of Joyce Hornady introduced a 162 gr BTHP match bullet in .284. And the next day a funeral service was held for the 6.5 Weatherby, as hunters made the switch to the 7x300 Weatherby. It also ended the need for having 2 kinds of ammo, lol.</p><p> Another note, The BC of the very first 162 was higher than the same bullet still produced today, and velocity was right there with the 6.5. It should be noted however that the newer powders have further enhanced the performance.</p><p>3400 with a 162 gr in a 28" barrel is in fact a reality.</p><p>If you were to drive those same dirt roads today nothing much has changed other than less hunters, except you wont be finding (any) 6.5 cartridges. You might find a few 7mms, a mixture of 7x300s, 7 STWs, and 7MM Ultra. Most today would chamber for the 7mm ultra, although all 3 are very close performers. </p><p>But not by enough to compete today with the 30s and 338s at the longer distances.</p><p> Best to have a couple of different guns along.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 1691910, member: 12443"] Well a little history on long range hunting from one of the places it found it’s roots, that being the NC part of PA. If you could go back to the (early 60s,) and drove along the dirt mountain roads you would on occasion come upon small groups of hunters using very large tripod mounted binoculars to scan the steep side hills across the valleys. Many of them would have been using a 300 WBY case necked down to 6.5 Mostly built by Alex Hoyer of Lewistown PA. The reason was that the 139 gr Norma (match) bullet had the best BC of any other on the market at that time. (NOTE), it was also illegal for use as a hunting bullet in PA due to its metal jacket, but in fact they did perform very well. So those using that cartridge always had ammo they showed the Warden should he stop and ask, and the ones they actually used. However, around 1970 a guy by name of Joyce Hornady introduced a 162 gr BTHP match bullet in .284. And the next day a funeral service was held for the 6.5 Weatherby, as hunters made the switch to the 7x300 Weatherby. It also ended the need for having 2 kinds of ammo, lol. Another note, The BC of the very first 162 was higher than the same bullet still produced today, and velocity was right there with the 6.5. It should be noted however that the newer powders have further enhanced the performance. 3400 with a 162 gr in a 28” barrel is in fact a reality. If you were to drive those same dirt roads today nothing much has changed other than less hunters, except you wont be finding (any) 6.5 cartridges. You might find a few 7mms, a mixture of 7x300s, 7 STWs, and 7MM Ultra. Most today would chamber for the 7mm ultra, although all 3 are very close performers. But not by enough to compete today with the 30s and 338s at the longer distances. Best to have a couple of different guns along. [/QUOTE]
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