6.5X47 Lapua
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gbales, the 6.5x47 is a great little cartridge that is way more capable than it's small size would have you believe. 140 Bergers at 2800 + fps = an 800 yard deer rifle with very little recoil!! We have put together dozens of them in the last year or so and they are Shooters!!! --- RHB
The twist is 1 in 8" so you can run 140 VLDs and it will still shoot great if you go with the various 123s. The bbl length we usually use is 26" to 28"but we have done 24" bbls for guys that were going to shoot 123s. All the rifles we have built were Sporters with #3 or #4 contours, fluted to keep them light. We live and hunt in the mountains in Utah, big steep mountains so weight is a big factor for our customers. We even have our own Titanium muzzle brakes to use and sell to help keep the weight down. Good luck with your build !! ------ RHB
captacademy
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Impressive 5 shot group!
Capt.
I have built 3 or 4 rifles for him and he always got them to shoot extremely well.
This 6.5 had a Atlas Action single shot it was the first one of those I had done and with the Proof Research barrel it turned out really nice.
As luck would have it that barrel was one I had here to do my 6.5 BPX and he talked me out of it, and as my luck goes it seems to be a real screamer of a barrel.
I have built 3 or 4 rifles for him and he always got them to shoot extremely well.
This 6.5 had a Atlas Action single shot it was the first one of those I had done and with the Proof Research barrel it turned out really nice.
As luck would have it that barrel was one I had here to do my 6.5 BPX and he talked me out of it, and as my luck goes it seems to be a real screamer of a barrel.
Chase Curtis
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In the middle of putting one together right now.
Wats not to like about it? It's an efficient low recoil great brass round!
Wats not to like about it? It's an efficient low recoil great brass round!
