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Rifle cartridge for long range target AND deer hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike 338" data-source="post: 1473810" data-attributes="member: 41338"><p>I too think the 6.5x47 is a sweetheart. I built up a cheap Remington 783 in this caliber. I'm shooting 123 gr. Lapua's with some RL-15. What a great rifle to shoot. It has a way of making you look like you know what your doing. I have at least 30 firings on the brass. I stopped counting. I annealed once just because but they're still going strong. At that rate, 100 pieces of brass might last through a couple of barrels, and the barrels last a long time. Feeding, extraction, accuracy and reliability seem great, and this is just a cheap-o action. Can't figure out why the military hasn't adopted it. </p><p></p><p>Also picked up a Savage 6.5 Creedmoor Longrange Hunter on sale. It had a couple minor bolt issues but once sorted out, it now shoots 143 gr. Hornady's like a match gun. With a fixed 10x scope, it pretty much covers any open country need I can think of.</p><p></p><p>These short action 6.5's have a way of helping the shooter rather than needing to be tamed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike 338, post: 1473810, member: 41338"] I too think the 6.5x47 is a sweetheart. I built up a cheap Remington 783 in this caliber. I'm shooting 123 gr. Lapua's with some RL-15. What a great rifle to shoot. It has a way of making you look like you know what your doing. I have at least 30 firings on the brass. I stopped counting. I annealed once just because but they're still going strong. At that rate, 100 pieces of brass might last through a couple of barrels, and the barrels last a long time. Feeding, extraction, accuracy and reliability seem great, and this is just a cheap-o action. Can't figure out why the military hasn't adopted it. Also picked up a Savage 6.5 Creedmoor Longrange Hunter on sale. It had a couple minor bolt issues but once sorted out, it now shoots 143 gr. Hornady's like a match gun. With a fixed 10x scope, it pretty much covers any open country need I can think of. These short action 6.5's have a way of helping the shooter rather than needing to be tamed. [/QUOTE]
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