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<blockquote data-quote="IdahoCTD" data-source="post: 979994" data-attributes="member: 13110"><p>I have 3 6.5-300wm's. I've killed a few elk with them in addition to a deer at 1006yds and a antelope at 512yds with one of them. There is really good brass available in RWS and Lapua (if you can still find it). Winchester isn't bad either. Mine shoots 140 Amax's 3230fps with Retumbo in RWS cases and 3295fps with R-33. With Winchester cases you'll gain 50-75fps typically. I shoot the Retumbo load usually because I've shot it more and it's pretty phenomenally accurate. A couple weeks ago I shot a 3 shot group at 900yds that was 2" of vertical and about 6" horizontal. The wind caught me on one shot otherwise it would have been about a 3-3 1/2" group. I am going to try some R-33 in Winchester cases here before too long to see if it keeps the same accuracy and gains me 125-150fps or so. I'm pretty sure 3350+fps is there with R-33 and R-50 might be even better. After that I'll try to get some 150gr Matrix bullets to try out.</p><p></p><p>My main one is a 28" Bartlein 8" twist spiral fluted Sendero contour. The second one I built is a cheap (I paid 50.00 for it) Green Mountain 9" twist 26" Sendero contour barrel that loves 123gr Amax's at 3380fps. It does not like 140's. 140's shoot about 1" and 123's shoot 1/4-3/8". The last one I built in a #4 fluted Benchmark 8" twist. I haven't shot the last one much. </p><p></p><p>The first one took a bit of trial on loads because I had no where to get info short of using 869 for powder. In reality I bet I had the load I'm shooting now dialed in 40 rounds or less and it shoots under 3/8" all day long. The second one took about 12-15 rounds to find the load. My 140gr load is 70grs of Retumbo in RWS cases with CCI250 primers and the 123 load is 73grs of Retumbo with RWS cases and CCI250 primers. I think the R-33 load was 75.5grs in RWS cases with 140's. All of these loads jump 2.5-3grs when you use Winchester brass.</p><p></p><p>As someone has already said......the .264wm or 26 Nosler would be easier and cheaper for dies for most people. I use my 7-300wm die to FL size and a backed out .264wm die to neck size and bump the shoulder (if needed).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IdahoCTD, post: 979994, member: 13110"] I have 3 6.5-300wm's. I've killed a few elk with them in addition to a deer at 1006yds and a antelope at 512yds with one of them. There is really good brass available in RWS and Lapua (if you can still find it). Winchester isn't bad either. Mine shoots 140 Amax's 3230fps with Retumbo in RWS cases and 3295fps with R-33. With Winchester cases you'll gain 50-75fps typically. I shoot the Retumbo load usually because I've shot it more and it's pretty phenomenally accurate. A couple weeks ago I shot a 3 shot group at 900yds that was 2" of vertical and about 6" horizontal. The wind caught me on one shot otherwise it would have been about a 3-3 1/2" group. I am going to try some R-33 in Winchester cases here before too long to see if it keeps the same accuracy and gains me 125-150fps or so. I'm pretty sure 3350+fps is there with R-33 and R-50 might be even better. After that I'll try to get some 150gr Matrix bullets to try out. My main one is a 28" Bartlein 8" twist spiral fluted Sendero contour. The second one I built is a cheap (I paid 50.00 for it) Green Mountain 9" twist 26" Sendero contour barrel that loves 123gr Amax's at 3380fps. It does not like 140's. 140's shoot about 1" and 123's shoot 1/4-3/8". The last one I built in a #4 fluted Benchmark 8" twist. I haven't shot the last one much. The first one took a bit of trial on loads because I had no where to get info short of using 869 for powder. In reality I bet I had the load I'm shooting now dialed in 40 rounds or less and it shoots under 3/8" all day long. The second one took about 12-15 rounds to find the load. My 140gr load is 70grs of Retumbo in RWS cases with CCI250 primers and the 123 load is 73grs of Retumbo with RWS cases and CCI250 primers. I think the R-33 load was 75.5grs in RWS cases with 140's. All of these loads jump 2.5-3grs when you use Winchester brass. As someone has already said......the .264wm or 26 Nosler would be easier and cheaper for dies for most people. I use my 7-300wm die to FL size and a backed out .264wm die to neck size and bump the shoulder (if needed). [/QUOTE]
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