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<blockquote data-quote="JemezDave" data-source="post: 1727829" data-attributes="member: 108070"><p>And fireforming 6.5/06AI brass is a PITA, uses powder, primers, bullets, and wears out barrels.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Fire-forming brass is no big deal for the 6.5-06AI. I use .25-06 brass and a 49.0g H4831SC with a 140g bullet. That is 0.4g under Hornady max for the 6.5-06 and 0.5g under Nosler max. With 2760fps MV the load is only 40fps below the 2800fps specified by both Hornady and Nosler, both using 24" barrels, which is what my 6.5-06AI has as well. There is nothing PITA about it – I get very accurate loads with low recoil that my girls and I all love to shoot and I get fire-formed brass as a freebie.</p><p></p><p>[/QUOTE]For anybody wanting a cheap 6.5 Wby RPM, just get an old Savage 110, a Northland Criterion 6.5 Creedmoor barrel, and a 6.5 Wby RPM reamer and you're there.[/QUOTE]</p><p></p><p>Even cheaper, a beat up Savage (111 GNS in my case, $295 out the door) and a match quality .264 WM barrel from Ragged Hole – no reamer needed and RCBS dies are $34.[/QUOTE]</p><p></p><p>Dude-we get that you can't afford it ok? The whole point is a sub 5lb rifle with very nice performance to boot. </p><p>Kudos to Weatherby for the great new offering. Should be very popular with the extreme backcountry hunters AND older (me) crowd as well</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="JemezDave, post: 1727829, member: 108070"] And fireforming 6.5/06AI brass is a PITA, uses powder, primers, bullets, and wears out barrels. [/QUOTE] Fire-forming brass is no big deal for the 6.5-06AI. I use .25-06 brass and a 49.0g H4831SC with a 140g bullet. That is 0.4g under Hornady max for the 6.5-06 and 0.5g under Nosler max. With 2760fps MV the load is only 40fps below the 2800fps specified by both Hornady and Nosler, both using 24” barrels, which is what my 6.5-06AI has as well. There is nothing PITA about it – I get very accurate loads with low recoil that my girls and I all love to shoot and I get fire-formed brass as a freebie. [/QUOTE]For anybody wanting a cheap 6.5 Wby RPM, just get an old Savage 110, a Northland Criterion 6.5 Creedmoor barrel, and a 6.5 Wby RPM reamer and you're there.[/QUOTE] Even cheaper, a beat up Savage (111 GNS in my case, $295 out the door) and a match quality .264 WM barrel from Ragged Hole – no reamer needed and RCBS dies are $34.[/QUOTE] Dude-we get that you can’t afford it ok? The whole point is a sub 5lb rifle with very nice performance to boot. Kudos to Weatherby for the great new offering. Should be very popular with the extreme backcountry hunters AND older (me) crowd as well [/QUOTE]
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