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Weatherby 6.5 RPM?
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<blockquote data-quote="Coyote_Hunter" data-source="post: 1728030" data-attributes="member: 110773"><p>The 6.5RPM is a nice cartridge for their new back Country lightweight (5 pound) rifles, but recoil will be an issue (31+ ft-lbs by my estimations and calculations), For standard weight rifles and the vast majority of uses, the 6.5RPM offers no significant advantage over currently available SAAMI cartridges.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure Weatherby will sell some rifles, but if the cartridge is to be a long term success it will have to find a home in competitive shooting and/or standard weight rifles and components and ammo will have to be competitively priced as well.</p><p></p><p>Remember the Edsel, New Coke, Google Glass. Sometimes new isn't better.</p><p></p><p>Edit to add: Don't forget the Gyrojet ammunition, either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyote_Hunter, post: 1728030, member: 110773"] The 6.5RPM is a nice cartridge for their new back Country lightweight (5 pound) rifles, but recoil will be an issue (31+ ft-lbs by my estimations and calculations), For standard weight rifles and the vast majority of uses, the 6.5RPM offers no significant advantage over currently available SAAMI cartridges. I'm sure Weatherby will sell some rifles, but if the cartridge is to be a long term success it will have to find a home in competitive shooting and/or standard weight rifles and components and ammo will have to be competitively priced as well. Remember the Edsel, New Coke, Google Glass. Sometimes new isn't better. Edit to add: Don't forget the Gyrojet ammunition, either. [/QUOTE]
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