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Weatherby's new 6.5 RPM cartridge
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<blockquote data-quote="Weatherby Fan" data-source="post: 1816398" data-attributes="member: 29953"><p>OK picked up a box of the Weatherby 6.5 RPM 140gr Accubond ammo, and yes its just an extended 6.5-284, I pulled a bullet and the powder weighed 64.6grs and looked like R23 but not positive.</p><p></p><p>I see a 270 RPM, 280 RPM and a 300 RPM in the near future !</p><p></p><p>I weighed an empty case and got 229.7grs and full of water to the top of the neck I got 309.8 so 80.1grs of H2O capacity, shooting times article measured 82.5grs of H2O</p><p>The loaded case measured 3.333" long</p><p>Here's a few pictures of the case with the 6.5-284 and 280AI</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/WeatherbyFan65/media/60152637889__9851F849-56D9-4E17-86FA-666BD6FF2202_zpsespnl3cs.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j466/WeatherbyFan65/60152637889__9851F849-56D9-4E17-86FA-666BD6FF2202_zpsespnl3cs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/WeatherbyFan65/media/60152640674__0F97A892-F9BA-4D22-B98B-B661F4BDCD53_zpsf6dggoxg.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j466/WeatherbyFan65/60152640674__0F97A892-F9BA-4D22-B98B-B661F4BDCD53_zpsf6dggoxg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>6.5-284 / 6.5 RPM / 280AI / empty 6.5 RPM</p><p><a href="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/WeatherbyFan65/media/60152659503__7D18FF08-B78B-419B-B2A5-8F694C48F66E_zpsgzg42m3n.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j466/WeatherbyFan65/60152659503__7D18FF08-B78B-419B-B2A5-8F694C48F66E_zpsgzg42m3n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Weatherby Fan, post: 1816398, member: 29953"] OK picked up a box of the Weatherby 6.5 RPM 140gr Accubond ammo, and yes its just an extended 6.5-284, I pulled a bullet and the powder weighed 64.6grs and looked like R23 but not positive. I see a 270 RPM, 280 RPM and a 300 RPM in the near future ! I weighed an empty case and got 229.7grs and full of water to the top of the neck I got 309.8 so 80.1grs of H2O capacity, shooting times article measured 82.5grs of H2O The loaded case measured 3.333" long Here's a few pictures of the case with the 6.5-284 and 280AI [URL='http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/WeatherbyFan65/media/60152637889__9851F849-56D9-4E17-86FA-666BD6FF2202_zpsespnl3cs.jpg.html'][IMG]https://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j466/WeatherbyFan65/60152637889__9851F849-56D9-4E17-86FA-666BD6FF2202_zpsespnl3cs.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/WeatherbyFan65/media/60152640674__0F97A892-F9BA-4D22-B98B-B661F4BDCD53_zpsf6dggoxg.jpg.html'][IMG]https://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j466/WeatherbyFan65/60152640674__0F97A892-F9BA-4D22-B98B-B661F4BDCD53_zpsf6dggoxg.jpg[/IMG][/URL] 6.5-284 / 6.5 RPM / 280AI / empty 6.5 RPM [URL='http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/WeatherbyFan65/media/60152659503__7D18FF08-B78B-419B-B2A5-8F694C48F66E_zpsgzg42m3n.jpg.html'][IMG]https://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j466/WeatherbyFan65/60152659503__7D18FF08-B78B-419B-B2A5-8F694C48F66E_zpsgzg42m3n.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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