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Weatherby's New 6.5 RPM
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<blockquote data-quote="LazzInc" data-source="post: 1717392" data-attributes="member: 39187"><p>I am still amazed at all this Ruckus about the 6.5s ,,,,, one of the best ever is certainly the .264 win mag, even though the neck length was a bit short on the brass ,,,,,</p><p></p><p>now com'on ,,, NOTHING magical about the 6.5" (.264) bullet diameter, actual bullet diameter in metric dimensions 6.71mm ,,,,,</p><p></p><p>reasonable bullet weights with 8.5-10 twist barrels ,,, 115-150gr ,,,,, anything heavier than that, borders on pressure problems with the tighter twist barrels needed to stabilize ,,,,,</p><p></p><p>GREAT caliber for Coues deer, antelope, whitetails and Muleys ,,,, even maybe Caribou at reasonable ranges ,,, larger than that, shoot something bigger, especially at ranges beyond 500 yards ,,,,,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LazzInc, post: 1717392, member: 39187"] I am still amazed at all this Ruckus about the 6.5s ,,,,, one of the best ever is certainly the .264 win mag, even though the neck length was a bit short on the brass ,,,,, now com'on ,,, NOTHING magical about the 6.5" (.264) bullet diameter, actual bullet diameter in metric dimensions 6.71mm ,,,,, reasonable bullet weights with 8.5-10 twist barrels ,,, 115-150gr ,,,,, anything heavier than that, borders on pressure problems with the tighter twist barrels needed to stabilize ,,,,, GREAT caliber for Coues deer, antelope, whitetails and Muleys ,,,, even maybe Caribou at reasonable ranges ,,, larger than that, shoot something bigger, especially at ranges beyond 500 yards ,,,,, [/QUOTE]
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