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Which 6.5 to build
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<blockquote data-quote="65WSM" data-source="post: 2318589" data-attributes="member: 9551"><p>The answer to the "which 6.5" question is how much barrel are you willing to walk around with? The second question should be "How much Reloader 26 do you own?" I have been building 6.5 WSMs since the 300 WSM case became available. Before that I carried a couple of .264 Win Mags. Reloader 26 is a game changer. It produces so much more velocity than other powders it should be in your plans while you collect components. Reloader 26 is also more temperature stable than Retumbo, Accurate Magnum or H-1000. I have not yet investigated VV N-565. I like the 6.5 SAUM cases from Alpha or Peterson and they have been more available than Nosler or Norma .270 WSM brass. It would be hard to tell the 6.5 SAUM from the 6.5 WSM. Travis, who builds over a hundred custom rifles a year as "R-Bros", built 24 inch 6.5 WSM deer rifles for himself and his brothers. He shoots 140 Berger at 3300 fps from those rifles with Reloader 26. Have fun with 6.5s. It is hard to leave them at home in the safe once you have had success with them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="65WSM, post: 2318589, member: 9551"] The answer to the "which 6.5" question is how much barrel are you willing to walk around with? The second question should be "How much Reloader 26 do you own?" I have been building 6.5 WSMs since the 300 WSM case became available. Before that I carried a couple of .264 Win Mags. Reloader 26 is a game changer. It produces so much more velocity than other powders it should be in your plans while you collect components. Reloader 26 is also more temperature stable than Retumbo, Accurate Magnum or H-1000. I have not yet investigated VV N-565. I like the 6.5 SAUM cases from Alpha or Peterson and they have been more available than Nosler or Norma .270 WSM brass. It would be hard to tell the 6.5 SAUM from the 6.5 WSM. Travis, who builds over a hundred custom rifles a year as "R-Bros", built 24 inch 6.5 WSM deer rifles for himself and his brothers. He shoots 140 Berger at 3300 fps from those rifles with Reloader 26. Have fun with 6.5s. It is hard to leave them at home in the safe once you have had success with them. [/QUOTE]
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