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Why no love for the 6.5 Rem Mag?
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<blockquote data-quote="woods" data-source="post: 1253954" data-attributes="member: 6042"><p>True the 6.5 rem mag has a few detriments. The best niche IMO is if you have a magnum action like a 300 win mag, 7 mag etc, and want a 6.5 caliber. </p><p></p><p>My 6.5 rem mag is a rebarrel of a Browning BBR that was a 300 win mag. I used a Douglas #4 finished at 26"</p><p></p><p>In that longer action you can set the throat long enough to seat those long 6.5 bullets way out there</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/HPIM1160.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Presently I am running a 130 gr Scirrocco II at 3175 fps. That is good enough for me. Has been easy to find a load for in any bullet (unlike the 264 win mags I have had). It is a real hammer on hogs and deer. Shooting a load that is consistent with ES & SD in the single digits.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woods, post: 1253954, member: 6042"] True the 6.5 rem mag has a few detriments. The best niche IMO is if you have a magnum action like a 300 win mag, 7 mag etc, and want a 6.5 caliber. My 6.5 rem mag is a rebarrel of a Browning BBR that was a 300 win mag. I used a Douglas #4 finished at 26" In that longer action you can set the throat long enough to seat those long 6.5 bullets way out there [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/HPIM1160.jpg[/IMG] Presently I am running a 130 gr Scirrocco II at 3175 fps. That is good enough for me. Has been easy to find a load for in any bullet (unlike the 264 win mags I have had). It is a real hammer on hogs and deer. Shooting a load that is consistent with ES & SD in the single digits. [/QUOTE]
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