6.5/300 Weatherby

[Rich Coyle]

Even at 600 rounds that's more Antelope than I could ever eat!
I guess I should get it out of the box and put a scope on it !

Do you dial or use lines?

 

[Rum Man]

I dial on my other Scopes . I have a trijjicon 5 x 25 x50 I would put on it .
I have taken my 300 rum to 1400 yrs. On steel targets in a long range course.

 

[yobuck]

Im gona make it a 6.5 Dakota. My buddy built one. Runs 140 ab at over 3400 fps with less powder!

3400 and higher isn't a problem for the 6.5x300 Wby with the proper length barrel. Same goes for the 7x300 Wby with 162s. 28" will do it in the 7mm and no doubt the 6.5 also. 3400 is also doable with the 6.5x300 WSM with 140s.

 

[pickens72]

3400 and higher isn't a problem for the 6.5x300 Wby with the proper length barrel. Same goes for the 7x300 Wby with 162s. 28" will do it in the 7mm and no doubt the 6.5 also. 3400 is also doable with the 6.5x300 WSM with 140s.

Yep i was running the 130 at 3550. In the Weatherby but tooks 93gr of powder the Dakota will do it with 76gr of retumbo. I have a 7mm Dakota i run 160s in at 3360 fps

 

[MAGA]

just get a 26 Nosler

 

[pickens72]

just get a 26 Nosler

I got one lol

 

[Aoudad shooter1975]

Is the accuracy failing? I'd keep shooting it until I had consistent problems. I had a friend that had a 8mm mauser..the barrel looked terrible-but that ol gun still held less than a inch...it finial gave way though--but long after I thought it needed a new tube.

 

[pickens72]

Yes. We just bore scoped it. It looks like a charcoal grille in there!

 

[werth338]

I have been shooting a 143 gr ELD-X with Retumbo. Running right around 3350. I could push it harder but is very accurate with that load. Looking to test with some Hammer bullets as well. It's a fun rifle to shoot.

 

[Edd]

Im gona make it a 6.5 Dakota. My buddy built one. Runs 140 ab at over 3400 fps with less powder!

https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/6-5mm-krieger-barrel-blank.205841/

 

[Rich Coyle]

Looking forward to your Hammer results.

 

[pickens72]

Looking forward to your Hammer results.

The 64gr in 22cal been working really well on hogs! Running them 3800!

 

[yorke-1]

700 rounds sounds like a pretty good run for a chambering like that, I'd say you got your money's worth.

Have you thought of shooting the heavier bullets? I've played with a couple of barrels chambered in 6.5/338 RUM improved and the light bullets at warp speed were VERY hard on barrels but the 160gr 6.5 bullets seem to be offering an improved barrel life so far.

 

[pickens72]

700 rounds sounds like a pretty good run for a chambering like that, I'd say you got your money's worth.

Have you thought of shooting the heavier bullets? I've played with a couple of barrels chambered in 6.5/338 RUM improved and the light bullets at warp speed were VERY hard on barrels but the 160gr 6.5 bullets seem to be offering an improved barrel life so far.

160gr matrix? What twist u using for them! Mine shot the 130 140 AB. Well. Thats about all! I hear berger is coming out with a 155 to. I try d 142 ablr and 143 eld x. But never got it to group! Its still shooting the 124 hammer pretty decent but im gona re barrel it!