6.5 builds ...let's see them

[the hunter]

I submit my RBros 6.5x284 LW Hunter. This rifle is more accurate than I will ever be. Here is a picture from load development - 5 shots. Final load is 143g ELD-X, 57.2g Retumbo, Lapua brass, using 215M primer coming out of the barrel at 3010 fps.

When you die can I have that gun?

 

[waspocrew]

6.5 Sherman built by Dallas Lane.

- Rem 700 LA trued up
- 25" Bartlein light palma with deep flutes
- 2 port mini brake
- Jewell Trigger
- Hawkins BDL bottom metal
- B&C Target/competition stock
(Have since restocked in a Stockys VG2)

Absolutely love this rifle! Slings the 140 Bergers at a comfy 3167. So far, have killed two muley bucks at 375 and 460, and a cow elk at 580 yards.

 

[Deviant]

What bottom metal are you running on the SAUM?

PTG bottom metal with a wyatts extended box. It holds 3 rounds being a canoe style

 

[tbrice23]

1942 husvarna m38 , never had it out of the stock to see what trigger is in it but it breaks at 2 pounds. No idea who sporterized it but they did a great job. Barrel is floated and action is glass bedded. Has a very affordable vx1 4-12 bdreticle With rl22 and 140 gamekings it will consistently group 1/4" at 100. 2650- over the crono , lapua brass 91/2 primers. I bought this in a local shop for 225 bucks about 5 years ago. And it is by far my best purchase. I ring a 6 inch steel plate at 450 yards till i'm bored.

What cartridge is it?

 

[tbrice23]

Short Action Customs Alpha 11 Action Integral 20 MOA base, AW magazine well. Fluted bolt, .062 firing pin
Melonited Bolt and Action
26" Bartlein M40 contour barrel, 5R rifling, 6.5mm, 1-8" twist Tactical Match reamer
Area 419 HellFire Muzzle Brake
MPA BA Chassis with Folder
Kahles K624i SKMR3 (now a 525i
Accuracy 1st scope level
Tenebraex scope covers
Spuhr 4001
Timney 517 Straight Trigger 1.5lbs
BT65 CAL Atlas Bipod
SAP Positional Rifle Sling
Plug'r chamber indicator flagView attachment 121993

What cartridge is it?

 

[Oldschool280]

What cartridge is it?

6.5x55

 

[wakas86]

6.5cm
Savage 110 LA
McMillan stcock
26" Ragged hole barrel
Horus vision scope

 

[Kimber7man]

My current budget build

 

[Deleted member 48126]

...bump

 

[birdiemc]

My current budget build

What action is that? The recoil lug has me scratching my head.

 

[Xtremetj]

Here's my 6.5 SAUM built by TS Customs. Can't wait to see how it shoots.

Can't take credit for the build, another member had it done and I bought it from him.

 

[scottishkat]

.260 AI
Trued Rem 700 sa
29" Krieger medium Palma 8 twist
MBM Lil Beast 3 port brake
PTG bottom metal, ARC 10 round mag
Timney trigger
B&C stock, modified by me
Vortex Viper 6.5-20 scope

I shoot 140 VLD's at 3070 fps, or 147 ELD-M's at 3040 fps. This gun is pretty heavy, but it is extremly accurate and easy for anyone to shoot. Just this year, my wife took a mule deer at 640, her cow elk at just over 700 yards, a pronghorn at 360 and 500, my sister took a couple pronghorn at 660 yards and 850 yards, and my 12 year old niece took a pronghorn at 340, a little over 400, a buck pronghorn at 980 yards, and a deer at a little over 500 yards. I myself took pronghorn this year at 125, 330, a deer at around 560, and a bull elk at just over 800 yards. It's extremly consistent and my go to. View attachment 121837

Cody got yourself a new 260ai 29" seems a bit much but it sure speeds them up. How did you deal with the short action seems to me it would hinder. Nice Build

Good luck and shoot straight y'all

 

[codyadams]

Cody got yourself a new 260ai 29" seems a bit much but it sure speeds them up. How did you deal with the short action seems to me it would hinder. Nice Build

Good luck and shoot straight y'all

Thank you!! and the short action "problem" thing really is overstated with a .260 or .260 ai. The only time you will be limited is in a factory Remington sa mag box, and even in that case, a smith can switch out for a Wyatts 3.00" mag box for relatively cheap. Pretty much any other short action has plenty of room for them, or takes very little modification to do so, or in my case, run an AICS mag system. The ARC mags I'm using allow for 2.970" OAL, so this is no issue. This is a SAAMI .260 length throat, and after around 1200-1400 rounds my OAL with the 147's is around 2.910", seated .005" off lands, and Berger VLD's are very similar, within a 10 or 15 thousands. And as far as the bullet being seated too far in the case and robbing performance....it may be taking away some velocity, I don't know because I haven't ran one throated out, but over 3000 fps with 147's is pretty stellar performance out of this cartridge in my mind, especially when I see most SAUM's running in the same velocity range. Also, accuracy is like this....the black dot is the bottom of a spray paint can. So I'm happy with it!!!

 

[Kimber7man]

What action is that? The recoil lug has me scratching my head.

Kimber 8400 WSM action. Now looks like this: