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.257 is on my list also... Any thoughts on the 6.5 RPM?
I like Weatherby cartridges, the company has developed cartridges in most calibers with flatter shooting ballistics than standard cartridges. What this means to me is that I can hold dead on an animal at a further distance than standard cartridges. Often times you get only a couple seconds to take a shot before an animal turns away or simply disappears into the vegetation. I can simply hold dead on and shoot the animal at greater distances without needing to compensate or fumble with dials. I don't care if the cartridge costs more money, I don't care if the rifle barrel only lasts for 500 to 1000 rounds, what is most important to me is that I made the shot before the animal disappeared. The icing on the cake is that Weatherby cartridges deliver the same bullets with a lot more energy at the same distance as other standard calibers. So not only do you hold dead on at longer distances, your bullet has more knock down energy when it hits the animal. I don't think it makes a huge difference between 6.5 and 270, I think with either of them you can hold dead on at a further distance than their contemporary counterparts and make more kills because of these two reasons combined!
Quote from: RockChuck on October 23, 2020, 09:28:42 AM.257 is on my list also... Any thoughts on the 6.5 RPM?Its newer so I havent had as much time to research it yet...how does it stack up against the 6.5-300?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: bearpaw on October 23, 2020, 09:27:01 AMI like Weatherby cartridges, the company has developed cartridges in most calibers with flatter shooting ballistics than standard cartridges. What this means to me is that I can hold dead on an animal at a further distance than standard cartridges. Often times you get only a couple seconds to take a shot before an animal turns away or simply disappears into the vegetation. I can simply hold dead on and shoot the animal at greater distances without needing to compensate or fumble with dials. I don't care if the cartridge costs more money, I don't care if the rifle barrel only lasts for 500 to 1000 rounds, what is most important to me is that I made the shot before the animal disappeared. The icing on the cake is that Weatherby cartridges deliver the same bullets with a lot more energy at the same distance as other standard calibers. So not only do you hold dead on at longer distances, your bullet has more knock down energy when it hits the animal. I don't think it makes a huge difference between 6.5 and 270, I think with either of them you can hold dead on at a further distance than their contemporary counterparts and make more kills because of these two reasons combined! the velocity difference between a 6.5-300 weatherby and a 26 nosler isn't enough to spit at and if you hand load it virtually disappears. Factory examples below. I helped a gentleman the other day at the range chronograph his weatherby with with the 127's and it was 6 shot average of 3496 with an es of 37. New rifle though so I'd assume once it settles in that 3531 will be fairly spot on.Shoot what you want though and when in doubt buy 2
Ammo and component availability as well. That was the point of my original post. Too many other chamberings out there that do it as good or better for me to ever buy a weatherby head stamp anything but if a guy wants a weatherby he should buy a weatherby
Quote from: Karl Blanchard on October 23, 2020, 10:50:31 AMAmmo and component availability as well. That was the point of my original post. Too many other chamberings out there that do it as good or better for me to ever buy a weatherby head stamp anything but if a guy wants a weatherby he should buy a weatherby I just want one of everything!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: Jimmy33 on October 23, 2020, 11:11:28 AMQuote from: Karl Blanchard on October 23, 2020, 10:50:31 AMAmmo and component availability as well. That was the point of my original post. Too many other chamberings out there that do it as good or better for me to ever buy a weatherby head stamp anything but if a guy wants a weatherby he should buy a weatherby I just want one of everything!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk this is really the only logical solution