29 December 2013, 10:27
SR47596.5-06...Why not?
The .264 Win was killed in its bed by the 7mm Rem Mag too.
The 7mm Rem Mag may be the biggest reason a 6.5
is not going to make it to widerspread popularity.
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Originally posted by TX Nimrod:
It has essentially failed twice already (6.5 Rem Mag and the 6.5-06 A-Square). If the appeal is long range shooting, then the long '06 case is a major disadvantage. It has long been known that the shorter powder column is an advantrage in accuracy at long range - witness the donimation by the .308 over the '06 in long range competition. The 6.5-.284 and 6.5 Rem Mag have the case capacity to equal the 6.5-06 with the short powder column required for best long range accuracy, yet the latter struggles mightly to hand on. With the .25-06 and .270 so well entrenched I strongly doubt that the 6.5-06 would ever make it commercially.
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30 December 2013, 17:31
Newtirequote:
Originally posted by Wstrnhuntr:
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Originally posted by Captain Finlander:
The same argument can be said about the 338-06, ballistically awesome but just not popular enough.
6.5-06 and a 338-06.. What a fantastic pair of matched rifles that would make..
There's a .338-06 at Boise Gun Company in Boise right now.
01 January 2014, 03:47
Blair 338RUM6.5-06 has a much better bullet selection than a 25-06 and is not as fussy to reload for, so why not?
I have a 6.5X65 and it's accuracy is superb, brass is great from RWS, I tend to use it more than my 264 WM.
And in a short action: 6.5X47 Lapua. Perfect.
03 January 2014, 01:13
Heeler75quote:
Originally posted by Wstrnhuntr:
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Originally posted by Captain Finlander:
The same argument can be said about the 338-06, ballistically awesome but just not popular enough.
6.5-06 and a 338-06.. What a fantastic pair of matched rifles that would make..
Gotcha covered, except not matched. The 338-06 is a CZ 550 and the 6.5-06 is a Rem 700.
The 338-06 was a stone-cold killer on my last Africa trip.