Another case of "Analysis to Paralysis" here.

I am in the planning stage on a Plains Game Rifle.

GEW Mauser, color case hardened.

I am stuck between classic and contemporary.

Should it be a 6,5x68S or the new 260 Nosler?

Velocity is less than 100fps between the two.

The 260 is about 25% cheaper for brass and loaded ammunition.

thanks,

Rich

6.5X68S

Simply because I think that will look better etched or stamped on a barrel than 260 Nosler.

Given they are ballistic equals, it comes down to simple economy, or reasoning that defies logic.

26" barrel???

Jeremy

talked me into it.

Nostalgia is a wonderful thing, especially with parity.

NECG is now importing ammunition and brass.

thanks,

Rich

Agreed!

7x64

jvw,

great choice, but I have this itch for a 6,5mm cartridge.

How about a 6.5x57 ??? I have a barreled action chambered in it and I can't wait to stock it .

No where near the ballistics of the the 2 mentioned but what a classic !!

If you have an itch for 6.5 I would personally go with 6.5x61 Brenneke, 6.5x64 Brenneke or 6.5-06 and certainly the old 256 Newton is good as well.
They all are technically very well thought out cartridges.

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Originally posted by Idaho Sharpshooter:
Another case of "Analysis to Paralysis" here.

I am in the planning stage on a Plains Game Rifle.

GEW Mauser, color case hardened.

I am stuck between classic and contemporary.

Should it be a 6,5x68S or the new 260 Nosler?

Velocity is less than 100fps between the two.

The 260 is about 25% cheaper for brass and loaded ammunition.

thanks,

Rich

Neither......Mausers work just fine with the .280 Remington and that round is fully adequate for all African plains game.....

I confess, I not only march to the beat of a different drummer, I'm out of step with the rest of the band.

Good news, I spoke with Mark Cromwell, owner of NECG and member of the ACGG. They are now handling some RWS ammunition. 93 and 127gr loads for the 6,5x68S. Sealed the deal for me.

thanks,

Rich

Rich, are you perhaps introducing unnecessary complications here? 7x57/7mm Mauser, but have the barrel stamped "275 Rigby" for cool factor. Enjoy your new rifle, even if in goofy caliber.

faster than a 264 WM, and no belt.

By time you get to be my age (65 in September) you have pretty much run thru the standards, and are looking for something a bit different...

Stamp it 275 Rigby and you can't take it to Africa.

You want something a bit different...faster than a 264 WM, and no belt?

6.5x55 or 7x64

IMO

6.5x65 or 8x64 and not a barrel burner.

Any 6.5mm cartridge that Mauser shipped in their commercial rifles.

All good suggestions gentlemen, and my thanks.

You all realize that you are sending me back to the "analysis to paralysis" stage of this project.

You could go French and do a 6.5 Messner Magnum.

I am still sticking with the 6.5X68S. Pretty damn good cartridge designed for the action you have. Have it marked 6.5X68 Shuler with the umlaut over the u. How many rifles have an umlaut in the markings?

What style will the rifle be in? If classic German, you have your answer. If you pick more of an American style, maybe 260 Nosler. Perhaps fit the cartridge to the style?

Of course you have noticed that we are no help at all .

Jeremy

Action is a GEW, DST's and color case hardened. Claw mounts. To Prussian Empire not to go with the 6,5x68S. Mit Umlaut...

Naw, what you reallllllyyyyy need is a 257 Banshee!!!! I hear the inventor of that cart is a cool dude.

Forget that euro schmuro stuff and make a proud Amurricun wildcat using big Amurricun inches and not that puny wimpy MM crap. 264 WT (Wild Turkey) Neck the 404 Jeffery to .264" keeping the same shoulder position and angle. Would be like a fat Banshee. Make it a matching pair to your 404 Jeffery you already have. If you don't like the Wild Turkey name you can just call it the 26-404. Wudja say pardner?

I think you already renamed it. The .264 Fat Banshee has a nice ring to it.

Jeremy

Here is a typical 6,5x68 Mauser

Scroll Down..
http://www.keckeis-jagd-fischerei.at/index.php?id=242


Sometimes when going through the "Custom route" it´s a good idea to scan the marked. There might be something one can find for 1/5th Price.

here is a Schönauer..
http://www.jagdwaffen-strank.d...age=product&info=478

Another Mauser M98
http://www.waffen-jakele.de/Wa...tierer-6-5-x-68.html

it's good to have friends...

Jens, I'm going for really fancy wood. It's good to have several hundred dry walnut blanks less than an hour away at Walnut Grove Gunstocks shop.

thanks,

Rich

Plainsgame rifles vari depending on where you hunt...In the Eastern Cape and open country offers some really long shots, I would opt for my 300 H&H with handloads. A 200 gr. Nosler at 3000 FPS, keeping in mind Eland, Wildebeast, Gemsbok and Zebra are on the menu, and it can be windy as hell.

For a Bushveld rifle I would opt for a 30-06, 9.3x62 or again a 300 with 200 gr. bullets would be good choices..

But since I really never know where I will end up in Africa as I will visit a number of Safari Comapanys I just take a .338 Win. with 210 Noslers and they work for everything..A second rifle would normally be a 30-06 or a 7x57 to go with the 338..Just suggestions..

In reality I usually take a .338 Win or 9.3x62 and a 416 or 404, as I may hunt in RSA, Zim and Tanzania, and Buffalo are always on my menu..

You have a lot of choices, but its a long ways from home to be "undergunned"...