I'm thinking of building me a 6.5 - something or other. I'm tossing out the question here to get some feedback/ suggestions / education / information to help me decide which one.
My goals are:
-Consistent 500 and in shooter.
-Occasional target and hunting out further - hunting to around 700 and target out to 1000 (further if I can find a place to shoot that far)
-cases fairly easy to find off the shelf or to make from off the shelf brass
-Can handle a wide variety of bullet styles
-Built on a 700 or Mauser long action (because I have those already)
-muzzle velocity of 3000 or slightly more with a 140 gr
- sporter-weight barrel
What I'd like to find out is:
- what cartridge and why?
- barrel length
- anything else I should be thinking of in regards to the 6.5 cartridges.
Thanks in advance.
My friend, get yourself a nice low round count pre 64, mod 70 Westener in .264 win mag, I was able to find a case or so 140 gr accubond ammo and some cheaper Rem core locs to use to zero a gun that had not been shot since Winchester stamped the WP on it. I do baby the gun, it wears a 4.5X 14 ,40 AO Leupold with the varmint reticule, I bore sighted the old way by taking the bolt out and 4 shots I was in the black at 100, 3 inch orange stick on target with 1/2 inch black diamond bull. I walk every shot to not heat the barrel.... I am all about the cold bore one shot at any range BUT 500 or less on SW GA whitetails. First trip to woods yielded a neck shot 200 lb freezer buck. I have dies but this factory ammo ( I bought for the brass)is so accurate I doubt I will hand load the gun...I am Winchester die hard but plenty can build on your Remmy... very best WinPoor
