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.615 for the 140 6.5 VLD VS .530 for the 150 .270 cal bullets may not seem like a lot of difference to you but I will take the .615 anyday over the .530. I like to shoot a lot, for that reason I always have a couple of .308s 223s and 6bRs laying around. I preserve the barrels on my hunting rifles for preperation for a hunt and verifying my drop charts everyday when I am on a hunt and for occassional shooting. Sat on a plane on the way to the SHOT show years ago, a smith on board, raved on the 6.5 WSM, and I love 6.5s. Asked about bbl life, it was not much. I like to shoot, alot, but re-bbl seldom, a budget consideration.
That said, I DID have an interest in the WSSM had it ever been mfg. It is said to be fickle getting brass done right, but it is one good looking little round.
The 6.5 WSM begs the question to me why? I mean a 270 WSM with say good 140 will do alot, and I know the 150 Ballistic Tips look like an ICBM they are so long and high BC/SD, less erosion/greater bore life, factory guns/ammo/dies, etc.
Just seems alot of trouble - the 6.5 WSM. The 284, 06 and Win Mag seem more practical solutions to long range 6.5s in my thinking.
Just me. Now if I were a smith, and had a lathe....I'd wildcat more I suppose.
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Yes sir....I'm sitting here right now; it's 1810 hrs. and in about 30 more minutes I'm going to be sitting at the 1300 yard line. I'm waiting for the wind to die a little; want to see how this 6.5x47Lapua is gonna handle 41 grs. N550 with a 123 gr. SHPBT. I've been pretty successful using Varget but I've been hearing good reports about the N550 so I'll maybe see what it will do a little later! Unless it's raining or blowing like a Banshee...I shoot at least 30 rounds every day; 15 early AM and 15 late evening. Lately it's been averaging wide temp variations; 55F early and 90F to 97F in the evenings!! Anyone that doesn't think these wide temp swings aren't an eye-opener as for variation of zero...well...they've got a surprise coming!! RE N550.. all the N500s like to burn hot.. IE you can get some crappy results from mild to medium loads.... I didn't like anything in N540 until I got about to max and then all i can say is WOW.. plus a bit of extra speed to boot..... So much so that we actually talked with Viht reps and were trying to buy N540 and 530 and 550 in the cardboard big something kilo kegs in bulk by the pallet load.... I have N560 to try later on in some of my larger rounds... but I'm at the point in life where I don't get to shoot much, and when I do, I try to make it bird hunting... the deer and such... thats more or less just take the same old thing that worked and use it to harvest... Temps open your eyes.. Wind opens your eyes.. humidity ..... the funny part is you hear folks talk on the ranges... I don't know why I had to move my scope again...... DUH.. its not you or the gun or load, its the conditions... this at competition matches... folks have no idea what a data book is for and thats why most call it a score book.... BTW on the deer... OP called in a good set of coords?? or a luck shot you were not aware of.... simply curiuos... I've heard some pretty good things from tank gunners and deer....
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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rost495 N550 shot this from 1300 this afternoon. Don't know if I'll stick with it or not as I'm getting some 'blow-by' of the BR4 primers as I noticed a little 'soot' on the case-head. Might try an under-primer wad to see if I can stop the blow-by. Load is hot at 41 grs. so I may drop back a tat. No expansion of case-head however! Bolt lift required a little more force than my other loads though! Didn't load but 10 rounds of the N550 and 8 are in the plate. Used other two on a zero plate I have on the mound. FDC called in the Fire Mission....fired the round and in the meantime....the 'backstrap' ran into the impact area!!
Even birds know not to land downwind!
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How big is the white circle? I would probably back off that half a grain and give that another try.
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How big is the white circle? I would probably back off that half a grain and give that another try. EddyBo White plate is 20"; black is 44". It's the same size target used in LR Creedmoor/Palma Shooting! Shot at 12 o/clock was my first shot! Came down 1/2 MOA and got centered. Here's a closer look at the target and mainframe: I painted the 10 ring plate white for this testing from 1300 yds. Normally keep it solid black as from 1000 yds. the impacts show up on the black like a diamond in a Billy Goats arse!! Little harder to pick up from 1300 on back with my Kowa!
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Even birds know not to land downwind!
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Your right there practice is the key. When I was 10 in 1955 the high school had a 50' shooting range in the basement We joined the gun club and were allowed to use the range 3 or 4 times a week. I would shoot 1 or 2 hundred rounds of 22 long rifle each night with a target rifle with peep sights furnished by the military. I did this from then all the way through high school. I don't know why these type ranges died out but kids these days are sure missing out on some of the best times ever. There were just as many girls as guys in our gun club. I developed a ability for snap shots with a rifle as we would shoot crows and magpies for a bounty of 25 cents each to buy our 22 shells.
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Shot this with my 6.5x47 Lapua yesterday at 500 yds. I was checking my zero and drops out to 500 yds with my 257 Roberts and figured I throw a few down range with the 6.5x47. I had to up my load from 40.25 gr to 40.8 gr as I ran out of one 8-lb jug of H4350 and had to open another. Velocity is now 2886 fps with an ES of "4" for 10 rounds with the 130 Berger Hunting VLD. This is at 500 yds. If it weren't for my 257 Rob, I'd seriously consider taking this for my Utah spike elk hunt in 3 weeks. The squares are MOA (1.047").
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NICE Alan, what's twist and bbl length? Impressive speeds/130s.
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I'd say you were smiling when you shot that group.
Congrats.
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I love the 6.5x55 Swedish. It's very well-balanced and easy to handload for. Just answering the OP. Good thread, lots of interesting 6.5mm stuff. I wish I could get out and shoot as often as some of you. I only have 30 yards in my backyard so I just shoot my bow a lot for now. I'm missing Arizona though. 1 hour drive to the Prescott Nat'l Forest and I was shooting as far as my Leica 1200 could range. Someday I'll be back out west, sooner the better.
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." --Matthew 6:33 KJV
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