Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Long Range Hunting What's the deal with all the 6.5mm?

My light GAP .260 has a 24" Rock, 1-9", my heavy rifle has a 26" Schneider 1-8".

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Equipment list:

1 Shannon Kay 243, S&B
2 2 Chase stroud 6 creedmore premier 5-25
3 3 Francis Kuehl 260, Vortex Razor
4 4 Wade Stuteville Surgeon 6x47, SB 5-25
5 5 John Sommers Surgeon .260 S&B
6 6 Dustin Morris Surgeon 6xc S&B 5-25
7 7 Jeff badley Gap 6cm bushnell HDMR
8 8 Patrick Morris Surgeon, 6xc, Schmitt and Bender
9 9 Jonathan Berry Surgeon, 6xc Vortex Optics
10 10 Ryan Kerr 243, Bushnell
11 11 Rich Emmons Surgeon 6.5 cm / S&B
12 12 Tim Long .260/S&B
13 14 scott parks 6.5x47 vortex optics
14 16 Charles Roberts GAP .260, Bushnell
15 17 Bryan Yeung GA Precision Templar, 6.5 SAUM, Bushnell
16 18 Kevin Elpers 6.5CM, Vortex
17 19 Stan Owens .260. S & B
18 20 FLOYD COOK 6mm/S&B
19 21 Regina Milkovich 6XC, USO
20 22 Jason Keim AIAX, 243, S&B 5-25
21 23 Bryan Morgan 6cm, S&B
22 24 Tom Lancaster 6SLR, S&B
23 26 George Gardner G.A. Precision Templar, 6mm Creedmoor, Bushnell 3x21 HDMR
24 27 Jim See 6xc or 260ai, vortex rz
25 29 Terry Cross .260 Rem / S&B
26 30 Michael G Nitzschke 6x47 Lapua US Optics SN3 3.8-22
27 32 Matt Tederman 6x47 S&B 5-25
28 33 Charles Tate Moots FNH SPR 6.5 Creedmoor, Leupold
29 34 Jason Christian 6xc vortex
30 35 Ryan Castle GAP 260, USO SN3
31 36 Lonnie Devine 243 S&B
32 37 Bryan Richman 6mm, s&b 5x25
33 38 Adam Lucksinger 6.5 Creedmoor, 5-25 S&B
34 39 Rick Reeves Surgeon 6.5 Creedmore/Votex Razor
35 40 Adam Williams 243, HDMR
36 41 Bradley Bell .243 Win. 5-25 S&B
37 42 Todd Morris 6.5x47 S&B pmII
38 43 Travis case 2 sixty Schmitt
39 44 Tim Milkovich 6XC US Optics
40 45 Dean Morris 6.5 x 47 Lapua - Schmidt Bender
41 46 Zach Scurlock AW .243, Premier
42 47 Mark Quintana 0.243 vortex optics
43 49 Joe Walls 6XC, SB 5x25
44 50 Vince Guiffreda Spartan or Animal 260 Rem,Premeir, Surgeon , Bertlein, AI Chassis, Atlas Bipod
45 51 Steve Eacret Surgeon/Bartlein 6.5 Creedmoor. US Optics SN3
46 52 Scott Bartels 6x47 Laqua, S&B PMII 5-25
47 53 Bannon Eldridge Red Ryder, BB, Tasco
48 55 Tony McCollum .243 or 7 saum. Premier or march
49 56 Lowe Weidman 6.5 SLR, HDMR
50 57 David Kerley Woody, 6.5 LRP, Bushnell
51 58 Adam Roberts 6.5
52 65 matt parry 284
53 66 Joey Thompson .284 win, Night Force
54 67 Bob Nugmanov 260 Remington, 5-25x56 Premier
55 73 Robert Baker
56 85 Matt LaVine 6 Super LR, Bushnell HDMR
57 103 Josh Ruby Surgeon .260, Vortex Razor
58 123 BJ Bailey 6.5
59 125 Michael Voigt 6CM
60 127 Garrett Donley 6x47 -Premier

Not new enough for a gain twist barrel they seem to be favoring these days? Is the 26" the barrel that clocks 3000 or is it the shorter one?

That load is the 130gr JLK that I shoot in both of my .260's.
Lapua brass
H4350
Tula large rifle primer

Pat,

Did you switch from the 130 VLDs to the JLKs for good, or are you just experimenting?

John

The JLK is really working well on coyotes. My next T&E will be how it performs after being pointed with a Whidden Bullet Pointer. I have a couple friends shooting the pointed version of the 130 JLK and claim a G1 BC of .625. I need to find out if closing the point down is going to effect how it opens up.

Thanks Pat. Do the unpointed ones expand well on Coyotes?

John

Maybe this will help:


15 rounds from 1000 yds. with 6.5x47 Lapua by Sharps45 2 7/8, on Flickr

Here's a more complete list. I think you'll find it interesting.

LOTS of S&B scopes!

http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3848424&page=1

That is some amazing shooting right there! I've done a few five shot groups that might hang with that, but not that many shots. Very impressive! What bullet is that?