Anyone have a 6.5-300 Weatherby? - 11/19/17
Can you tell me about it? Likes, dislikes. How does it shoot, kick and barrel life. I'm looking at a Weatherby Accumark RC for out west. Thanks.
Cartridge : 6.5-300 Weath. Mag. Bullet : .264, 140, Nosler HPBT 26725 Useable Case Capaci: 92.161 grain H2O = 5.984 cm³ Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 3.560 inch = 90.42 mm Barrel Length : 26.0 inch = 660.4 mm Predicted Data for Indicated Charges of the Following Powders. Matching Maximum Pressure: 64500 psi, or 444 MPa or a maximum loading ratio or filling of 105 % These calculations refer to your specified settings in QuickLOAD 'Cartridge Dimensions' window. C A U T I O N : any load listed can result in a powder charge that falls below minimum suggested loads or exceeds maximum suggested loads as presented in current handloading manuals. Understand that all of the listed powders can be unsuitable for the given combination of cartridge, bullet and gun. Actual load order can vary, depending upon lot-to-lot powder and component variations. USE ONLY FOR COMPARISON ! 209 loads produced a Loading Ratio below user-defined minimum of 90%. These powders have been skipped. Powder type Filling/Loading Ratio Charge Charge Vel. Prop.Burnt P max P muzz B_Time % Grains Gramm fps % psi psi ms --------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ADI AR 2218 97.6 88.3 5.72 3372 100.0 64500 18513 1.257 ! Near Maximum ! Vihtavuori N570 93.3 83.5 5.41 3319 99.8 64500 18094 1.284 ! Near Maximum ! Alliant Reloder-50 98.8 90.8 5.88 3290 99.7 64500 18176 1.319 ! Near Maximum ! Hodgdon H870 99.0 86.8 5.63 3284 100.0 64500 17225 1.292 ! Near Maximum ! Hodgdon 50BMG 102.2 88.2 5.71 3259 94.2 64500 17765 1.270 ! Near Maximum ! Vihtavuori 24N41 97.1 87.8 5.69 3253 97.1 64500 17206 1.263 ! Near Maximum ! Hodgdon Retumbo 96.5 82.4 5.34 3247 100.0 64500 15563 1.281 ! Near Maximum ! IMR 7828 90.2 74.5 4.83 3246 100.0 64500 15606 1.259 ! Near Maximum ! Norma MRP 2 92.8 78.9 5.11 3242 100.0 64500 15922 1.288 ! Near Maximum ! Vihtavuori 20N29 103.7 94.8 6.14 3241 98.7 64500 17223 1.298 ! Near Maximum ! Hodgdon US 869 101.7 92.0 5.96 3237 97.1 64500 17201 1.280 ! Near Maximum ! Hodgdon H1000 94.5 79.4 5.15 3228 100.0 64500 15228 1.261 ! Near Maximum ! Bofors RP5 NT ~approximation 90.3 78.2 5.07 3225 100.0 64500 15672 1.252 ! Near Maximum ! SNPE Vectan SP 13 103.5 89.8 5.82 3222 99.6 64500 16490 1.291 ! Near Maximum ! PB Clermont PCL 513/520/9520 105.0 91.1 5.91 3221 99.1 64078 16708 1.294 ! Near Maximum ! Accurate 8700 105.0 91.3 5.92 3217 99.6 62832 16529 1.297 ! Near Maximum ! Alliant Reloder-25 90.7 76.7 4.97 3205 100.0 64500 14804 1.280 ! Near Maximum ! Vihtavuori N170 97.9 82.2 5.33 3195 99.3 64500 15882 1.280 ! Near Maximum ! Lovex D100 95.3 87.2 5.65 3184 97.5 64500 15943 1.272 ! Near Maximum ! Vihtavuori N160 90.4 73.6 4.77 3149 100.0 64500 14064 1.254 ! Near Maximum ! Accurate 3100 92.1 74.0 4.80 3115 100.0 64500 13575 1.299 ! Near Maximum ! NC A3502 ,test only 105.0 87.3 5.65 3051 86.7 51383 17326 1.374 TLP A 502(RH) ,test only 105.0 87.3 5.65 2990 85.2 50386 16021 1.408 Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star 98.1 41.6 2.70 2404 100.0 64500 6451 1.258 ! Near Maximum ! V1734 7-multiperf ,test only 105.0 87.3 5.65 2164 43.5 25888 8710 1.890 IMR TrailBoss 105.0 30.1 1.95 2033 100.0 40467 4875 1.549 ADI AS 25 BP 105.0 30.1 1.95 2033 100.0 40467 4875 1.549