Thought you guys might enjoy some medium range footage of the 6.5 wby mag. doing what it does best.

http://www.mcwhorterrifles.com/media.html

Was that a Savage in 6.5x284?











(accurate rifles come in many names)

Anyone have any experience with the 6.5wby? Cool footage.

I have one. Incredibly accurate, no recoil, long range thumper.

What action did you use?
What kind of accuracy are you achieving?

Mine is on a Stiller Action. 140 Bergers at 3300fps. I have shot 1" groups at 400 yards.

Do you happen to know if Stiller makes a left-handed action?

Yes. I am a lefty. I have a lefty short and long.

You can tell he's got a flinch going on when he jerks the trigger.......click!

Is this with home grown load data, or has it been pressure tested?
Is there free-bore?
What is the actual physical drop at 400 yards?
Have you tested out farther?

Reason for questions, I purchased vanguard 257 W, to build this cat on years ago. Never shoot the donor�. It is nice to see the real world numbers.
Thanks..

Tim McWhorter's eliminates the free bore. No idea on actual drop but can easily be figured with JBM calculations. Moderate helping of RL 19 produced that velocity. No pressure signs. I killed a deer at 650 with mine this year. Still has 1000ft. lbs of energy at 1000 yards.

What is a 6.5 Weatherby Magnum?

http://www.mcwhorterrifles.com/WhatsNew.html

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Popapi: Interesting....thanks!

Real bad flinch, he's scared of that rifle!!

Handed my brother an unloaded shotgun while we were shooting clay birds and he almost dropped the shotgun when it went CLICK.....

Allan shoots more than 2000 times a year. I have seen him shoot countless 1.5" groups at 600 yards. He has killed several deer from a tree stand at 800 plus yards. May appear to be a flinch but I would never put any money against him.

Just a question, but if the 6.5 Wby Mag is either the 257 or 270 Weatherby with a different bullet, what does it offer over the 264 Win Mag? Case dimensions are nearly identical for the three. Now, I could see a performance change with the 300 Weatherby case, but not the 257 or 270 versions...

About 100fps. over at 264win mag. The WBY case has just proved to be an incredible accurate case for McWhorter's. 300 necked down would be to0 much overbore and would be a real barrel burner. Tim has build many 264 win mag. and yes they shoot but have proved to me more labor intensive in the load development department.

Friends-

I am really intrigued, having a bit of a .264 or 6.5mm fetish. Who has been making the reamers for this cartridge?

Would the Weatherby case have a distinct advantage over the .300 Winchester Mag case?

Also, it would seem that Reloader 19 would be a bit "fast" in terms of burn rate for a .264 Weatherby from what I have been able to learn about the .264 Winchester Mag.

More information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Other than shoulder angle/shape, what's different about the Weatherby case that allows for 100 more fps? Not trying to tinkle in anyone's Cheerios, just not seeing the how/why when the case dimensions look so terribly similiar.

Chrono doesn't lie. If you need more info, please call Allan at McWhorter rifles. He can provide all the load data.

that is pretty much just .264 Win velocities from .264 Win case displacement loaded to high pressures. just another way of getting there. nothing wrong with that, but the laws of physics still apply.

at those speeds, a good bullet like the 142 SMK will get you from 100 yards to 1K with about 20 MOA elevation dialed in, depending on local conditions.

but my delivery system is the .264 Win.

Ain't none of those shots even close to impressive but thats just me.

As to the flinch, I think you'll find that the eye blink, which is about all I could see, is a natural reflex. I'm pretty sure I do it too, and I shot a LOT more than a mere 2000 rounds a year.

That's sorta whay I was thinking, but just wanted to make sure. I am far from experienced compared to many here in relation to gack... Though I do appreciate learning from the other folks here and I have to have about the most dog eared copy of COTW.