Mule Deer,
Have you worked with the 6.5-300 Weatherby anymore? I vaguely recall an article.
Reloading information is really hard to come by. Thoughts?
Did the article on the 6.5-.300 for the HODGDON ANNUAL MANUAL back when the cartridge first appeared. Worked with it considerably for a couple years, but finally decided I didn't care for the recoil compared to the results. Basically found it got exactly the same ballistics as the 26 Nosler with the same powders, charges and bullets, which isn't surprising given that both cases have just about exactly the same powder capacity.
But eventually decided I didn't care for the recoil of either round, compared to the results. These days am much happier with the 6.5 PRC, which is essentially a short-action 6.5-06--which I also used for a while and liked a lot. But my custom Sisk PRC weighs a couple pounds less than the 6.5-06 Shaw rifle I used for several year.
