Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles What does Wby. 6.5 RPM offer me other than Lock in contract ammo/ $65 box.

Im no stranger to Roys, but at least his more
popular belted family rounds can be purchased
in other brass and munitions brands.

the big departure is no belt, no double radius,
no Wby. freebore, and no parent case to form
your own brass.

6.5 RPM Backcountry - Ti 4.9 lb, steel 5.3 lb
can also be got in 6.5 manbun-Weedmoor,
but no 6.5-284...

.....................................My guess is, is that the RPM will remain a proprietary Weatherby round for quite awhile until Weatherby sells more of their rifles so chambered thus gaining in popularity. Ammo distributors or makers are not going to market a product until there is a reasonably good demand. And besides, if Weatherby chooses not to release or give permission for other ammo makers to manufacture the RPM to then market the ammo to distributors then it will remain proprietary to Weatherby. And I would think that they will mostly offer the Weatherby rounds and the more popular non Bee rounds for the Backcountry Ti......... No 6.5/284 for now.....The RPM is just an elongated 284 anyway.

Curious! So the Bee Backcountry Ti MSRP is over $3K. Well if you are planning on buying one, then the obvious question to me is, why ya complaining about a $65 per box of ammo price tag from Weatherby? Kinda like asking about the gas mileage on $100-$200K or more vehicle. If an average box of factory ammo is say $40 which you will buy anyway, then the difference is only about $25 for the RPM ammo...

I don't put a $2500-3500 rifle in the category
of a $200k + car.

you think folks that have very high price custom
rifles don't look for better value ammo options
because it would be beneath them?

people with money aren't value hunters..? 🤔

Buy the non-ti Backcountry, use that $1000 to buy a boat load of ammo. Problem solved!

I'm more interested in the Weathermark LT, 5.9 lbs and $1550 street price. The RPM looks like an awesome design to me, going to buy a few boxes of the cheaper Hornady load ($45) and save the brass to load myself when does become more available.

IF one 'must have' an RPM sounds like the way to go.

5.3 lb still plenty light for that 6.5 boomer..😁

............Not at all.

Well, I think it has something to offer, but time will tell.

The 6.5RPM case has about 20% more case capacity than the 6.5x284, so regardless of what the initial factory loads show, handloaders should get about 150fps more velocity than the 6.5x284. Basically, the case capacity comes very close to the 264WinMag.

The round was specifically designed for the 6-lug Weatherby Ultralight action (so it's a good candidate for rebarrel of any 30-06 or 270Win rifle), but isn't just limited to the $3K MKV Backcountry. The Weathermark can be had in 6.5RPM for around $1300, and is still fairly light (Tikka) at 6.25 pounds.

Weatherby sells once-fired brass for $1 each, and new brass for $1.50 each. So it's expensive, but not outrageous, and wouldn't factor into my decision for a hunting rifle.

$1300 rifle and $1 brass, that ain't bad.

Yeah, and it's a pretty nice rifle too.

I think a light weight (near) 264WM would be pretty nice to have.

I’m enjoying mine so far. The two factory ammo offerings I’ve used (140AB & 127LRX) have shot very well. The Barnes leads in accuracy at .5” or better 3 shot groups. Redding dies are reasonably priced as well.

I just got one put together, MK5 six lug action and a Wilson #2 barrel in a BC Wby style stock...the RPM case is just plain sexy. I think is has really awesome potential to become a .257...

How much is a NULA in 6.5 PRC ?

As crowded as the 6.5 space is, there are not many standard bolt face, LA options - at least with factory loaded fodder.
Definitely following ...

Bit more than the street price of a backcountry ti but same ballpark.

Watched Lampers crush a bear with the RPM and 140 accubond combo on YouTube.

A little faster than the 270.

I hope you're kidding.

It's not a Roy, it's an Adam. Roy would just use the 257 or270 and kept trucking.

It appears the 6.5mm-06 approximates the same ballistics. A 6.5 Rem Mag on a 3” WSM action would provide the same as well. With all due respect Wby’s 6.5-300 apparently just got thrown under the bus by Wby.

........................Maybe and maybe not. Remains to be seen. In watching the Adam Weatherby videos, the purpose of the RPM was to create the lightest possible 6.5 MK5 rifle. So he had to dump the heavier and stronger 9 lug Bee action and use a 6 lug.

Imo, the 9 lug will always have a very strong following. The question then becomes. Will there be more opting for the 6 lug RPM vs the 9 lug 6.5/300? Time will tell.

In all practicality, the RPM is better. But many are not necessarily practical.

Maybe you will break out of your bubble one day
but I don't hope when it comes to people..

purchased most MkVs at good [pre-owned] prices.
sold some at breakeven and some at good profit.
so id call myself a willing to spend value hunter
by having 5x Roys for the price of three type thing.