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.... parent case is the 300 Norma Mag .... shoulder pushed up to 35 degrees and neck elongated to .347" have a guy that really wants to build one so I sent my proprietary reamer to GA Precision and authorized them to build rifles on my wildcat .... the 6.5 Prometheus "The Bringer of Fire " is the Titan among all 6.5mm cartridges ... Build it and they will come..... eventually , LMAO...... Loaded with WS2 coated 160 gr Woodleigh Weldcore bullets I saw signs of pressure with 97 gr US869 and 3490 fps, backed down a few grains for a safe accurate load at 3444 fps ....... ]photobucket[/url]
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Swamplord,
I have a new build I'm working on but may switch to your wildcat. Is your reamer available for rent?
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Who's making the dies for that bad boy?
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GA Precision has the reamer for a few weeks, when I get it back it is available ... The guy having GAP build his rifle also has Copper Creek Ammo load his ammunition Neil Jones made the dies for all three of my 300..338 Norma Mag based wildcats, The 6.5, 7.62 & 375 PRO (Precision Rifled Ordnance) also have reamers for 338, 416, 458 and 500 in the PRO series Currently doing a build on another 300 Norma Mag base wildcat with a maximized case design ... the 7mm LRH (Long Range Hunter) with a reamer in production for the 8mm LRH , also will have a 270 LRH ..... just a little personal pet project on the 300 & 338 Norma Mag parent cases I've been screwing around with the last few years .... for case forming and load data info on the 6.5 PRO , hit this up .... http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/6-5-prometheus-6-5-pro-140-gr-3700-fps-101545/index9.htmlFor info on the 375 PRO ....... http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/375-norma-127219/index7.html
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I've also made contact with Norma of Sweden on the possibility of providing factory brass for the 6.5 and 375 PRO , they were genuinely interested and we will resume talks after the Holidays ...
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Swamplord,
Great info. Thanks.
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That thing is evil. I like it.
I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.
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Yeah, I thought the 26 Nosler was pretty bad. This thing mo badder, for sure... DF
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WoW! and a .300 Werewolf?
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6.5 PRO is a pretty fast cartridge!
The 280 Remington is overbore.
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Swamplord,
Since I want to do a 6.5 Prometheus and have a few hundred G.S.Custom 106 HV mono bullets with a claimed BC of .516, what do you think the velocity these to would be in your cartridge?
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Swamplord,
Since I want to do a 6.5 Prometheus and have a few hundred G.S.Custom 106 HV mono bullets with a claimed BC of .516, what do you think the velocity these to would be in your cartridge? Haven't got a clue, my tests thus far have been with 160 gr bullets, at 3500 fps with the Matrix VLD's I am satisfied ... I did get some 150 gr Matrix bullets I will be messing with soon, and will be getting some of the W3PS RBT TAC aluminum tipped 160 and 150 gr bullets also, as soon as John puts them up on the Whiskey Three Precision website ... save the 106's for my new wildcat on the light weight Tikka T3 project, the 6.5 Wolf Killer wildcat will be a much better match for those bullets, you can build two 6.5's to rule them all !
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The 264 Win Mag boys have been trying for decades to get 3200 from 140 gr bullets.....some powders do it and some don't I guess. Well, seems that will be a safe bet with this cartridge....so there ya go!What's not to like? The short neck. Short neck may be an issue. But the .300 Win Mag has done pretty well for a long time with a short neck. The 6.5 Pro does look good. May have considered it if cases were being made. Anyway, already built a 26 Nosler on a 700 BDL 7RM. Here are some photos showing the Z3 4-12x50 BT, trajectory marked with a Sharpie, for 120 E-tips at 3,450 fps. This gun will shoot them nearly half MOA at 400 yds. Should be good hog and WT medicine. The 7RM box mag had to be replaced with an Ultra Mag box, here in SS with "windows", for three rounds down. Notice how I cut the underside of the bolt knob to prevent sharp checkering from bumping my trigger finger. Only thing on the bottom side of this bolt knob is smooth, tapered steel, polished and blued. 26 not a kicker per se, but does "jab" a bit, not too unlike a 7RM. DF
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'Beanfield Bandit' right there DF, nice build.
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Nice rig DF, looking fwd to hearing how it works on critters.
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Swamplord, What actions are you running these big boys through? Can a magnum M700 or M70 be used as a repeater with the bolt faced opened up?
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All my wildcats on the 300 & 338 Norma Mag (imp 35*) are on the Rem 700, Have 4 guns completed, one getting built and gonna do two more when reamers get here, all on chrome moly Rem 700 (300 RUM donors, bolt face opened up) McMillan stocks & Jewell triggers . have not done any on the Win 70 (crf or pf) There's a guy on LRH that has the case head turned down to RUM dimensions in order not to open bolt face and still be able to use 300 Norma Mag brass for his " 6.5 Osprey " wildcat on the 300 Norma Mag necked up & 35* shoulder, his wildcat has a few more grains capacity but has a short .255" neck . my 6.5 PRO has a .347 " long neck and 105 gr h20 capacity http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f28/6-5-osprey-mag-photo-125575/
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Thanks for the update. I tend to like the idea of a longer neck and a 7mm variant. The reduced rim idea is a decent one too, and since it isn't being reduced a huge amount, it should still feed. There is a push feed M70 7mag in the safe with this project written all over it.
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I am having a 26 Nosler built on a remington 700 action. My gunsmith is loading 80 grains of Retumbo behind a 140 accubond. To me, this sounds like insanity. I have access to Retumbo, RL 33, and H50 BMG. (Possibly US 869) I simply don't trust my 'smith to work up load data for me, so I am asking you for some warm loads with more readily available bullets. (130 accubond, 140 part, 100 part, Barnes 120 and 130 TSX, 140 Horn INT, 140 SIE GK, just to name a few) I am new to the long range game and am trying to get off to a good start. Any info would be appreciated.
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