Great bullets, but soft. Low b.c.
Make them harder, they won’t work where they’re intended to work, a 6.5x55 at 2,000-2,400fps impact velocity. Run them 3,200fps, they’ll shed a lot of that weight and reduces penetration. And, they’re EXPENSIVE!
Kinda like shooting the Hornady 117gr RN from the .257wby.
Great bullet, from my .25-36, and .257Bob. Excessively destructive from the Weatherby, no advantage over the Roberts with a Hornady 117gr BtSpt Interlok past 250yds.
Instead of the exotic 6.5-300wby, I’d look for a used 7mm magnum of some flavor. I’ve got a Savage M110 in .300RUM I picked up for $200.
But I understand the attraction!
If I had a 1,500yd range immediately available, I might toy with the 6.5-300. But hunting, nah. Deer don’t take that much killing. For bigger stuff, got that covered with a 6lb .30/06, or a Ruger M77 African in .375Ruger with a lifetime supply of Sierra, Speer, Hornady, and Nosler Partitions picked up for pennies on the dollar...
Not to mention the .45/70’s... bullet molds, and a ton of lead...