horsemen61
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New round from Weatherby bet it’s fast
I'm also not a fan of light rifles.
I’m with you. There’s no way I’ll shoot a 140 grain bullet at around 3,000 FPS in a sub 7lb rifle.
With a suppressor yes but not without one.
that looks like a sweet round. I wonder what it could do with the 129's
PerYeah, the super light rifles can be a bit twitchy from field positions with a bare muzzle, it's amazing how much better they settle down with 12oz - 14oz hanging off the end though.
originally I thought we were talking about the 6.5-300 also, which wby has legitimized. The round in question tho, is actually a completely new case, as far as I know.its not new, it was a wildcat that was used at Williamsport pa. for long range(1000 yards) shooting starting in the 60,s. it was called the 6.5x300 WWH(wright-weatherby-hoyer) using norma 139 gr bullets and norma 202 powder. weatherby just made a factory rifle for it. it should be much better with the bullets and powders available today.
its not new, it was a wildcat that was used at Williamsport pa. for long range(1000 yards) shooting starting in the 60,s. it was called the 6.5x300 WWH(wright-weatherby-hoyer) using norma 139 gr bullets and norma 202 powder. weatherby just made a factory rifle for it. it should be much better with the bullets and powders available today.
Guys are saying it's 06 case length, but who knows at this point. Looking at it it's sticking how similar it is to my dads, have to see find still has any brass left.your dad's round would have been about .01 larger in dia than the RPM, tho I don't know how much longer.
Perhaps too close to 6.5-300 they recently legitimized? Tho how much more oomph would 6.5-7mmWby gain over the .264Win?If the Weatherby folks had been serious about a 6.5 they could have simply necked a .257 Wby Mag up to .264" , or a 7mm Wby Mag down, and they would have a round that looks like a Weatherby of legend, fits in a standard length action and delivers significant performance. Here's what it looks like with a 140gr A-Max bullet..View attachment 858763