6.5 x 300 WBY

[appaloosa]

I just won a 6.5x300. Not a caliber I would be particularly interested in otherwise, but I'm curious enough to play around with it and see what I can come up with. Anybody else shooting one of these barrel burners? What kind of loads have you put together for it?

 

[belshawelk]

Which one did you win. I have been looking at them.

 

[Bater]

I just picked up a 26 Nosler which has a virtually identical case capacity. I found that Retumbo was just a touch too fast for the 140/156 weight class. I’d start with H50BMG or US869 & RL33 if you you don’t care about temp stability. Good luck

 

[sbhooper]

If I had one of these, I would lean toward using the monos. They will stand the high-velocity a bit better for hunting purposes.

 

[appaloosa]

Which one did you win. I have been looking at them.

Weatherby first lite

 

[appaloosa]

If I had one of these, I would lean toward using the monos. They will stand the high-velocity a bit better for hunting purposes.

I concur

 

[mtmuley]

I concur

Accubonds will hold up. mtmuley

 

[noharleyyet]

Hammers, Barnes, E tips.

 

[RevJim]

Congrats! I used 2 different rifles in 257 WBY ( just saying its fast for its caliber size) first was a converted Mod 700 25-06 (24"bbl) and I used the then available Federal Premium Nosler 115pt. Clocked them at 3200 and they worked swell too. A few years later, I bought a custom Mark X with 26" bbl and I handloaded the then new Barnes 100 TSX, close to 3500fps. Pure poison. I used the 180 Accubond going 3500fps from a 25" 338 RUM on a big Aoudad. They made an identical wound/exit hole as Partitions! So Monos, Partitions or Monos would be "my pick". I am "intrigued" by the 6.5/300 ever since I read about it in a Sierra Load manual of 1979! Let us know how the thing shoots pard? It has got to be a zinger! ha Have a ball too!

 

[LuketheDog]

Weatherby first lite

You're not going to like it, send to me and I'll dispose of it for you...