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6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum
The 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum is a 6.5mm cartridge created by Weatherby in 2016 as its own rendition to the ever-growing 6.5mm long range rifle market. Designed to be in direct competition to the 26 Nosler. Claimed by Weatherby to be the fastest 6.5mm cartridge available. Designed in a similar fashion as other Weatherby cartridges it has a large for caliber case capacity resulting in high velocities. When bullets with high ballistic coefficients are used trajectories are extremely flat, allowing the projectile to retain a significant amount of energy downrange. These attributes make the 6.5-300 quite effective for long range hunting on medium-sized game.
Suggested Use
- Predators
- Small Game
- Varmint
- Deer
- Black Bear
- Moose (short range)
- Elk (short range)
- Target / Competition
Performance
Bullet mass/type.........................Velocity.......................Energy
127 gr (8 g) LRX 3,531 ft/s (1,076 m/s) 3,516 ft lbf (4,767 J)
130 gr (8 g) Scirocco 3,476 ft/s (1,059 m/s) 3,487 ft lbf (4,728 J)
140 gr (9 g) A-Frame 3,395 ft/s (1,035 m/s) 3,583 ft lbf (4,858 J)
Currently Weatherby is the only manufacturer of rifles chambered in the 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum, as well as the only current supplier of ammunition. Although cases could be formed from 300 Weatherby brass. Due to the lack of availability of firearms and high cost of factory ammunition this round is currently quite pricey.
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