Someone talk me the hell out of this!! LOL

[4xforfun]

6.5 x 300 WBY. For ELR STEEL

My LR hunting platform....Older Rem 700 LA in an A-5 stock with an AI 5 round Mag made to fit the 300 WBY case. Currently have a 338 EDGE Tube for that platform that I single feed and a 300 WBY tube that I load short to use the mag. Since the State has made the whitetail deer tag around here near impossible to get anymore, my ever expanding array of steel out to a mile, and my lack of participating in IBS 1K, my interest has moved to steel and prairie dogs.....and it is a 6 hour drive one way to kill dogs!! So...steel it is!!

I already have my fast twist 6mm's in both Dashers and 6-47L. I have a 6.5 x 47L and a 6.5 WSSM. I also have a gaggle of 300 WBY tubes shooting the 200, 215 and 230 hybrid and the 210 VLD's. And my EDGE. Looking for an "inbetweener"....a 264 or 7mm.

I want something to goof of with...something stupid flat and lower recoil than my 300 Wby's and 338 edge. I thought about a 6.5 WSM or 26 Nostler tube, but don't think that they will work in my action without work on the feed rails. I know that the work isn't a big deal to make them feed, but how would the 300 WBY work AFTER I opened it up to make the fatter case work? I NEED the 300 WBY to work..it is my go to for everything with horns....my "old reliable"!!! The 6.5 300 WBY would work just like my 300 WBY does.

Also, I have a pile of RL25, RL33, Retumbo, H1000, etc....just sitting around.

Also thinking that the 7x300 Wby (as opposed to the STW....brass is hard to get and I have the WBY dies already) might also be a good choice, although the recoil with the 195's would be worse than the 140/150 6.5.

I know that I will have less than 1000 rounds of fun, but since I have a bunch of different guns/BBLS already, this will not get shot EVERY time I go out. Like I said...something to goof off with.


GO.......;

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I say why not? if thats what you want you need to do it.

 

[hoz53]

6.5 x 300 WBY. For ELR STEEL

My LR hunting platform....Older Rem 700 LA in an A-5 stock with an AI 5 round Mag made to fit the 300 WBY case. Currently have a 338 EDGE Tube for that platform that I single feed and a 300 WBY tube that I load short to use the mag. Since the State has made the whitetail deer tag around here near impossible to get anymore, my ever expanding array of steel out to a mile, and my lack of participating in IBS 1K, my interest has moved to steel and prairie dogs.....and it is a 6 hour drive one way to kill dogs!! So...steel it is!!

I already have my fast twist 6mm's in both Dashers and 6-47L. I have a 6.5 x 47L and a 6.5 WSSM. I also have a gaggle of 300 WBY tubes shooting the 200, 215 and 230 hybrid and the 210 VLD's. And my EDGE. Looking for an "inbetweener"....a 264 or 7mm.

I want something to goof of with...something stupid flat and lower recoil than my 300 Wby's and 338 edge. I thought about a 6.5 WSM or 26 Nostler tube, but don't think that they will work in my action without work on the feed rails. I know that the work isn't a big deal to make them feed, but how would the 300 WBY work AFTER I opened it up to make the fatter case work? I NEED the 300 WBY to work..it is my go to for everything with horns....my "old reliable"!!! The 6.5 300 WBY would work just like my 300 WBY does.

Also, I have a pile of RL25, RL33, Retumbo, H1000, etc....just sitting around.

Also thinking that the 7x300 Wby (as opposed to the STW....brass is hard to get and I have the WBY dies already) might also be a good choice, although the recoil with the 195's would be worse than the 140/150 6.5.

I know that I will have less than 1000 rounds of fun, but since I have a bunch of different guns/BBLS already, this will not get shot EVERY time I go out. Like I said...something to goof off with.


GO.......;

go for it--you must have thought of 257 Wby. I know you would not have quite the preformance of 6.5-300 -Im gonna build a 257 soon-- its plenty for me in that caliber.

 

[DirtySteve]

You are out of luck here sir...

 

[Zero333]

26 Nosler or 28 Nosler would be a good choice as well.

 

[copperking81]

We're probably the last people you should ask. For such a request, you should've asked to speak with some of our wives.

 

[LA50SHOOTER]

Yep - If your looking for disapproval talk to your wife & girlfriend - Let her know how much its all gonna cost & how the nights out are on hold until the projects completed & fully paid for. - That should possibly get someone a few nights on the couch & that disapproval that your looking for...........

 

[TikkaSporter]

6.5 x 300 WBY. For ELR STEEL....

I know that I will have less than 1000 rounds of fun, but since I have a bunch of different guns/BBLS already, this will not get shot EVERY time I go out. Like I said...something to goof off with.
GO.......;

Lol, less than 1000... More like less than 600... And a belted case, yuck.

There, thats my best effort to talk you out of it.

 

[CT10ring]

you could shoot PD's with the .338. 6 hour drive- a chance to listen to YOUR favorite tunes...PD's - if you listen carefully, the splat is just a little less audible than steel. 6.5's - yes. so you are looking to rebarrel/new chambering on your Rem 700 LA? you have a good dilemma...

 

[GNERGY]

What a coincidence you brought this up. I was talking with 2 of my friends from Montana this past weekend, and they asked me about putting together a couple 6.5X300 Wby barreled actions for them.
I have a 7mmx300 Wby that was built back in the 70's.
I say go for it.
Tarey

 

[copperking81]

What a coincidence you brought this up. I was talking with 2 of my friends from Montana this past weekend, and they asked me about putting together a couple 6.5X300 Wby barreled actions for them.
I have a 7mmx300 Wby that was built back in the 70's.
I say go for it.
Tarey

LOL! Not only is he not going to get talked out of it, someone is going to sell him a rifle in this thread!

 

[wholman]

Ok don't do it. but nobody listens to me but my dogs,and they don't listens to me real good.
Till they want to eat.

 

[ShootDots]

I have a friend of mine who built something very unique about 20 years ago. FLAT shooting was not the proper terminology>>> almost ZERO drop was more like it! He built a .300 / .416 Rigby! He would shoot 180 Noslers at 3800f.p.s. AND he was loading it down to some degree. With the powders we have now like RL-33 and RL-50, I would bet you could get a "comfortable" 4000f.p.s. with a 180 Hybrid! This may fit your bill about having fun!
I have a different philosophy on "getting what you want".. It goes like this: I ask myself a few questions, like "Will buying this (whatever "this" may be) imperil my finances? Will this purchase adversely effect my savings account to any appreciable degree? And finally will this ill-effect my lifestyle in some way? If the answer is NO, then go get it! If you notice there are no questions about WHY I want or need this>>>>that is of no consequence! If we only bought what we NEEDED we would be of all people most miserable! We buy what we want! PERIOD!!

 

[STS]

As long as I don't have to buy the barrels for it I think it's a great idea.

 

[Shawnba67]

Buy the darn thing! You will lose more $$$ to to daydreaming about it at work than it costs to buy it! You would be irresponsible not to!

Then post about it!

 

[wedgy]

I have a 7mm RUM that shoots 143 Hammers at 3,600+ with zero recoil and laser flat. I loaded these to burn the barrel out so I could get a faster twist tube for non-lead bullets, but now I have grown fond of it ! Whatever you choose I'm sure it will bring a smile to your face.

 

[22BRGUY]

I have a friend of mine who built something very unique about 20 years ago. FLAT shooting was not the proper terminology>>> almost ZERO drop was more like it! He built a .300 / .416 Rigby! He would shoot 180 Noslers at 3800f.p.s. AND he was loading it down to some degree. With the powders we have now like RL-33 and RL-50, I would bet you could get a "comfortable" 4000f.p.s. with a 180 Hybrid! This may fit your bill about having fun!
I have a different philosophy on "getting what you want".. It goes like this: I ask myself a few questions, like "Will buying this (whatever "this" may be) imperil my finances? Will this purchase adversely effect my savings account to any appreciable degree? And finally will this ill-effect my lifestyle in some way? If the answer is NO, then go get it! If you notice there are no questions about WHY I want or need this>>>>that is of no consequence! If we only bought what we NEEDED we would be of all people most miserable! We buy what we want! PERIOD!!

I MUST respectfully disagree here. I don't think "imperil finances" and/or "affect my savings account" should even be considered at all.

 

[alf]

Tod,

Look at the Hornady 6.5 PRC. Fit's your action w/o opening up the feed rails for the bigger cases.

150 Sierra's in mine stay super sonic to 1950.

 

[Tommie]

If you don’t like the chambering you can always rebarrel after a few hundred rounds.

 

[steve123]

If you don’t like the chambering you can always rebarrel after a few hundred rounds.

Yeah, you'll be chasing the throat almost as fast as the speed of light in a 6.5 Weatherby.

Plus bullets will come apart when the barrel gets all cracked which won't be long.

6.5 Saum, it's fast enough and with a 7.5 twist and 147's it ought to do fine in the wind and get decent barrel life with H1000 at 55,000 psi.

28 Nosler won't get great barrel life but a .8BC bullet at 3000 fps won't be no slouch.