6.8 Western...Dangerously Fast!

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  • Опубліковано 17 лис 2024

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  • @TomL3grandsons
    @TomL3grandsons 2 місяці тому +44

    6.8 Western may not be dying off after all. It sure has been getting a lot of UA-cam channel support.

    • @JosephGraff3
      @JosephGraff3 2 місяці тому +7

      It's a secret custom hold out. My guy building rifles says just as popular as 7prc

    • @allthingsconsidered3211
      @allthingsconsidered3211 2 місяці тому +10

      after hornadys flop on the 7prc its been getting a lot more attention imp

    • @theprfesssor
      @theprfesssor 2 місяці тому

      ​@@allthingsconsidered3211That ain't gonna happen
      7PRC is likely the most popular new cartridge available right now, customs are very popular in the cartridge and more ammo options have increased dramatically just the past 6 months alone

    • @IR8GRANDSRT8
      @IR8GRANDSRT8 2 місяці тому +2

      @@allthingsconsidered3211 7PRC is far from a flop. Barnes, Nosler, Remington, Federal, and Weatherby are all factory loading for 7PRC now. And that’s not to mention at least 5 companies are manufacturing brass for the reloading enthusiasts for 7PRC. If 6.8 Western got that much attention it then might be as successful too. The 7PRC sure is a flop 😂🤡

    • @allthingsconsidered3211
      @allthingsconsidered3211 2 місяці тому

      @@IR8GRANDSRT8bc prc stands for profit reaping cartridge . their are many better cartridges. hornady refuses to load and make brass for the 6.8 bc theu said it was a direct competotor (in their podcast) sorry that ur prc gets beat by the 6.8western. 7rem mag and others.

  • @hugtango
    @hugtango 2 місяці тому +15

    Winchester knows how to design cartridges WSM Western
    And Remington as well SAUM Ultra -08
    What they have in common ? A much much less developed passion for marketing compared to.... Hornady 😅
    Nice video as usual 😉👌🏻

  • @tandtoutdoors5154
    @tandtoutdoors5154 2 місяці тому +26

    I prefer the 6.8 western over 308, 7mm, 300 wsm, 300 prc, 7 prc. I get great fps and the accuracy is stellar. I use 3 different pills I am using with sub moa results.

  • @frankspataro9714
    @frankspataro9714 2 місяці тому +27

    6.8 is impressive

  • @operationNOBO
    @operationNOBO 2 місяці тому +10

    I hope more rifle companies make the 6.8 in the future.

    • @IR8GRANDSRT8
      @IR8GRANDSRT8 2 місяці тому +4

      All the good ones make a 6.8 Western option.

  • @westonbeck8004
    @westonbeck8004 2 місяці тому +9

    Love my 6.8 western, getting 3100 fps average in a 26 inch barrel with factory Winchester 165 ABLR

  • @Stu.E.
    @Stu.E. 2 місяці тому +6

    I have the 26” barrel xbolt long range, yup super flat shooting in a short action. I enjoyed the fact your numbers show the velocities and energies out to 1000!

  • @BigTimberLodge
    @BigTimberLodge 2 місяці тому +7

    In the opening monolog about people throwing caution to wind in search of faster fps, I kept hearing the song Danger Zone from Top Gun playing in my head.

  • @seeharvester
    @seeharvester 2 місяці тому +3

    This channel is excellent.
    Love the detail numbers breakdown.

  • @Snailz5
    @Snailz5 2 місяці тому +8

    I feel like Austin got his dream gun and suddenly decided life was worth living and no longer wanted to chase speed at all costs and risk blowing himself up.

  • @TheTGRproductions
    @TheTGRproductions 2 місяці тому +3

    3,500+ foot lbs of Energy is insane! That's reaching 300 Winchester Magnum territory in terms of Energy!

  • @Stu.E.
    @Stu.E. 2 місяці тому +4

    Love it thanks for sharing #savethe6.8westren!

  • @theprfesssor
    @theprfesssor 2 місяці тому +3

    Man, the WSM case is simply a masterpiece by Winchester its crazy no company tried the short fat concept eariler
    Would like to see what GRT says the pressure was for that super fast load, people today are really lucky we have the modern rifles we have, people try to push cartridges with powder instead just adding more barrel or going up to a more powerful cartridge really testing the saftey envelope especially with magnums

    • @jimedick9496
      @jimedick9496 2 місяці тому +1

      Spot on!!! Plus, I love the .277 caliber.

  • @IR8GRANDSRT8
    @IR8GRANDSRT8 2 місяці тому +5

    My only problem with this, now I want a 6.8 Western too. My wife might hate me if I do! 😂

    • @jimedick9496
      @jimedick9496 2 місяці тому +2

      She might hate you, but you’ll love yourself if you do 😁

    • @IR8GRANDSRT8
      @IR8GRANDSRT8 2 місяці тому +1

      @@jimedick9496 all facts! 🤣😜

    • @jimedick9496
      @jimedick9496 2 місяці тому

      @@IR8GRANDSRT8
      What’s that saying? “It’s better to ask for forgiveness, than for permission”? 🤣😂

  • @NELLY-jg2rx
    @NELLY-jg2rx 2 місяці тому +8

    6.8W is waaay cooler than 7PRC IMO, I think Hornady totally biffed it

    • @ReloadingWeatherby
      @ReloadingWeatherby  2 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching

    • @jimedick9496
      @jimedick9496 2 місяці тому

      I agree, and I don’t. I studied these two before choosing the Western over the PRC. The Western checked all the boxes of what I was looking for. With that said, the 7 PRC is still a terrific cartridge.

  • @GodsCountryShootingOutdoors
    @GodsCountryShootingOutdoors 2 місяці тому +2

    I will admit velocity is great but id rather find that balance of good speed and accuracy even if I am a little slower than others. Great video

  • @ArpexOfficial
    @ArpexOfficial 2 місяці тому +3

    Im patiently waiting for unknown munitions to get their 1st batch of ADG 6.8 Western brass. I pre ordered and paid for 300 pieces of brass back in april. I have everything else ready to go with a Seekins PH2 24 inch barrel. I shot a box of the winchester copper 162 gr the other day and speeds were in the 2980-3000 range. Groups were between .8-1.5 MOA.

    • @ReloadingWeatherby
      @ReloadingWeatherby  2 місяці тому +3

      Hope you get your brass soon

    • @jimedick9496
      @jimedick9496 Місяць тому +1

      I just ordered that same rifle in the 6.8 Western. I’ve heard nothing but great things about Seekins. I already own a CA Ridgline FFT with a 20” barrel in the 6.8 Western. I love that rifle, and I love the cartridge, but I wanted to get the 6.8 Western with a 24” barrel to hunt with in the open country and use the CA when I’m in the mountains.
      I’m hope ADG comes out with that brass sooner than later.
      Good luck this hunting season

    • @jimedick9496
      @jimedick9496 10 днів тому +1

      I just received an email that the brass is ready. I placed my order with J&A Outdoors. My brass is on its way!!!
      This what I’ve been waiting for.
      Long live the 6.8 Western

    • @ArpexOfficial
      @ArpexOfficial 10 днів тому

      @ I received my brass from Unknown Munitions 2 days ago😁

  • @branickstapp7156
    @branickstapp7156 2 місяці тому +1

    HOLY CRAP ! that is awsome

  • @gregshuttleworth4465
    @gregshuttleworth4465 Місяць тому +1

    My favorite caliber is 270. If this takes off I’ll build me a 6.8

  • @longrangeautist6117
    @longrangeautist6117 2 місяці тому

    That thing is sick!

  • @UI_Shaggy05
    @UI_Shaggy05 2 місяці тому

    I love to push cartridges beyond what they can do, that's why I use thicker and heavier brass cases like Starline, which has less case capacity but can produce much higher pressures.

  • @orr89rocz
    @orr89rocz 2 місяці тому +5

    Honestly shocked at over 3100 with the berger.

  • @mikebrown788
    @mikebrown788 2 місяці тому +2

    This video is going to be all about the 6.8 western! Until I can't help myself and end with your 340.

  • @johnnydawson7675
    @johnnydawson7675 2 місяці тому

    Thanks, friend!

  • @cj41foley
    @cj41foley 2 місяці тому

    Well I might as well share my high pressure load data with you. I have a 6.5-300 Weatherby in a 26” Vanguard. Shooting 124 grain Hammer Hunters on top of 92.5 grains of Ramshot LRT at 3,710 fps. Does fine in cooler weather but I shot a couple of weeks ago in 95 degree weather and had to beat the bolt open. Definitely a cool weather load for me.

  • @montanamusings
    @montanamusings 2 місяці тому +6

    I just got some LRX
    155's. Hopefully I can get 2900 fps. I'm going to try H1000 since that's what I have for powder.

    • @wyattgraham5711
      @wyattgraham5711 2 місяці тому +1

      H4831sc may be a bit better with a shorter barrel.

  • @afader6898
    @afader6898 2 місяці тому +3

    Just saying, you wont be disappointed with that accubond load from your 340 on an elk if you decide to use that one

  • @dhooter
    @dhooter 2 місяці тому +16

    Good God. How can you shoot at such a busy range? Couldn’t do it lol. My range is desolate and remote

    • @shanerorko8076
      @shanerorko8076 2 місяці тому

      I shoot target rifle and F-class, that is how you shoot, with all the other mounds shooting.
      At Bisley in the UK they have heaps of mounds, I think close to 50, it must sound very loud there.

  • @justahologram2230
    @justahologram2230 2 місяці тому +5

    I really hope we see "fury-ized" versions of existing cartridges, would love to see 22-250 and 257 Wby get pushed over 5000fps

    • @ReloadingWeatherby
      @ReloadingWeatherby  2 місяці тому +4

      I've already done that with the 257 Weatherby

    • @theprfesssor
      @theprfesssor 2 місяці тому

      Yeah it will be really interesting what SIG does with their hybrid design, it has so much potential and they locked it up with trademarks
      When they revealed it to the world there was a kiosk and that not only had the new 277 (6.8) but also had the 6.5 creedmore and 308 they could do that to really any cartridge, just imagine a fury version of a WSM case.....or even a handgun cartridge

    • @mmorris6341
      @mmorris6341 2 місяці тому

      It would really help the replacement barrel makers

    • @CodyHill-y1m
      @CodyHill-y1m 2 місяці тому

      ​@ReloadingWeatherby have you ever considered seeing how fast you could push the 60gr JFP in 0.257" caliber ? It's a bullet meant for the 256 win & 25-35 win. People have said they've seen bullet failure at top end 257 Robert's loads... let alone a 25-06 or even worse your 257 weatherby. I bet you could easily get 4200 fps. It'd be a destructive varmint load lol

  • @jackbolen5001
    @jackbolen5001 2 місяці тому +1

    That’s a nice rifle

  • @WayneGent-t2l
    @WayneGent-t2l 2 місяці тому +6

    I would like a 6.8 Western just holding of to see how it does brass is just to expensive and hard to find right now

    • @mmorris6341
      @mmorris6341 2 місяці тому +2

      As a nonreloader the 6.8 western checks all my boxes and in a short action, just need a couple different factory ammo options.

    • @WayneGent-t2l
      @WayneGent-t2l 2 місяці тому

      @@mmorris6341 where I live in North Carolina it's non existent but I think it's a awesome cartridge caliber

    • @jimedick9496
      @jimedick9496 2 місяці тому

      @@mmorris6341
      Check out Choice Ammunition or Pendleton Ammunition. They’re not cheap because they’re hand loaded, but it’s excellent ammo.

    • @jimedick9496
      @jimedick9496 2 місяці тому

      @@WayneGent-t2l
      I order them online through Choice Ammunition or Pendleton Ammunition.

    • @jimedick9496
      @jimedick9496 Місяць тому

      @@mmorris6341
      Check out Choice Ammunition or Pendleton Ammunition. They hand load for the 6.8 Western and they both do an excellent job.
      It’s not cheap, but it’s quality loads.
      I believe Choice has 7 different loads using Barnes, Nosler, and Berger.
      Pendleton uses Nosler, Sierra, and Hornady.
      Between the two, you can find ammo that ranges from 145 grain ELD-X to 175 grain Game Kings and everything in between.

  • @patrickruggles7647
    @patrickruggles7647 19 днів тому

    Curiosity is getting the best of me doing my fair share of research on the 6.8 western cartridge any experience shooting the line of browning x bolts

  • @ronlowney4700
    @ronlowney4700 2 місяці тому +4

    🤠 When You Get The 6.8 Western Figured Out, I Would Love To See You Put It Up Against the 270 wsm and 270 Weatherby? After All, You Are "Reloading Weatherby"! 😜

  • @DKsupreme69420
    @DKsupreme69420 2 місяці тому +2

    3000+ with the 170 Berger is superior to what I’m seeing factory 6.5-300 with the Berger 156

  • @bigracer3867
    @bigracer3867 2 місяці тому +1

    Dang man y’all dissatisfied 😂🎉. Just go ahead and step up to 50 BMG🎉🎉😂😂

  • @dizzizzfred7.835
    @dizzizzfred7.835 2 місяці тому

    I can see your trying to Wild Cat a 6.8 to a faster fps . Which is interesting.but ya know the conseguences of barrel life.. my idea would to Wild Cat a .338 magnum.. i would shorten .338 case 3/8 of a inch .. double radius the neck and use long 7mm prc bullets or experiment with some .303 british bullets .i think this configuration would be a good contender for a interesting hunting cartridge. We actually dont need a bullet to shoot thru a deer or elk size game .. just good penetration like partition style bullets..maybe Safari Grade solids or A frame bullets for tough Africa game animals..i guess we all dream of the Perfect Wildcat Cartridge..thats the fun of it..when we increase pressure and bullet speed..i guess we need to focus on Wildcat Strength barrels..

  • @jonbaniak9097
    @jonbaniak9097 2 місяці тому

    Can you tell me what the loads were with the Superformance powder in the 6.8 Western?

  • @808slimtrim
    @808slimtrim 2 місяці тому

    Just WOW.

  • @seetownwv
    @seetownwv 2 місяці тому

    hmmm noticed the 7 SAUM stamp did not know cases were that close.

  • @lenzadlberger
    @lenzadlberger 2 місяці тому

    If you see the slightest Ejector mark simply stop and backup 😜 happend to me once 6.5x55SE 140gn Speer Impact 46.1gn Reload Swiss RS60 no signs nothing then i tried Leadfree Fox Classic Hunter 123gn (cause this gun doesnt like Barnes TTSX and LRX and also doesnt like Hornady CX tried all several times with different Powders and OAL) GRT said max Load at 46.5gn also RS60 with Fox at 45.9gn all was fine (Groups at 0.5MOA) 46.2gn i had a slight shadow from the ejector (Group at .75) at 46.5gn i had burrs from the ejector and the Primers where loose ... havent happend to me again but it can happen

  • @edwardhoward4708
    @edwardhoward4708 2 місяці тому

    I would like to know what action you are using to fire these cartridges over pressure.

  • @adamboone6864
    @adamboone6864 2 місяці тому

    Have you done load development off a lead sled when shooting?

  • @CodyHill-y1m
    @CodyHill-y1m 2 місяці тому

    The brass says 7 SAUM ? What's up with that ? Can you reform 7 saum into 6.8 western ?

    • @ReloadingWeatherby
      @ReloadingWeatherby  2 місяці тому +1

      He really wanted ADG brass... he did it

    • @CodyHill-y1m
      @CodyHill-y1m 2 місяці тому

      @ReloadingWeatherby I guess dimensionally it will work with a little forming & bumping

  • @ThemantleofElijah
    @ThemantleofElijah 2 місяці тому

    Hey Austin would u be willing to try a new cartridge? An oldie but goodie maybe some would say lol if u respond back to me I’ll tell ya what I was thinking of

    • @ReloadingWeatherby
      @ReloadingWeatherby  2 місяці тому

      What cartridge?

    • @ThemantleofElijah
      @ThemantleofElijah 2 місяці тому +1

      @@ReloadingWeatherby 243 Winchester. I have a little Remington 700 with a 1:8 twist came factory it’s only 20” tho but maybe you would see a lot of folks watch you shoot them 108 gr and all them in it

  • @thetishardy129
    @thetishardy129 2 місяці тому

    What about the 270 weatherby

  • @MatthewKyle-sg5uo
    @MatthewKyle-sg5uo Місяць тому

    Do a video of the 6.8 western shooting factory ammo. Not reloaded. Most people don't reloading so wht you can get reloading is not as valuable as knowing if you get the velocity on the box unlike the 7 prc. I still love my 7 prc even if it's 150 feet per second slower than advertised.

    • @ReloadingWeatherby
      @ReloadingWeatherby  Місяць тому +1

      Already did it. This specific rifle was 100 FPS faster than the box velocity

    • @MatthewKyle-sg5uo
      @MatthewKyle-sg5uo Місяць тому +1

      @ReloadingWeatherby nice. Did you test the 175s? I'll look for that video. Lol just because I still love the 7 prc doesn't mean a 6.8 western is out of the question.... lol.

    • @ReloadingWeatherby
      @ReloadingWeatherby  Місяць тому +1

      @MatthewKyle-sg5uo Is the 6.8 smokes 7mm PRC video. We shot the 165 ABLR factory ammo. I haven't shot the 175 SGK factory ammo

    • @MatthewKyle-sg5uo
      @MatthewKyle-sg5uo Місяць тому

      @ReloadingWeatherby i mean to be completely fair you'd have to shoot both same weight ammo and factory ammo in order to claim on smokes the other right. Not trying to be that person because hornady for sure lied about the velocity of the ammo they are putting out. But the original ammo with rl 26 was getting to 3000k. That being said. Also other companies like federal I belief have made ammo using the 175 eld x that gets to 3000k. So it's not that the 6.8 western smokes the 7prc, just hornady lol. I get it that you don't like the 7 prc. 6.8 western is pretty cool. But you could tear it down too by using a 270 wsm with a 1:7 twist barrel. Kinda like you post the 7 mag with a faster barrel. Which they didn't really offer until after these other 7mm came out. I like them all I just want to know why you like to smear the 7 prc? Is it just for views?

    • @jimedick9496
      @jimedick9496 10 днів тому

      @@MatthewKyle-sg5uo
      The 7 PRC is an excellent cartridge. I hate what Hornady has and is doing, so much that I have boycotted the company entirely.
      It still doesn’t change the fact that the 300, 6.5, or the 7 PRC are not impressive. I own the 6.5 PRC and I love it.
      I chose the Western to fit my needs when I was comparing the 7 with the 6.8. I prefer short action, and I wanted a lightweight mountain rifle with a 20” barrel. I couldn’t get that in the 7 prc, so I simply chose the Western due to that criteria. I’m glad I did, I love this cartridge. I’ve purchased a Seekins with a 24” barrel since.
      Anyway, you have a gem of a cartridge with the 7 PRC. I just hate Hornady, not the products.

  • @davidpearn4344
    @davidpearn4344 2 місяці тому +1

    I'll stick to the WSM 270 as barrel will be replace soon with a faster twist and I can still fit long projectiles in the action I have cheers from Australia

    • @PineyJustice
      @PineyJustice 2 місяці тому +1

      Why not rechamber to 6.8 western? At that point, you would basically be converting the rifle to a 6.8w, loading lighter 270 wsm loads could result in overspin. Might as well take advantage of the newer throat geometry on the 6.8w, and be able to buy factory ammo that would utilize that faster twist barrel.

  • @JustAnotherGuyAdventures
    @JustAnotherGuyAdventures 2 місяці тому

    Using 7 saum brass?

    • @ReloadingWeatherby
      @ReloadingWeatherby  2 місяці тому +3

      He fire formed from 7 SAUM. It's ADG brass

    • @JustAnotherGuyAdventures
      @JustAnotherGuyAdventures 2 місяці тому

      @@ReloadingWeatherby heck yea thought a wsm case would be better for that no?

    • @JustAnotherGuyAdventures
      @JustAnotherGuyAdventures 2 місяці тому

      Nevermind did a little research thanks for showing that part didn’t realize the 6.8 was that case size!

  • @kirkhiggins3044
    @kirkhiggins3044 2 місяці тому +1

    What brass do you use for your reloads on the 6.8 ?

    • @ReloadingWeatherby
      @ReloadingWeatherby  2 місяці тому +2

      ADG

    • @texpatriot8462
      @texpatriot8462 2 місяці тому

      @@ReloadingWeatherbyDid I see where the 6.8W brass was fired formed from 7 SAUM

    • @wyattgraham5711
      @wyattgraham5711 2 місяці тому

      @@texpatriot8462it’s once fired gunwerks 7 saum brass fire formed.

    • @wyattgraham5711
      @wyattgraham5711 2 місяці тому +2

      Once fired gunwerks 7 saum brass that is trimmed and fire formed to 6.8 western

    • @jimedick9496
      @jimedick9496 10 днів тому +2

      ADG brass is more available in the 6.8 Western for purchase. I just ordered mine and it’s on its way.

  • @Funting3417
    @Funting3417 2 місяці тому

    I'll stick with my 270 weatherby

  • @janbastein7355
    @janbastein7355 Місяць тому

    What’s the hype about? Every good loaded 7 REM Mag does the same!

  • @texpatriot8462
    @texpatriot8462 2 місяці тому +2

    6.5 PRC won't hit 3k fps with a 143g bullet. 🤔 I just got some 175g Sierra TGK's in the mail for my 6.8.

    • @ReloadingWeatherby
      @ReloadingWeatherby  2 місяці тому +1

      My dad's 6.5 PRC with a max load gets 2980 FPS

    • @texpatriot8462
      @texpatriot8462 2 місяці тому

      @@ReloadingWeatherby how does it do with factory ammo? With Precision Hunter, I am in the low/mid 2800s.

    • @Manbunmen65
      @Manbunmen65 2 місяці тому

      ​@texpatriot8462 In my 24 inch Bergara I'm at mid 2900s which is box velocity. Your gun probably sucks.

    • @texpatriot8462
      @texpatriot8462 2 місяці тому

      @@Manbunmen65 Tikka's are known for being bad rifles.

    • @Manbunmen65
      @Manbunmen65 2 місяці тому

      ​@@texpatriot8462I don't agree. They are known to be mediocre.

  • @jamescole1234
    @jamescole1234 2 місяці тому

    I will stay with my 257 wertherby mag

  • @jasonharmon4314
    @jasonharmon4314 2 місяці тому

    Superformance is not temp stable pressure at cold outside temps would be dangerous in hot outside temps

  • @龚鑫-n5h
    @龚鑫-n5h 2 місяці тому

    Hello buddy, I have a bullet caliber measurement tool and I would like to ask you to shoot a video of the Influencer Alliance. I was wondering if you are interested❤

  • @ronlowney4700
    @ronlowney4700 2 місяці тому

    YOUR RESULTS ARE BEING QUESTIONED ON THE ULTIMATE RELOADER 280 AI PODCAST! 😮

    • @ReloadingWeatherby
      @ReloadingWeatherby  2 місяці тому

      Huh?

    • @ronlowney4700
      @ronlowney4700 2 місяці тому

      @@ReloadingWeatherby People are Questioning The Velocities You Got With The 7mm Remington Magnum - Having Discussions on Today's Podcast! 🤪

    • @ronlowney4700
      @ronlowney4700 2 місяці тому

      @@ReloadingWeatherby Maybe You Can Answer Their Questions? 🤷‍♂️

    • @ReloadingWeatherby
      @ReloadingWeatherby  2 місяці тому +1

      @@ronlowney4700 Found it.

  • @mannybarroga1878
    @mannybarroga1878 2 місяці тому

    That's not even close to the 6.5 300wsm I played with years ago

  • @brandoncarey2329
    @brandoncarey2329 2 місяці тому

    All these new calibers is like hanging a Trans sign on a bathroom doors. 30-06 does this. Not as good bcs but 7 mag all day and step it up to 300Wby or 270 wsm

  • @thomasdaum1927
    @thomasdaum1927 2 місяці тому +4

    No No No the 6.8 is no good . If it doesn’t say prc on the head stamp it is No good ! From now on you can only hunt with a cartridge that is piss Rc or crapmore on the headstamp !

    • @shanerorko8076
      @shanerorko8076 2 місяці тому +2

      Wow get angry about other rounds.

    • @thomasdaum1927
      @thomasdaum1927 2 місяці тому +1

      @@shanerorko8076 It’s all about selling new rifles ! I was being sarcastic , I thought you would pick up on that !…….

    • @shanerorko8076
      @shanerorko8076 2 місяці тому

      @thomasdaum1927 Well, I like PRC and creedmoor.
      In F-class, you don't buy a new rifle to change calibres. You simply buy a new barrel and get it chambered in whatever you want.
      300 PRC is great, but it has too much recoil for F-open as brakes aren't allowed.
      7mm PRC, I just don't see the benefit of it over cases like 284w, 7mm WSM and 7mm SAUM.
      6.5 CM, 6.5 projectiles don't seem, well target projectiles don't seem to have enough weight to get BC up where I want so they struggle out at 1000y.
      If you could get 150gr or 160gr 6.5mm projectiles then a 6.5 CM might be worth trying.

    • @thomasdaum1927
      @thomasdaum1927 2 місяці тому +1

      @@shanerorko8076 First of all I was being sarcastic about the new cartridges that are really not needed by 90% of hunters . They do have a purpose in target competition but are being sold as hunting cartridges ! Secondly there are 150 to 160 gr 6.5 mm projectile’s out there . Why would the average deer hunter choose a 6.5 cread over a 270 Win unless he just wants to buy a new rifle ?……

    • @shanerorko8076
      @shanerorko8076 2 місяці тому

      @thomasdaum1927 I have no idea, I shoot targets.
      I know some people that hunt, they use bows though.
      You can't get 160grn 6.5mm in target form with the boat tail, as far as I know.

  • @terrycalvert7812
    @terrycalvert7812 2 місяці тому +2

    I really don’t get the constantly changing powder and bullets every week trying to push a rifle harder and harder hanging your feet over the ledge on pressure burning up valuable barrel life for nothing more than crono numbers. Why not just work up a safe reasonable load that is accurate in hot or cold weather and leave it at that move on to the next rifle and do the same with it and so on and so on! I’m sure people would rather see videos of safe accurate loads than loads they have to be afraid of trying in their rifles!!

    • @Manbunmen65
      @Manbunmen65 2 місяці тому

      Exactly. I said one time on this channel that my 6.5 PRC is shooting factory 130s in the 3100s and the 6.5 PRC is already hot. My point being box ammo is good enough and very accurate. Reloading magnum weatherby told me that it wasn't hot. We have to buy all the reloading equipment and spend all the time to work up max charge loads and then we can say, my 6.5 PRC shoots my handloads in the 3200s and then we will be good to go.

    • @terrycalvert7812
      @terrycalvert7812 2 місяці тому

      @@Manbunmen65 Handloaders have always had a bad wrap as loading unsafe ammo!! I’m sure everyone over time at one point or another that shoots had heard the old don’t ever shoot someone’s handloads they will blow your gun apart!! That comes from guys not really understanding pressure differences in case volumes between brands differences in lot numbers and bearing surface of bullets sure u can use the load data from a Berger 140 to load a nosler 140 but you better plan on pressuring out faster with that nosler than the Berger because of the longer bearing surface of the nosler bullet!!
      Most people who reload ammo have the mindset that the whole reason you reload is to get higher velocity’s than factory rounds well maybe 20 years ago that might have been the case!! Today you buy a modern design cartridge 6.5 creed 6.5 prc 300-7mm prc 6.8 western they have designed the chambers and brass with such tight tolerances they can pretty much get just as fast out the box as you can with reloads maybe not always but there won’t be a huge difference like in the old design cartridges it’s just facts and the way they are designing these new cartridges that’s the sex appeal with them! Can you push one of these rounds hard and into hunger velocity for sure you can but is that load really going to be a load you can depend on every time you pull out that rifle absolutely not your going to have pressure issues when it’s hot out even with temp stable powders and temp stable does not mean that there is no change what so ever with the temp changes from day to day it just means they don’t change near as much or swing as far on the extream ends of what you may use them in!!
      I like some of his videos and I don’t like some of his videos!! I don’t like videos that are nothing more then this is faster than this and one shot from each over a magneto speed and he has a 30-06 shooting 300 win speeds and then he shows the load on the side of the case in sharpie!! This is where some idiot takes that load puts it in a different case brand uses a different bullet same weight and loads that charge thinking he can get that velocity to and bam now someone just blew apart there savage axis 30-06 because you know most the people watch this channel are pure beginners that’s why the speeds turn them on they don’t know any better and want to see those big numbers!!
      He can make a quality video he’s not a dumb guy he talks well but he has taken a path with this channel that caters to a group of people that no one else of UA-cam caters to because they have grown past the oh I’m a reloader and velocity is all that matters stage!! Everyone that reloads goes though this stage when they first start out fast as I can make it go and after time we all find there is no consistent accuracy there and back down and when we do that we find we can get all our rifles to shoot real small all the time!!
      If factory rounds is what you like and are happy with then shoot factory rounds because 3100 is pretty good for that 6.5 prc could u get more maybe maybe not maybe your barrel isn’t a barrel that’s wants to take a lot of powder and it might not shoot any better then it does right now at higher velocity’s!!

    • @Manbunmen65
      @Manbunmen65 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@@terrycalvert7812Thanks for the long and thoughtful reply. Yeah I got turned off on reloading weatherby magnum because of all the same things you cited. You know it's a funny thing...so I came across a video from the man himself Roy Weatherby from the 1960s. It was a news story and he touted the 300 Weatherby magnum and he was going to put on a demonstration to it's power. Accuracy was never even spoken of. In fact he said, you can hit any animal anywhere in the body and it will be instantly incapacitated.

    • @Iscariot18
      @Iscariot18 2 місяці тому

      @@terrycalvert7812 Please use paragraphs, thank you.

    • @terrycalvert7812
      @terrycalvert7812 2 місяці тому

      @@Iscariot18 better??!!