Engineering:6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum
6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum | ||||||||||||||||
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Type | Rifle | |||||||||||||||
Place of origin | USA | |||||||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||||||
Designer | Weatherby | |||||||||||||||
Designed | Roy Weatherby experimented with the design in the 1950s. It wasn’t commercialized until 2016. | |||||||||||||||
Manufacturer | Weatherby | |||||||||||||||
Produced | 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
Parent case | .300 Weatherby Magnum | |||||||||||||||
Case type | Belted, bottleneck | |||||||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .264 in (6.7 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | .4949 in (12.57 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Base diameter | .512 in (13.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rim diameter | .5315 in (13.50 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Case length | 2.825 in (71.8 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Overall length | 3.600 in (91.4 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Case capacity | 98 gr H2O (6.4 cm3) | |||||||||||||||
Rifling twist | 1-8" | |||||||||||||||
Primer type | Large rifle magnum | |||||||||||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||||||
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Test barrel length: 26 Source(s): Weatherby[1][2] |
The 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum is a 6.5mm cartridge created by Weatherby in 2016 for the growing 6.5mm long-range rifle market.[2]
Background
As what was then the newest in Weatherby's lineup, this cartridge was designed to directly compete with the 26 Nosler.[3]
Performance
Claimed by Weatherby to be the fastest 6.5mm cartridge available.[4]
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.
Availability
Weatherby is currently the only manufacturer of rifles chambered in the 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum, as well as the only current supplier of ammunition. However, cases could be formed from .300 Weatherby Magnum brass.
See also
References
- ↑ "Weatherby | 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum". http://www.weatherby.com/6-5-300-wby-mag.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "An Official Journal of the NRA | the New 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum and Mark V Rifle". http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2016/10/20/the-new-65-300-weatherby-magnum-and-mark-v-rifle/.
- ↑ Snow, John B. (September 29, 2016). "First Look: New 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum Cartridge". Outdoor Life. http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gun-shots/first-look-new-65-300-weatherby-magnum-cartridge.
- ↑ "Weatherby | 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum". http://www.weatherby.com/products/ammunition/cartridges/6-5-300-wby-mag.html.
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum.
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