6.5 Creedmoor, 260, or 6.5x55...

[darkker]

Don't worry Hotolds, when your throat is torched soon, I have a 6.5wsm barrel sitting here for you:cool::cool:

[scope eye]

Apache is running a $99.00 "rethroat" special, and that includes the shipping back.

Dean

[Hotolds442]

Don't worry Hotolds, when your throat is torched soon, I have a 6.5wsm barrel sitting here for you:cool::cool:
Noted

[LongRange]

Apache is running a $99.00 "rethroat" special, and that includes the shipping back.

Dean

Dean does he set barrels back?

[upSLIDEdown]

You guys shooting 6.5wsm's, any experience with the 6.5saum?

Thread here:
http://www.savageshooters.com/showthread.php?45008-So-who-s-shooting-a-6-5-SAUM

[Hotolds442]

Brass availability has kept me from experimenting with the SAUM. Sure, it's available now, but in a couple of years I wouldn't bet on it. I own a few 350 Remington Mags, and I'm not about to jump in that pit again. When my 6.5 WSM barrel's accuracy starts falling off, I'll probably retool with a 6.5/06AI and go that route. Even WSM brass is hard to find unless you wanna pay top dollar for mediocre brass.

[scope eye]

Dean does he set barrels back?

Yes Siree BOB setback rethroat potato patato, LOL

Dean

[LongRange]

Yes Siree BOB setback rethroat potato patato, LOL

Dean

thanks Dean...i have a nice 28" shilen im going to send him and have him send it back at 24-25".

[upSLIDEdown]

Brass availability has kept me from experimenting with the SAUM. Sure, it's available now, but in a couple of years I wouldn't bet on it. I own a few 350 Remington Mags, and I'm not about to jump in that pit again. When my 6.5 WSM barrel's accuracy starts falling off, I'll probably retool with a 6.5/06AI and go that route. Even WSM brass is hard to find unless you wanna pay top dollar for mediocre brass.

Yeah, supposedly the barrel life on the SAUM is the major draw, as it supposedly runs at 308 pressure levels.

[scope eye]

6,5 WSM over 6.5 SAUM every time, my 257 WSM is also up there in the king of the hill category.

Dean

[upSLIDEdown]

6,5 WSM over 6.5 SAUM every time, my 257 WSM is also up there in the king of the hill category.

Dean

I'm sure you have logic and reasoning behind that. Might I ask why you say that?

[scope eye]

Because I have 1/2 dozen WSMs from 6mm through 300, and purposely mutilate my brass on a regular basis, and the Rsaum does not come any where near the speed or amount of firings they WSM based cases get, I have never owned one but I use to load for a shooting buddy and he and the cases gave up after a while. plus there was a really bad dry spell for that brass. and like most with a short attention span he went on to something else and never looked back.

Dean

[upSLIDEdown]

Gotcha.

[yobuck]

Brass availability has kept me from experimenting with the SAUM. Sure, it's available now, but in a couple of years I wouldn't bet on it. I own a few 350 Remington Mags, and I'm not about to jump in that pit again. When my 6.5 WSM barrel's accuracy starts falling off, I'll probably retool with a 6.5/06AI and go that route. Even WSM brass is hard to find unless you wanna pay top dollar for mediocre brass.

I was lucky to find somebody who really liked my 6.5wsm about the same time i decided i wasent as happy as i thought i would be.
I think the 6.5/06ai is a better idea.

[stomp442]

Me too! I haven't looked back since I made the switch.