why I love my obsolete 6.5 rem mag

I put a E. R. Shaw 26 inch varmit barrel 6.5 rem mag on my 110 Savage long action.
here is how it compares to my Remington 264 mag.
both with a 120 grain amax.

6.5 rem mag
120 gr RL22 62.5 gr 3475 fps 421 bc
Max Point blank range is 335 yds when zeroed at 285 yds.
Range Path ComeUp Velocity Energy Momentum ToF Windage Windage Optimal
yds in clicks fps ft/lbs lb ft/s sec in clicks Game Wgt
Muzzle -1.5 Infinity 3475 3217 59.57 0 0 NaN 906
25 0 0 3412 3101 58.49 0.022 0 1 858
50 1.4 -10 3349 2989 57.42 0.044 0.1 1 812
75 2.5 -13 3288 2880 56.36 0.067 0.3 2 768
100 3.5 -13 3227 2775 55.32 0.09 0.6 2 726
125 4.2 -13 3167 2673 54.3 0.113 0.9 3 686
150 4.7 -12 3108 2574 53.28 0.137 1.3 3 649
175 5 -11 3050 2478 52.28 0.161 1.8 4 613
200 5.1 -10 2992 2386 51.3 0.186 2.4 5 579
225 4.9 -8 2936 2296 50.33 0.212 3 5 546
250 4.5 -7 2880 2209 49.36 0.237 3.8 6 516
275 3.8 -5 2824 2125 48.42 0.264 4.6 6 487
300 2.8 -4 2770 2044 47.48 0.29 5.5 7 459
325 1.5 -2 2716 1965 46.55 0.318 6.6 8 433
350 0 0 2662 1889 45.64 0.346 7.7 8 408
375 -1.9 2 2610 1815 44.74 0.374 8.9 9 384
400 -4 4 2558 1743 43.85 0.403 10.2 10 361
425 -6.5 6 2507 1674 42.97 0.433 11.6 10 340
450 -9.4 8 2456 1607 42.1 0.463 13.1 11 320
475 -12.6 10 2406 1542 41.24 0.494 14.8 12 301
500 -16.2 12 2357 1480 40.4 0.525 16.5 13 283



264 win mag
120 gr imr 7278 72.0 gr 3396 fps 421 bc
Max Point blank range is 328 yds when zeroed at 279 yds.
Range Path ComeUp Velocity Energy Momentum ToF Windage Windage Optimal
yds in clicks fps ft/lbs lb ft/s sec in clicks Game Wgt
Muzzle -1.5 Infinity 3396 3073 58.22 0 0 NaN 846
25 0.1 -1 3334 2961 57.15 0.022 0 1 800
50 1.5 -11 3273 2853 56.1 0.045 0.1 1 757
75 2.7 -14 3212 2749 55.06 0.068 0.3 2 716
100 3.7 -14 3152 2648 54.04 0.092 0.6 2 677
125 4.4 -14 3094 2550 53.03 0.116 0.9 3 639
150 5 -13 3035 2455 52.04 0.14 1.4 3 604
175 5.3 -12 2978 2363 51.05 0.165 1.9 4 571
200 5.3 -10 2922 2274 50.08 0.191 2.5 5 539
225 5.2 -9 2866 2188 49.13 0.217 3.1 5 508
250 4.7 -7 2810 2105 48.18 0.243 3.9 6 480
275 4 -5 2756 2024 47.25 0.27 4.8 7 452
300 2.9 -4 2702 1946 46.32 0.297 5.7 7 426
325 1.6 -2 2649 1870 45.41 0.325 6.8 8 402
350 0 0 2597 1797 44.52 0.354 7.9 9 378
375 -2 2 2545 1726 43.63 0.383 9.2 9 356
400 -4.2 4 2494 1657 42.75 0.413 10.5 10 335
425 -6.9 6 2443 1591 41.89 0.443 12 11 315
450 -9.9 8 2394 1526 41.03 0.474 13.5 11 296
475 -13.3 11 2344 1464 40.19 0.506 15.2 12 278
500 -17 13 2296 1404 39.36 0.539 17 13 261

Thank you for the information!

The only thing that stopped my 6.5 Rem Mag from getting super velocity was the depth of the seated bullet for the little Remington action it was initually put in.

In an action where the bullet could be seated out correctly it was everything the 6.5 WSM is today and 30 years ahead of the WSM cartridges.

These loads my be hot for anothers application.

Neal

That all sounds great but, where do you find brass these days?

uj

buffaloarms.com
208-263-6953 8a.m. to 4:30; Mon thru Friday They are busy- keep calling.

I have yet to not have an order filled. They had my Lott Brass when No one else could get any.

Neal

I found a few places that sells once fired brass most always have it

MIDWAY HAS BRASS FOR $77.99 PER 100