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I also left off the 6.5 RPM Weatherby cartridge; I can add it if requested but I don't suspect it going to "win" the poll.
Condor;.260 Remington…I bought a Savage short action receiver and a Criterion barrel from Northland Shooters Supply. Stock is Bell & Carlson.
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If I do my part…
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However, I voted 6.5Grendel as I just took possession of a Howa M1500mini. Just mounted a scope on it last night. Plan to take it to the range this morning. It’s under 7lbs scoped, almost wispy! Decent trigger, too. However, with a 1/8” twist, it’ll handle anything weight wise. Already have about 200rds of various weight bullets loaded as I have also a BCA 6.5G upper for my AR’s.
5 mins on a sliding chop saw can fix that to a degree.I've look at those Howa minis in the past and if I were to get one, it would be the 6.5 Grendel. Sounds like a fun setup. Only detractor for me is the way the DB mag hangs well below the profile underneath.
5 mins on a sliding chop saw can fix that to a degree.
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Theres also at least one company offering a floorplate conversion.
I’m nostalgic, so I chose the 6.5x55. I’ve got a Ruger No. 1 and an M77 chambered in the Swede. I’ve also got a couple 6.5 Creeds and a 6.5 Grendel, but the x55 gets my vote simply for being the coolest grandpa at the party.
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Looks like a AllenWhat stock pack is that on the 77 @marksman13 ?
Eagle Arms maybe? Pretty sure that is it, but I’ll check when I get home in the morning.What stock pack is that on the 77 @marksman13 ?
Curious what the difference is between the 6.5-257 and the 6.5x57, since I'm assuming both are based off the 7x57 / 8x57 parent cartridge?I chose other. Im partial to the 6.5x257 roberts purely for sentimental reasons. I have a type 38 calvary carbine, not the ones the Japanese cut down to fit for calvalrymen. It was a pacific war bring back that my grandfathers brother somehow managed to get home in great condition with the intact chrysanthemum. Grandfather had it reamed to take the roberts case as apparently the 6.5Jap ammo was difficult to obtain in the 60s when he got the gun from his brother. Its surprisingly accurate
Maybe, maybe not. As much as the Creedmoor has been pushed on the masses by manufacturers and gun writers, the old Swede had about a 113 year head start.Just looking at the results, and thinking what a bunch of oddballs we are here. The 6.5 Swede is leading the 6.5CM by 6 votes. You know in the real world, the 6.5CM is probably 100 times more popular than any other 6.5. Just made me chuckle a bit.