I bought my oldest son the 6.5 Rem. Mag. last year . I handload this round with 125 Gr. Nosler Partition bullets at 3165 fps from a Rem 673 Guide gun.He has taken 6 deer so far with this gun all one shot kills, the longest was 414 yards, range finder distance on a power line in S.C. Recoil is not bad at all. I buy Brass from Midway. If I did not have a 6.5 Swed. I would have one my self,I already have a 350 Rem. mag. which is the parent case,I hope that info helped you.