Originally Posted by
super_hunt54
Lord that's an old cartridge brought back from the dead zone. If I recall correctly, if you are having a hard time finding cases, you may have an easier time locating .350mag cases and necking those down. I'd have to track down some of my old reloading books to be sure but I am thinking that 6.5RM was based off that 350M cartridge case. Correct me if I am wrong on that one RR as I am tired and old
If being born in the 60's makes the 6.5 RM "old" then you must be "dead" Super!
The .375 H&H begat the 7mm RM which begat the 350RM which begat the 6.5 RM... The brass never got longer on that journey, so if you're really wanting 6.5RM brass and can't find any, there's plenty of other longer belted mag brass like 338wm, 300wm, 7mmRM, 375H&H, 264wm, 300 H&H, 458WM/Lott, etc etc to be had to shorten, neck down and fireform.
What's not to like about a high BC 6.5mm bullet at mach 3 for long range hunting? A guy can argue that there a lot of other cartridges that do nearly the same thing or even more (264wm, 7mmRM, 25-06, 270win, 6.5 Creed, 26 nosler, 6.5 swede, etc), but at the end of the day, none of them are the "wrong" answer, and other than subtle nuances for powder charge, barrel life, etc etc, they're all really the "right" answer.