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Old 10-11-2016, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by jeepkid
I believe the new 6.5 Wby is based on the 270/257 Wby casing, not the .300 Wby so it's essentially a .264 Win Mag with a double radius shoulder.
No, the 6.5-300 Weatheby uses the full length 300 Weatherby case, not the standard length 7mm/270/257 case.
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