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1. On February 5, 2021 at 12:12 am, TwoDogs said:

   Impressive. I didn’t think those guys were allowed to have guns anymore.

2. On February 5, 2021 at 9:57 am, TRX said:

   The 6.5mm is in a ballistic sweet spot as far as sectional density and drag. If you look at the drop tables in the backs of the reloading books, you can see how they carry more energy downrange than other calibers.

   The benchrest guys iterated down to 6mm because it was more accurate at the ranges they shoot at, and paper doesn’t care about downrange energy. The hunters usually stay in the 7mm to .30 caliber ranges because proper hunting bullets are available for any conceivable game and are proven effective.

   For decades, the 6.5 market in America was tiny, and was almost entirely filled by the 6.5×55. Which is a fine cartridge, just not one that seemed to sell here. Then the 260 and 264 Magnums came out, but while they were steady sellers, they weren’t exactly flying off the shelves.

   It’s nice to see some popularity for the 6.5 now, though.

3. On February 5, 2021 at 11:22 am, Furminator said:

   At a mile a Berger 140 VLD Target Hybrid @ 2750 MV should still carry about as much energy as a 9mm at a “useful” range.

4. On February 5, 2021 at 11:42 am, billrla said:

   External ballistics is a fascinating subject. So many factors affect the flight of a bullet at distance, and determine the shooter’s ability to hit the intended target. Some factors are knowable. Some can only be predicted or estimated.

   For example, if the shooter in the video only had the opportunity to take one shot (as with a sniper), he would need to think about (or, at least, plug in a data point with a ballistics calculator) Coriolis effect (effect of rotation of the earth) at that specific latitude. Plus, angle of the shot (because the bullet is affected by gravity at an angle perpendicular to the earth’s surface), barometric pressure and a whole bunch of other factors.

   Reading about ballistics in the comfort of one’s lounge chair at home is one thing. Applying ballistics in the field, and on the fly, is something else. To me, this is what makes the subject of long range shooting intriguing, even if only as an intellectual exercise.

   Of course, it helps to have a place to shoot with thousands of yards of safe, open space.

5. On February 5, 2021 at 8:38 pm, Wes said:

   Very neat, thanks for sharing.

6. On February 5, 2021 at 9:54 pm, ambiguousfrog said:

   Holy Guacamole! Nice.

7. On February 5, 2021 at 10:37 pm, Georgiaboy61 said:

   @ billrla

   Re: “Of course, it helps to have a place to shoot with thousands of yards of safe, open space.”

   “Mark and Sam After Work” – a husband-and-wife team, have been posting videos to You Tube for some years now, mostly of them doing long-range or extreme long-range precision shooting.

   Regarding the open spaces in which they shoot, they’re Australians and presumably are making use of the vast open spaces in the interior of that country.

   Forgive me for being noisy, but where do they get all of the dough needed to support all of the high-end, high-tech gear and shiny new equipment they seem to feature in each new video? Are they independently wealthy? According to a back-of-the-napkin estimate, they’ve used a solid $75-100 grand worth of gear in that span. Including some stuff supposed to be available only to high-contact military units.

   So from that aspect, they’re very curious indeed. Obviously, they’re not a bloke and his gal from down at the local pub, wandering the outback with grand-dad’s old bolt-action and a few rounds of surplus ammo, looking for something to shoot for dinner.

8. On February 5, 2021 at 10:44 pm, Herschel Smith said:

   @Georgiaboy61,

   As best as I can figure, he is a gunsmith and does precision rifle jobs for folks for hire. As well as firearms consulting.

9. On February 6, 2021 at 2:54 pm, Pat Hines said:

   I have a rifle set up for precision work in 6.5 Remington Magnum. I’m considering having it rechambered in 6.5 PRC. It appears that the bolt face is compatible and the cartridge case is slightly longer with less taper so it should work. This is a Remington model 673 action, with a 22 inch medium weight barrel, essentially a Model 7 action. I’ve installed a Jewel single stage trigger.

   I mention this as a potential enhancement of a project rifle, for considerably less money than $6800.00 – $7000.00 Australian plus shipping to the US.

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