6.5-300wm, 6.5-300wm ai?

[Brettmccoy]

Anyone have any information on either of these wildcats? I'm having a rifle built soon, and I'm pretty sure I'm going with the ai version. Any info I can find would be much appreciated

[catnthehat]

The walls are pretty danged straight and the shoulder pretty sharp already on the 6.5/300, improving it would add nothing IMO.
built two 6.5/300's and so them for years
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[ForwardBias]

Not much out there for load data.

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by ForwardBias

Not much out there for load data.

There is actually a lot for the 6.5/300, just not published by ammo manufacturers
Cat

[Kurt505]

Would that not be similar to a nosler 26?

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by Kurt505

Would that not be similar to a nosler 26?

Isn't the 26 a bigger case than the WSM?
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[fatboyz]

I have the Leopard variant of the 6.5 X 300WSM. I built it on a Sako A7 and got data right from Berger. Short action and it shoots great. 140 Grain VLD at 3100fps. This is my sheep rifle.
Both of my Browning single shots and sulljr's Ruger single shot ran about the same .
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[Kurt505]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

Isn't the 26 a bigger case than the WSM?
Cat

Ya, I thought the 6.5/300 was based off the 300wm, I didn't realize it was based on the wsm case. I just figured it would be easier for a guy to have it chambered in 26 nosler, you could even buy bullets over the counter, and talk about knock down power. I haven't seen a 130gr pill knock the legs out from an animal like it.

[rembo]

The OP wrote it as wm, not wsm.
I think he means the 300 Win Mag necked to 6.5