Battle between white tips and black tips

[257 Ackley]

Just got done loading up some 130 grain accubonds and sciroccos to test this weekend in the new 264. Nothing real hot yet, but I want to see if the rifle shows a preference for a hunting bullet. The sciroccos are slightly longer than the accubonds in the 6.5 caliber.

This Winchester action is allowing me to seat the bullets out alot further than I can with my 300 WSM. The sciroccos are seated at 3.015 and the accubonds at 3.005. My gunsmith is going to make me a case for my Stoneypoint (will actually be able to check where the lands is) as soon as I can send him a couple empties from this coming weekend.

Loaded up and ready to go:

Something that is cool that the gunsmith made from the reamer used to cut the chamber was a headspace gauge for me to use:

 

[DrMike]

Those cartridges look good, Joel. It will be interesting to see how your study in black and white works out. There has been several times that the long-shanked Sciroccos pulled my bacon out of the fire.

 

[JD338]

Joel,

Those loads look good. Looking forward to your range report.

JD338

 

[nodak7mm]

Walleyes have white tips and inside a Kings mouth, the roofs are black..... :idea:

Are we there yet?

Rod

Man, I should have given you some 142 SMK's to play with.... Doh!!!!

 

[257 Ackley]

Rod -
I need to get a hunting load figured out before I can start building loads for shooting gongs and long distance paper . I can't believe how long I'm able to load these bullets :shock: . I called Steve tonight just to verify they were kosher. He checked some data and said there is a friend that has 140 VLD's seated at 3.050. BTW...I'm sending him a couple pieces of brass to make a gauge for the Stoneypoint.

 

[jmad_81]

Those black tipped bullets have always caught my eye. They look like they are all dressed up in tuxes and ready to party! And from the ones I have shot, they party hard!

Those 6.5s look really 8) Hope it shoots as good as it did last time for you!

 

[SJB358]

Joel, those rounds look awfully darned awesome. Seeing as you can seat them out so far, I really have no doubts whatsoever you are going to match of even beat the speeds I am getting out of the 264WM. I can only seat out to 3.34 or so in my 264WM. It isn't really a problem cause there is still a ton of room for even Retumbo.

I am really looking forward to seeing what these do. I am betting you are going to be jumping up and down over excitement when you get off the range with those. I would think you will be in the 3250+ range really easy and heck, accuracy should be nothing less than AWESOME. Man, get to the range. They look too good sitting on your bench! Scotty

 

[HeathSexton]

Dang, them's some good looking rounds!

 

[FOTIS]

Good luck to you...

 

[6mm Remington]

Joel they look Mountain Goat ready! :grin:

 

[257 Ackley]

David -
That and sheep is exactly what this rifle was built for!