Custom 6.5-300 WBY Mag Rifle Build

[Mr6.5]

Finished my Savage 110 6.5-300 Weatherby build today. This rifle started life as a 30-06.

The stock is a Savage Accustock I custom painted and baked with KG Gunkote

I had to do a little machining on the receiver and added bottom metal and an extra length mag for seating these already long rounds even longer

The Barrel is a 27" Blank from GM I profiled, threaded, and chambered on the lathe, then Cerakoted. 1:8 twist

I will be taking it to the range tomorrow, shooting 130gr Terminal Ascent bullet and Retumbo powder.

Topped it off with a new US Optics scope.

Hope it shoots tight groups!

 

[gerry]

Good luck tomorrow, you have some interesting projects going on.

 

[FOTIS]

Looks great

 

[DrMike]

Fine looking piece.

 

[str8meat]

I love my 6.5-300. Definitely my favorite deer rifle. Have fun

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Nice. Hope it groups as good as it looks.

 

[Slimfinn]

Looks good, how did it shoot?

 

[Blkram]

What velocity are expecting to get with this recipe in your 27" barrel?

I know that I am liking the performance of the 130 gr TA bullet to date; in accuracy and on-game (red stag, fallow deer, arapawa rams, and caribou - one shot kills with complete pass through, from 43 to 296 yards), from the 6.5 CM.
In my 6.5 PRC, I need to shoot it more to see if the first group was me, or the rifle, but right at MOA it is still very acceptable. I have yet to use it on game from this cartridge, but am expecting similar performance as that from the Creedmoor (actual velocity variance of 171 fps between the two rifles - both w/ 24" barrels).

 

[RL338]

Quite the interesting project Savage/Weatherby, looks good.

 

[Mr6.5]

Today was dismal! The best group I could get was like 6" at 100 yards. It did not like that bullet powder combo at all. I am going to try some N165 next, that is my go to powder when I am having issues. Labradar Crono had me from 3540 to 3600fps but it was all over the place