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TKS SharpsNitro - Donnely lists 6.5x300 WinMag as 93.24gr. cap. and the 6.5x300 WTBY as 96.21gr. water cap.
The 6.5 Crister Express, listed as .300 H&H. blown out with shorter neck and 43.6 degree shoulder is listed as 101.84gr.
I suspect ALL of these will produce just about identical velocities with the .26 Nosler.

The best aspect of the Nosler is that is does not have the useless belt. All belts do in rounds that do not need them, is to induce carelessness in hand loading, resulting in early case head separations. Relying on a belt to do your work will kill your brass almost as quickly as throwing it away.

The 6.5x68S (Schuler) has about identical capacity as would the 6.5/.308Norma have - right at of very close to 85gr.

The .264 Win. Mag. is listed as 81.51gr.

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Sorry I havnt responded sooner --been off line for the last day or two enjoying the family and doing a bit of JJ in the mornings..

Ironic that you asked about the 6.5/300 Weatherby ..my first trip to Alaska I took along a 7/300 Weatherby loaded with 150gr Scirroco's for a caribou/wolf hunt...amazingly fast and accurate..

Also remember that Layne Simpson who introduced the 7STW has also necked down the 7 to a 6.5 as well..the articles I had read at that time, people were having problems with accuracy..

Agree, Daryl, will have to keep an eye on the cleaning issue with all that powder..picked up some new product when I was at the Shooting School a few weeks back..plan to use that for a bit and see how it works..

Also agree with the no belt issue..one of the main reasons I was drawn initially to the RUM class of cartridges..that an I like speed... at least for some applications..

Will advise as soon as I get out and am able to get some shots into the target..got it scoped and set to go..

Ripp

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