Thread: New cartridge from weatherby: 6.5 RPM

Thanks, didn't see this thread when first posted. cartridge dimensions
Looks like good ballistics (better than 6.5PRC) and aiming to avoid real big recoil.
It will be interesting to see if it can be run in anything other than a Weatherby action and will it feed from a 3006 magazine ?
I liked the Monte Carlo stock ...

Originally Posted by ebf

@Friwi, I suspect that cartridge will be renamed shortly.

The correct name is 6.5 UTB (Ultimate Throat Burner)

I wonder if each new rifle comes with a second barrel ?

I'd be inclined to flag away reloading and buy 800 rounds of factory ammo with it and plan that will be it's lifetime. It looks specialised as an excellent long range hunting rifle and that could be enough rounds. The conventional sloped shoulder with 0.400" headspace datum would make consistent reloading simpler than the Weatherby double radius and the promo video does show several reloading clips, but in the end this may not be its forte unless factory replacement barrels are easily available.