6.5mm Remington Magnum
The 6.5mm Remington Magnum is a .264 caliber (6.7 mm) belted bottlenecked cartridge introduced in 1966. The cartridge is based on a necked down .350 Remington Magnum which on turn is based on a shortened, necked down, blown out .375 H&H Magnum case. The cartridge was one of the first short magnum cartridges.
6.5mm Remington Magnum | ||||||||
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Type | Rifle | |||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||
Production history | ||||||||
Designer | Remington | |||||||
Designed | 1966 | |||||||
Manufacturer | Remington | |||||||
Produced | 1966 | |||||||
Specifications | ||||||||
Parent case | .350 Remington Magnum | |||||||
Case type | Belted bottleneck | |||||||
Bullet diameter | .264 in (6.7 mm) | |||||||
Neck diameter | .298 in (7.6 mm) | |||||||
Shoulder diameter | .495 in (12.6 mm) | |||||||
Base diameter | .532 in (13.51 mm) | |||||||
Rim diameter | .532 in (13.5 mm) | |||||||
Rim thickness | .050 in (1.3 mm) | |||||||
Case length | 2.170 in (55.1 mm) | |||||||
Overall length | 2.800 in (71.1 mm) | |||||||
Case capacity | 68 gr H2O (4.4 cm3) | |||||||
Primer type | Large rifle | |||||||
Maximum pressure | 63,100 psi (435 MPa) | |||||||
Maximum CUP | 56,200 CUP | |||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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