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
TypeRifle
Place of originUnited States
Production history
DesignerRemington
Designed1966
ManufacturerRemington
Produced1966
Specifications
Parent case.350 Remington Magnum
Case typeBelted 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 length2.170 in (55.1 mm)
Overall length2.800 in (71.1 mm)
Case capacity68 gr H2O (4.4 cm3)
Primer typeLarge rifle
Maximum pressure63,100 psi (435 MPa)
Maximum CUP56,200 CUP
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
120 gr (8 g) PSPCL 3,210 ft/s (980 m/s) 2,745 ft⋅lbf (3,722 J)
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