I thought by definition anything 6.5 was man-bun? Or is that exclusively reserved for creedmoor? I know on this forum we have the world's foremost expert on the man-bun, maybe he could clarify. I think I get your meaning, if you're going to sacrifice barrel life, should be in the cause of markedly better velocities then something very close that isn't a blast furnace. My 25 PRC barrel is about the hottest burning cartridge I've ever shot. In about 3 shots the barrel is very hot to the touch, even when spacing the shots out 3 or more minutes apart.No offense. But at those speeds I sholud just be shooting the 6.5 man-bun.
Savage makes high value rifles for their price points, but there's a pretty good reason why there's a thriving after-market for savage pre-fit barrels. I've bought lots of savage rifles but never have gotten the kinda of service life you have, particularly for a hot cartridge, especially for a conventional chrome moly barrel. My savage 6.5-284 and 300 win mag had great accuracy while they lasted, which wasn't very long considering the typical bench shooting load testing I do. I don't think I made it to 1,000 shots with either of them before the barrels were shot out.I still marvel that you made it to 3,000 and it still shoots accurately with the kind of shooting you do.I'm beginning to think all the data and stuff you read on forums about the velocities others are getting is B.S. Only load I have that comes close is rl26. I didn't loose anything when I went ADG cases to Hornady. Guess that's what throw me for a loop. For a factory Savage rifle it's very accurate and fun shooting. Hope to shoot it over a 1000 yds some day. I got some lapua brass to try.
Hey, I don’t mind my 6.5CM being the man-bun, but I will never consider my beautiful old Swedish Mauser a man-bun cartridge.I thought by definition anything 6.5 was man-bun? Or is that exclusively reserved for creedmoor? I know on this forum we have the world's foremost expert on the man-bun, maybe he could clarify. I think I get your meaning, if you're going to sacrifice barrel life, should be in the cause of markedly better velocities then something very close that isn't a blast furnace. My 25 PRC barrel is about the hottest burning cartridge I've ever shot. In about 3 shots the barrel is very hot to the touch, even when spacing the shots out 3 or more minutes apart.