Need another source for 6.5mm Rem Mag brass

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golfballshootr

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Does anyone know where else that I can locate some 6.5MM Remington Mag brass? I usually got it from Huntington, but just called them and they are out and Remington has told them they will not be making anymore! :eek:

I just looked at Graf and they are "out of stock". That was my only two sources.
 
I cannot answer the question, but just yesterday I was looking at the M 660 in 6 MM Rem I gave my son in 1971.
When I bought it a friend who had an "in" with Simmons in Olathe KS, and I went to the store, and they let us go to the warehouse and pick out the one I wanted. The price was wholesale minus 10% to my friend.

I cannot figure out why I was so dumb as not to buy a 6.5 Rem Mag. and a .350 Rem Mag. If the 6.5 was as accurate as the 6 MM, easy mos, it would be a great rifle to lug in the mountains, and the performance should not be far from a .270. I do not like 20" barrels, but still wish I had bought one.

As it turns out I was wondering about the availability of brass. I usually buy 200 - 300 cases with a new rifle.

How do you like it, have you chronographed the loads, and how is the accuracy?

Thanks,
Jerry
 
I actually really love the rifle. Although, as you stated, it is short barrel length, it has been very accurate with my handloads.

I got it last year from a guy that bought it and could not find factory ammo for it. Since I could not bear to pay the exorbant factory load cost and already handload, I just bought 500 new cases last year. I have worked up two separate loads for it, with exactly the same poa & poi @ 200 yards, one is 100gr Nosler BT and the other is 130gr Nosler Accubond, with different powders behind each one.

So, since I was going through the brass and figured I might as well order some more to have it for the point of having it, I found out there is no more and now I am frustrated with myself for not buying more last year. I have 100 that are still new, all the rest are once fired, so, I am not in a pickle yet.....
 
Thanks, golfballshootr,
The Rem 660 seems to be an accurate rifle. Again, I wish I had bought one, but my hunting days are over so guess I would just enjoy looking at it now. Not sure how much I would have used it instead of my Win Pre 64 Fwt .270.

Hope you can come up with some brass that has been tucked away for years, and is not too costly.

Jerry
 
pm me. I have a number of 20 round boxes of never used Remington brass that I bought well over 20 years ago.
 
I seen on Midways site the 6.5 mag brass was a "seasonal" run. I purchased 150 pieces last year. Only using about 20 at a time.
On a side note, I witnessed very poor performance from the Accubonds with a starting load. But, my 673 loves the Barnes bullets:)
 
As long as the .350 is still in production you can make your own 6.5 Mag. brass.

Requires multiple steps and neck reaming, but it's better than paying the price for obsolete brass.
 
If a run from Remington is not forthcoming there are three options that I know of.

1. Using another magnum brass as your pallet, reform your own. You can neck down 350 Rem. or cut the neck off of a 264 / 300 Win. or 7mm Rem. Mag and start from there. It will be some work to do but it is doable.

2. Contact an outfit like Quality Cartridge and pay the price for them to make you some. If you go this route; you might want to look for some other people who will go in with you for a larger run to reduce the per piece price. IO have no idea what their minimum run is but it doesn't hurt to contact them and find out all of the particulars. Who knows, they may have a run planned in the not to distant future and you could get in on it.

3. Scan the Gunbroker and related sites until you find some out there from a private party. This option is the "you roll the dice; you take your chances" option.
 
80 rounds of factory primed Remington 6.5 mag brass available on Gunbroker, item #274582282. This is older old stock dates from 60's or 70's, the brass should be fine, I don'dt think I would trust the primers . William
 
6.5 rm brass

How about we get all the people that needs brass to sign a draft and send it to Remington to let them know we need brass and they should suport all of us that bought thier rifles in 6.5 & 350 mag.
there is guys all over the net looking for this brass.
If they don't I will not buy another Remington product.
 
Bringing this back up. Remington has "discontinued" their 6.5 mag brass:mad:
Anyone have a heads up?
I felt it better BTW to bring an older thread back rather than creating a new one and wasting bandwidth......if y'all worry about that on this forum.
 
forming 6.5 Rem. Mag. Brass

From The Handloaders Manual of Cartridge Conversions by Donnelly: Use 300 H&H brass, run H&H case into 6.5 Rem. die. You may have to anneal. Trim to length. Chamfer. F/L Size.
 
Forming 6.5 Rem. Mag. Brass

From The Handloaders Manual of Cartridge Conversions by Donnelly: Use
.300 H&H brass, run H&H case into 6.5 Rem. die. You may have to anneal. Trim to length. Chamfer. F/L Size.
 
From The Handloaders Manual of Cartridge Conversions by Donnelly: Use
.300 H&H brass, run H&H case into 6.5 Rem. die. You may have to anneal. Trim to length. Chamfer. F/L Size.
Case forming die?.....and then trim/ chamfer..fl size?
 
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