6.5x47 Lapua Cartridge Guide

[Apollo]

For anyone interested in the 6.5x47 Lapua there is a new and updated (after 10 years) cartridge guide on Accurate Shooter.

http://www.accurateshooter.com/cartridge-guides/65x47/

[North East]

Interesting article....haven't got one but it's interesting.

[Chronos]

Yep, the numbers don't lie. I've got to drive 180's pretty hard (but I don't) to say inside a 6.5X47Lap shooting 130's in any kind of wind.

Good balance between recoil and power would make quite an effective hunting cartridge in a light mountain rifle.

I've bullt a 7X47 that's pushing 139gr Interbonds near 2900 and there's more potential there

Chronos

Chronos.

[Redwood]

Yep, the numbers don't lie. I've got to drive 180's pretty hard (but I don't) to say inside a 6.5X47Lap shooting 130's in any kind of wind.

That's unexpected.

I know it's a good cartridge but just by sheer weight you'd thing the 180 would have the edge against the wind.

[Techc]

I was going to say (making assumptions here) that the higher velocity was the winner in the wind but I see I had that completely backwards.

It's slower

I have much to learn obviously

[Granting]

Well 180gr .308 has about the same BC as a 130gr 6.5mm (in the same style of bullet)

At a glance it seems like it would seem a .30 would be the winner but the 6.5x47 is a magic little cartridge.

[Charlie]

I quite often shoot my 6.5x47 at the range, it is effective up to 800yards for me in reasonable wind. I shoot against 308s and in good conditions is very competitive

[heeple]

She's a winner

Nice buck they got there too

[Wheelbarrow]

I was going to say (making assumptions here) that the higher velocity was the winner in the wind but I see I had that completely backwards.

It's slower

I have much to learn obviously

I haven't got the inclination to work it out but I'm sure one of the guys who likes the technical nitty gritty can give you all sorts of number on ballistics and drag coefficient and other big words to explain why it's slower but still better

[Homer]

G'Day Fella's,

The 6.5x47 is a great little cartridge!
Here is a 5 shot group, I shot with mine and I'm no BR shooter!

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Doh!
Homer

[Fry]

110 metres huh.

Taking lots of baby steps on the wya to 200m?

But seriously, good shooting

[NuZo]

Well 180gr .308 has about the same BC as a 130gr 6.5mm (in the same style of bullet)

At a glance it seems like it would seem a .30 would be the winner but the 6.5x47 is a magic little cartridge.

He's talking about 180gr 7mm with a very sexy BC. not .308 180gr.

Cheers,

Nuzo

[Chronos]

Well 180gr .308 has about the same BC as a 130gr 6.5mm (in the same style of bullet)

At a glance it seems like it would seem a .30 would be the winner but the 6.5x47 is a magic little cartridge.

He's talking about 180gr 7mm with a very sexy BC. not .308 180gr.

Cheers,

Nuzo

yeah, 7mm. G1 BC of 0.674 not .490

Steve

[chacka]

You call that high BC?

Pfff, naaah, you want one of these!

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GS Custom Bullets 1,100gr .510 SP projectile with a whopping 1.85 G1 BC

Still supersonic at 3.5km out of an Anzio