The 6.8 Western, By Jesse Werner

[WRO]

The 145 gr is nice but it leaves a lot on the table for 1 in 8 twist 6.8's and 270's. It could easily be 170-175 gr.

There's a lot more out there than you think, at this point more than the 257 bore and they offer both ELD-X and M bullets for them. The 257 might be on it's way to be more popular or maybe not. It's well known that they don't want the 6.8 Western to succeed.

It will unfortunately go the way of the Saum, wsm, nosler cartridges etc, into a niche. They have or had very limited factory chambered rifles and were brand specific (Winchester,browning, and Remington)

No one is talking about fast high .270 cartridges even in wildcats. Fast 25s have been popular for a while and get shot in competition.

There’s no logical reason to own a fast 277, it’s got 10lbs more recoil than a 6.5prc for minimal real world gains.

Do you have any literature/proof that says hornady has it out for the 6.5 western?

The same argument could be made for the 7 back country but once again it’s got limited factory rifles chambered for it.

Hornady is winning the game because they stay in their lane and just make ammo and components, the reason most calibers fail is because lack of long term support and its pretty easy to see the trend of brand specific calibers not having longevity..

 

[Lou270]

The WSMs were the prcs 20 years ago. Everybody chambered them and all the ammo guys load for them (and still do). Supposed to kill the old magnums and did put a dent in them for a while. Saums and rcms were copy cats and the prcs/Western are basically same with fast twist and increased head height. So, while the Western is maybe more like the Saum, the prcs are probably destined to be more like the wsms when the next fad hits (probably high pressure versions). Good thing is can still get ammo and brass for them all.

Lou

 

[z987k]

It will unfortunately go the way of the Saum, wsm, nosler cartridges etc, into a niche. They have or had very limited factory chambered rifles and were brand specific (Winchester,browning, and Remington)

No one is talking about fast high .270 cartridges even in wildcats. Fast 25s have been popular for a while and get shot in competition.

There’s no logical reason to own a fast 277, it’s got 10lbs more recoil than a 6.5prc for minimal real world gains.

Do you have any literature/proof that says hornady has it out for the 6.5 western?

The same argument could be made for the 7 back country but once again it’s got limited factory rifles chambered for it.

Hornady is winning the game because they stay in their lane and just make ammo and components, the reason most calibers fail is because lack of long term support and its pretty easy to see the trend of brand specific calibers not having longevity..

It has like 3lbs more recoil. Not 10. But yes, for effectively the exact same thing.

 

[WRO]

It has like 3lbs more recoil. Not 10. But yes, for effectively the exact same thing.

What you mean what I read on the internets was wrong?

 

[gerry35]

People with inside information have stated the info about Hornady. They have publicly stated they won't support the round. It's also plainly obvious when numerous people have asked for bullets from them like a heavy ELD-X and they won't do it.

As for the 6.8 Western doing "nothing" that the 6.5 PRC does you could say that about a lot of different rounds. What it does do is shoot a heavier bullet and is a 277 cal which lots of people like. Come very close to a 7 PRC in handloads but in a short magnum. In factory rounds the 6.8 Western beats the Hornady factory loads, you have to go to other manufacturers to get a decent 7 PRC load.