Handloader 305 December 2016

6.5-300 Weatherby - Brian Pearce

Posted by Charles Hanawalt on Feb 23rd 2017

I always enjoy Brian Pearce's articles. However this article did not show accuracy results for his load development on the 6.5-300 Weatherby. I enjoyed his article but feel frustrated with the lack of accuracy results he achieved. He is one reason I subscribe to Handloader magazine.


Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to write.

I do provide the potentially most accurate powder and charge weights with a given bullet, however, I do not list specific group sizes for several reasons. Primarily, what shoots best in my test rifle does not indicate that that will be the most accurate load in your rifle. Handloaders should tailor loads to their rifle to best correspond with a particular bullet design and throat length (or leade). If I published the information that you are requesting, and if the results were poor in your rifle, you could be disappointed with my information. All of my loads are carefully developed to give you credible data. Again, loads that are showing potentially the best accuracy are noted and are a good place to begin load development for your rifle.

I hope that helps and thanks for taking the time to read my articles.

Regards,
Brian Pearce