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PRODUCT NEWS--Lapua Produces New 6.5x47 Lapua Cartridge: We've been working on this story a while now, hoping that Lapua would reveal specs on its new medium sized competition cartridge. Officially dubbed the "6.5x47 Lapua", the cartridge is finally in limited production, to be unveiled this week at the Swiss 300m championship. Our Finnish friend Jari Raudaskoski visited the Lapua factory last week and he got to look at one of the new cases. Unfortunately, Lapua wouldn't let him leave with it, so we don't have case measurements yet. We talked to Lapua's engineers tonight, and this much is final--it will have a 30° shoulder with a long neck like the 6BR case. Lapua is still testing with different powders and different primers (both large and small). Get this--they are even testing a large primer pocket with small flash-hole. Initial tests suggest that accuracy is slightly better with the large primer size, though Lapua feels a small primer pocket may handle high pressures better. Capacity should be enough to drive a 6.5mm 123gr Scenar (.547 BC) to 2850 fps, though the factory velocity goal for loaded ammo with the 123-grainer is just 840m/sec (2755 fps). Necked down to 6mm, the case should be very close to a 6XC, driving a DTAC 115gr bullet to 2950+ fps. As soon as we can get the dimensions we'll publish them here. Jari reports: "I was invited to Lapua factory last Tuesday morning with Jyrki Vuorjoki. We both shot fine in Ohio, WBC8. Erkki Seikkula showed me one empty case, stamped 6,5X47. I asked him to give it to me, but if I remember correct, he said, it was first one coming from line and shot just first time in that Tuesday morning. It was not even annealed yet. So I had to give it back. [The] case was in my hand only half minute, so [I couldn't measure it]. But it surely looks interesting." The photo is for comparison purposes only, showing the RUAG 6x47. This is NOT the new Lapua round, but it should be very similar--maybe with a little less body taper.
