The 6.5mm Remington Magnum is a .264 caliber (6.7 mm) belted bottlenecked cartridge introduced in 1966.

The 6.5 mm (.264 caliber) has been extremely popular in Europe and especially in the Scandinavian countries and this trend continues today.

What the 6.5 mm (.264 caliber) bullets offered was excellent sectional density and ballistic coefficients.

Beginning in the 1950s several ex-service Norwegian Krag–Jørgensen and Swedish Mauser began trickling into the United States.

With shorter barrels performance level drop dramatically especially when slower burning powders are utilized.

The short, fat cartridge design is known to promote efficient powder burning characteristics.

This Remington factory ammunition with its light for caliber bullet is only recommended for small deer and predator species.