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View Poll Results: Favorite 6.5 Cartridge
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264 Win Mag
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50 |
12.14% |
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264 Rem Mag
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2 |
0.49% |
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65. STW
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0.73% |
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6.5-284
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98 |
23.79% |
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6.5 WSM
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20 |
4.85% |
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6.5 SAUM
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10 |
2.43% |
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6.5 Rem
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40 |
9.71% |
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6.5-47 Lapaua
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28 |
6.80% |
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6.5-06
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28 |
6.80% |
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Other
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133 |
32.28% |
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03-13-2013, 11:38 AM
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Re: Favorite 6.5 Cartridge
[quote=MontanaRifleman;778195]....
The 700 project is costing me a good bit once I replaced the bolt and recoil lug....
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 Hence the reason I quit building on Rem 700's (unless I have one lying around as a donor). By the time your done, there isn't anything Remington left & you've spent enough to buy a Stiller. 
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Maybe. Will be pushing some of the 165 CEB's through it and hopefully Bergers new 270 bullet will be out by then  |
I didn't even know CEB made .277's in 165 grain. That oughta be just about perfect for a .277/300 Dakota. Some serious 270 smack down right there. With all of the promising new Berger bullets on the horizon, I sure wish they'd actually produce one every once in a while. 
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03-13-2013, 11:48 AM
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Re: Favorite 6.5 Cartridge
Yeah, I'm done building on Remmy's too. The Howa actions are a bit shorter than the 700's so anything longer than a Dakota gets built on a custom action. Actually been talking Snowy Mountain Rifles bout a 300 Lapua project.
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03-13-2013, 11:53 AM
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Re: Favorite 6.5 Cartridge
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Originally Posted by MontanaRifleman
Yeah, I'm done building on Remmy's too. The Howa actions are a bit shorter than the 700's so anything longer than a Dakota gets built on a custom action. Actually been talking Snowy Mountain Rifles bout a 300 Lapua project.
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I'm going the custom action route from here on out (unless I use one of my current rifles as a donor). I have 2 built on Stiller's so far & I'm pretty sure I'd sell my mother to get my hands on an L/H Badger M2008.
If I can find a Badger it will be chambered in 6.5x47
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03-13-2013, 12:11 PM
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Re: Favorite 6.5 Cartridge
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Originally Posted by Outlaw6.0
The new Hornady brass is pretty darn good stuff, IIRC they are making Lazzeroni brass now. Isn't the Howa action an Investment casting? I do like the M-16 extractor better by far but the whole "made in J-a-pan" makes it off limits for me.
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That's good to hear about Hornady, My past experience with the 6.5x284 brass from them has been very poor. Hope they fixed it.
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03-13-2013, 12:27 PM
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Re: Favorite 6.5 Cartridge
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That's good to hear about Hornady, My past experience with the 6.5x284 brass from them has been very poor. Hope they fixed it.
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Maybe it's just 6.5x284 I had a terrible bout with one particular lot of Norma 6.5x284 brass... man that stuff was junk...
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03-13-2013, 02:44 PM
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Re: Favorite 6.5 Cartridge
Just got notified by Midway that 6.5x284 Lapua brass is in and just made the order.
In case anyone else is interested...
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03-13-2013, 02:47 PM
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Re: Favorite 6.5 Cartridge
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Maybe it's just 6.5x284 I had a terrible bout with one particular lot of Norma 6.5x284 brass... man that stuff was junk...
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My only experience with Norma is 300 WSM. I seems to be very good for me. Holds up well under high pressure.
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