Build me a rifle

[FEENIX]

260rem
6.5x284
264wm

Need some opinions

6.5x55 Swede, it's been around longer than our venerable .30-06.

Also, 6.5 Remington Magnum.

 

[WildRose]

If were you I would barrel it with a #3 or #4 contour Rock Creek barrel in 6.5 and chamber it in .264 win mag, If you have a magnum bolt face. If not I would go with a 6.5-06. Yes they are a little hard on barrels, but you would get great performance. You didn't say if you reloaded or not. 260 rem is always a good choice also.

I think there's more myth than fact there in the .264 being hard on barrels.

They got that reputation when the caliber was first developed and of course the steel in that era wasn't even close to what is being produced today.

Further anything can be a barrel burner if you shoot it hot and then keep shooting.

Conversely if you never heat one up much less keep shooting it hot the average hunter, or even long range hunter probably won't ever burn one up unless we're talking about the really big overbore cartridges like the Rum's and big .338's.

In general though I think the "It's a barrel burner" is often far overplayed.

No question though if one wants to build something for high volume shooting I'd probably stick with the .260 Rem or Creedmore for a 6.5mm.

 

[WildRose]

6.5x55 Swede, it's been around longer than our venerable .30-06.

Also, 6.5 Remington Magnum.

Both very neat calibers and you are certainly right about the 6.5 Swede. It has taken most of the world's big game including dangerous game over the last 120 plus years.

 

[375fan]

LA and want 6.5=6.5-06 26in barrel 8tw I use Norma 25-06 brass, simple to neck up .007, just run thru die, Redding makes dies.

 

[Dskiper]

hello,my vote goes toa .280 Remington,25inch Kreiger #4 fluted st.st.barrel.u may go to JMPROVED version if u reload.110-175 bullets and your alset for our game!skim bed the stock,your ready!gun)

 

[TXAoudadKlr]

My cousin built a rifle like what you're decribing. He set it up with a 25" barrel, maker??? In 6.5x284. I don't recall the contour but it finished around .650 I believe. You said the action is a M700 LA I would have suggested a 7rem but you said you had a 300win so the 6.5x284 or 6.5 saum 4s are getting my votes.

 

[AKGuide]

I'd build a 270 Sherman and have the barrel throated for 165 Matrix bullets in a 28" 8 twist. R26, imr 7977, retumbo, and R33 would all work well and probably deliver 3050-3150fps.

Reuben