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Reloading
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<blockquote data-quote="Outlaw6.0" data-source="post: 950258" data-attributes="member: 23486"><p>Better, is a relative term and as such, fairly unreliable as a discussion term and/or decision maker. As posted by others, Efficiency, brass life, bore life etc as defined discussion topics are far more useful to make an educated decision. </p><p> </p><p>I'm a fairly big 6mm fan, owning at least 3 right now. Of the two, i'm afraid the 6mm, from an external ballistics perspective would be my hands down choice. When/if a heavier, higher BC .257 comes out, the vote could very easily swing the other way; we're just not there yet.</p><p> </p><p>My first wildcat chamber was the .243AI. What a great little round, especially now that Lapua brass is available. You could use Lapua in the 25-06 as it's parent case, the 30-06 is made by Lapua however, there will be quite a bit of work involved.</p><p> </p><p>You will find, as most experienced reloaders have; the design of the AI cases have a tendency to mask pressure until you're well over the threshold. You will also find that the 40* shoulder will limit brass growth, mitigating the amount of trimming needed. You may also find that the AI's can promote difficult feeding from a factory mag box, a little elbow grease can/should fix that. </p><p> </p><p>I've since burned out my original 243Ai barrel & moved on to the 6mmAI, which I believe offers even more "bang for the buck" than the little winny. The caveat being, you get Rem brass or you get Rem brass <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />.</p><p> </p><p>As Mud said, your local 'smith should have no difficulty opening your factory chamber to the AI. They should also warn you that it is not guaranteed & "accidents" do happen while chambering.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>t</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Outlaw6.0, post: 950258, member: 23486"] Better, is a relative term and as such, fairly unreliable as a discussion term and/or decision maker. As posted by others, Efficiency, brass life, bore life etc as defined discussion topics are far more useful to make an educated decision. I'm a fairly big 6mm fan, owning at least 3 right now. Of the two, i'm afraid the 6mm, from an external ballistics perspective would be my hands down choice. When/if a heavier, higher BC .257 comes out, the vote could very easily swing the other way; we're just not there yet. My first wildcat chamber was the .243AI. What a great little round, especially now that Lapua brass is available. You could use Lapua in the 25-06 as it's parent case, the 30-06 is made by Lapua however, there will be quite a bit of work involved. You will find, as most experienced reloaders have; the design of the AI cases have a tendency to mask pressure until you're well over the threshold. You will also find that the 40* shoulder will limit brass growth, mitigating the amount of trimming needed. You may also find that the AI's can promote difficult feeding from a factory mag box, a little elbow grease can/should fix that. I've since burned out my original 243Ai barrel & moved on to the 6mmAI, which I believe offers even more "bang for the buck" than the little winny. The caveat being, you get Rem brass or you get Rem brass :cool:. As Mud said, your local 'smith should have no difficulty opening your factory chamber to the AI. They should also warn you that it is not guaranteed & "accidents" do happen while chambering. t [/QUOTE]
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