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<blockquote data-quote="antelopedundee" data-source="post: 1874637" data-attributes="member: 107384"><p>The COW and/or similar method will result in little or no barrel wear if barrel life is important to you. When I first got a 6.5-06AI I fire formed a couple hundred cases. I recall Doug Shilen saying that they worked best when loaded hot. I expect the .25-06AI would be somewhat similar in that regard and you could probably expect a little shorter barrel life with the AI version. The hotter loads tend to lead to loose primer pockets which would be the biggest contributor to reduced case life. If you start with.25-06 cases I would hope they would chamber with a little resistance which tells you that they will headspace properly on the shoulder. If the bolt closes with no resistance I'd expect there to be a small secant of excessive headspace. If you would neck down .280AI you have to trim them to be 0.050 shorter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="antelopedundee, post: 1874637, member: 107384"] The COW and/or similar method will result in little or no barrel wear if barrel life is important to you. When I first got a 6.5-06AI I fire formed a couple hundred cases. I recall Doug Shilen saying that they worked best when loaded hot. I expect the .25-06AI would be somewhat similar in that regard and you could probably expect a little shorter barrel life with the AI version. The hotter loads tend to lead to loose primer pockets which would be the biggest contributor to reduced case life. If you start with.25-06 cases I would hope they would chamber with a little resistance which tells you that they will headspace properly on the shoulder. If the bolt closes with no resistance I'd expect there to be a small secant of excessive headspace. If you would neck down .280AI you have to trim them to be 0.050 shorter. [/QUOTE]
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