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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 947030" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>I have both a .25-06 AI, and a .257 Wby Mag.</p><p> </p><p>I have always been a huge fan of the .257 Wby......However, after building my Sendero SF .25-06 Ackley Improved 40*, I have fell in love with this caliber. It is smoother shooting, less recoil, less muzzle blast, 10+grains LESS powder, and just as fast as the .257 Wby Mag.</p><p> </p><p>I say go for the Sendero .25-06, and have your gunsmith open up the chamber to .25-06 AI 40*, and stock up on .270 brass.</p><p> </p><p>I use .270 Win brass because during fire-forming, the neck shrinks right about .020" so I take the once-fired .270 Win brass, full-length size it without the expander ball in the die. Then run them through my .25-06 AI full-length die. Then I trim them down to 2.514", then chamfer and deburr the necks, then primer, powder, bullet....And you're ready to form some perfect 2.494" .25-06 AI cases.</p><p> </p><p>Sounds like alot of work, but it's really not, and it worth it. However, you can always just shoot regular .25-06 brass through it, but it once it expands and the shoulder pushes forward, the neck will be about 0.020" short, which still falls within shootable specs.</p><p> </p><p>Here's a picture showing a .25-06 AI brass I formed out of .270 Win brass...And a .270 round next to it.</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq88/mudrunner2005/9D478DE1-A220-43D6-AA76-35E2F23975DB_zps4lnjxvml.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>Here's a .25-06 vs formed .25-06 AI. Notice the just slightly shorter height of the formed case.</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq88/mudrunner2005/7CDAF17E-E59E-4ED9-B8AD-A5D561682632_zpsy0ikrh3j.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 947030, member: 12995"] I have both a .25-06 AI, and a .257 Wby Mag. I have always been a huge fan of the .257 Wby......However, after building my Sendero SF .25-06 Ackley Improved 40*, I have fell in love with this caliber. It is smoother shooting, less recoil, less muzzle blast, 10+grains LESS powder, and just as fast as the .257 Wby Mag. I say go for the Sendero .25-06, and have your gunsmith open up the chamber to .25-06 AI 40*, and stock up on .270 brass. I use .270 Win brass because during fire-forming, the neck shrinks right about .020" so I take the once-fired .270 Win brass, full-length size it without the expander ball in the die. Then run them through my .25-06 AI full-length die. Then I trim them down to 2.514", then chamfer and deburr the necks, then primer, powder, bullet....And you're ready to form some perfect 2.494" .25-06 AI cases. Sounds like alot of work, but it's really not, and it worth it. However, you can always just shoot regular .25-06 brass through it, but it once it expands and the shoulder pushes forward, the neck will be about 0.020" short, which still falls within shootable specs. Here's a picture showing a .25-06 AI brass I formed out of .270 Win brass...And a .270 round next to it. [IMG]http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq88/mudrunner2005/9D478DE1-A220-43D6-AA76-35E2F23975DB_zps4lnjxvml.jpg[/IMG] Here's a .25-06 vs formed .25-06 AI. Notice the just slightly shorter height of the formed case. [IMG]http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq88/mudrunner2005/7CDAF17E-E59E-4ED9-B8AD-A5D561682632_zpsy0ikrh3j.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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