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260 ackley improved really worth it?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1402190" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>The 260 AI (6.5 x 308) Is a winner as far as I am concerned.</p><p>It is one of the best 6.5s for a short action and can Match the great 7/08</p><p>in velocity and energy with the same weight bullet.</p><p></p><p>Hornady makes the dies and Lapua makes brass for the 260 that If set up correctly can be fire formed while hunting with great accuracy. (There is no reason to do a dedicated fire form). I bough my 260 AI reamer from JGS and also the 260 AI head space go gauge gage The go gage is .004 thousandths shorter to get the proper fit of the 260 cases/ammo. so fire forming is routinely very simple and accurate.</p><p>Manson is another top choice for the reamer and Go gage. If you already have a 260 go gage it can be used if you stop short of head space by .004 to .006 thousandths to get the same amount of compression of/on the 260 cases.</p><p></p><p>I recommend a center feed mag box for all AIs and short mags for best feeding. The AI feature adds velocity to the same bullet weight or adds bullet weight with the same velocity. It also adds case life and efficiency. It is well worth the small effort it take to go with the AI design. The extended mag is really not necessary unless you want to use extremely long bullets because the AI case capacity increase makes up for any capacity loss due to bullet Infringement in the powder capacity. </p><p></p><p>It also makes a great 6.5 AR 10 cartridge.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1402190, member: 2736"] The 260 AI (6.5 x 308) Is a winner as far as I am concerned. It is one of the best 6.5s for a short action and can Match the great 7/08 in velocity and energy with the same weight bullet. Hornady makes the dies and Lapua makes brass for the 260 that If set up correctly can be fire formed while hunting with great accuracy. (There is no reason to do a dedicated fire form). I bough my 260 AI reamer from JGS and also the 260 AI head space go gauge gage The go gage is .004 thousandths shorter to get the proper fit of the 260 cases/ammo. so fire forming is routinely very simple and accurate. Manson is another top choice for the reamer and Go gage. If you already have a 260 go gage it can be used if you stop short of head space by .004 to .006 thousandths to get the same amount of compression of/on the 260 cases. I recommend a center feed mag box for all AIs and short mags for best feeding. The AI feature adds velocity to the same bullet weight or adds bullet weight with the same velocity. It also adds case life and efficiency. It is well worth the small effort it take to go with the AI design. The extended mag is really not necessary unless you want to use extremely long bullets because the AI case capacity increase makes up for any capacity loss due to bullet Infringement in the powder capacity. It also makes a great 6.5 AR 10 cartridge. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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