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6.5/06 advantage?
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<blockquote data-quote="longrangehunterII" data-source="post: 1100230" data-attributes="member: 61185"><p>Honestly either one will get the job done. At this years CD Steel Safari the two top shooters were using the 6.5/06 and a 140 Berger Hybrid moly coated going 3050 fps. There isn't a target or an animal in the world that could tell the difference between just how fast/slow a bullet is going. The two shooters from Butches Reloading have always done well know matter what they're shooting. </p><p></p><p>Bottom line.... Dial the dope for whatever you're using and make hits if you guess the wind correctly. I don't care for a lot of work forming brass because I shoot a lot, and I have a 280 AI, but I've always bought my brass fire formed already. So I didn't have to in my rifle. </p><p></p><p>The 6.5/06 has more brass around then anything out there, and Lapua makes it just like the 6.5/284. Necking down will cause the neck to thicken from .308-.264 and depending on the reamer used so you might find neck turning required. Neither of which is a huge deal once done, but depending on how much time you want to invest at the loading bench I'd look at it that way? </p><p></p><p>You'll want a reamer so the bullets are seated out to the neck/shoulder for the 6.5/06, the 6.5/284 already does that in most cases. I have three 6.5's, 6.5x47 Lapua, 260 Remington and a 6.5/300 WSM. My first 6.5 was the 264 Win. Mag. 20+ years ago. The WSM is the only one that involves an extra step, but that's just as easy as running a 270 WSM up into a die and you're done. That cartridge was used only because the gun was already a 300 WSM, if I had a long action I would have gone with the 6.5/284. </p><p></p><p>But like I said, neither cartridge will make a difference other then the name on the case head.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="longrangehunterII, post: 1100230, member: 61185"] Honestly either one will get the job done. At this years CD Steel Safari the two top shooters were using the 6.5/06 and a 140 Berger Hybrid moly coated going 3050 fps. There isn't a target or an animal in the world that could tell the difference between just how fast/slow a bullet is going. The two shooters from Butches Reloading have always done well know matter what they're shooting. Bottom line.... Dial the dope for whatever you're using and make hits if you guess the wind correctly. I don't care for a lot of work forming brass because I shoot a lot, and I have a 280 AI, but I've always bought my brass fire formed already. So I didn't have to in my rifle. The 6.5/06 has more brass around then anything out there, and Lapua makes it just like the 6.5/284. Necking down will cause the neck to thicken from .308-.264 and depending on the reamer used so you might find neck turning required. Neither of which is a huge deal once done, but depending on how much time you want to invest at the loading bench I'd look at it that way? You'll want a reamer so the bullets are seated out to the neck/shoulder for the 6.5/06, the 6.5/284 already does that in most cases. I have three 6.5's, 6.5x47 Lapua, 260 Remington and a 6.5/300 WSM. My first 6.5 was the 264 Win. Mag. 20+ years ago. The WSM is the only one that involves an extra step, but that's just as easy as running a 270 WSM up into a die and you're done. That cartridge was used only because the gun was already a 300 WSM, if I had a long action I would have gone with the 6.5/284. But like I said, neither cartridge will make a difference other then the name on the case head. [/QUOTE]
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