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6.5-06 or 270 wsm?
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<blockquote data-quote="mauserkid" data-source="post: 340000" data-attributes="member: 18665"><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Thanks,</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> A gunsmith friend had the reamer, so I let him do the chamber for me, and it sure doesn't hurt that he had the lathe too. Besides, he is such an excellent smith, I could have not done it better..</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Any way, I assembled the rifle, and did all the Cerakote. It is Federal Brown, and Coyote Tan.. The barrel is a Douglas, and finished 23.5ish long, and was, would you believe, a left over from a job years ago, new un-chambered.. Picked up for about $150, SMOKEN DEAL.... </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> The original wood stock fit me so well, in fact the only reason I purchased the rifle years ago. It was a Ted williams, model 53, till the dog used the but stock as a chew toy.. It worked out good though, the dog only chewed one inch of the wood.. Replaced the chew section with a recoil pad. Not that it needed it, but it does look better with out the gnaw marks.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Any way, I Cerakoted the wood, and I really like it ALOT.. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> As far as load development goes, I actually was not planning on using it this year for hunting, had been working on a 260, but was having issues with what I believe, the scope. The only thing left on the 6.5-06 was the recoil pad, so I jumped back to it for my mule deer hunt. I used a not at max load of Reloader 22, and headed for the range.. Off sticks it was giving me .5 at 100, so I went hunting. I intend to do some more development on it this winter, as time an money allow.. I will be putting it on a chrono too.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> One thing I did find out in the field, it shoots way flatter than the BDC retical settings. Will be working on that as well..</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> This wild cat is one of the easiest I have done to date.. I run 270 brass through a 25-06 die, trim, neck up using my 260 die, and its done. The 25-06 brass would eliminate one step, but.... My daughter has a 25-06, and it it hard to see the difference at a glance. Do not want any oops.. And we do not own a 270, and the biggest plus is the fact that 270 brass is so plentiful..</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> If you would like, I could build you one, or do the Cerakote for you. I do have an FFL for such a things..</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mauserkid, post: 340000, member: 18665"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] Thanks,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] A gunsmith friend had the reamer, so I let him do the chamber for me, and it sure doesn’t hurt that he had the lathe too. Besides, he is such an excellent smith, I could have not done it better..[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] Any way, I assembled the rifle, and did all the Cerakote. It is Federal Brown, and Coyote Tan.. The barrel is a Douglas, and finished 23.5ish long, and was, would you believe, a left over from a job years ago, new un-chambered.. Picked up for about $150, SMOKEN DEAL.... [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] The original wood stock fit me so well, in fact the only reason I purchased the rifle years ago. It was a Ted williams, model 53, till the dog used the but stock as a chew toy.. It worked out good though, the dog only chewed one inch of the wood.. Replaced the chew section with a recoil pad. Not that it needed it, but it does look better with out the gnaw marks.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] Any way, I Cerakoted the wood, and I really like it ALOT.. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] As far as load development goes, I actually was not planning on using it this year for hunting, had been working on a 260, but was having issues with what I believe, the scope. The only thing left on the 6.5-06 was the recoil pad, so I jumped back to it for my mule deer hunt. I used a not at max load of Reloader 22, and headed for the range.. Off sticks it was giving me .5 at 100, so I went hunting. I intend to do some more development on it this winter, as time an money allow.. I will be putting it on a chrono too.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] One thing I did find out in the field, it shoots way flatter than the BDC retical settings. Will be working on that as well..[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] This wild cat is one of the easiest I have done to date.. I run 270 brass through a 25-06 die, trim, neck up using my 260 die, and its done. The 25-06 brass would eliminate one step, but.... My daughter has a 25-06, and it it hard to see the difference at a glance. Do not want any oops.. And we do not own a 270, and the biggest plus is the fact that 270 brass is so plentiful..[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] If you would like, I could build you one, or do the Cerakote for you. I do have an FFL for such a things..[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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