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<blockquote data-quote="Hired Gun" data-source="post: 1097450" data-attributes="member: 1290"><p>I have been using a 6.5x284 Win reamer for ages. Lapua brass works perfect in it and the dies are marked Norma. Never a problem in at least 10 rifles we have built this way including my own personal 6.5x284. </p><p> </p><p>I have not been able to get 3000 fps safely out of this round with any 140's and using as much as 31.5" barrels. It still works fine at 2950. If I really wanted any speed out of a 6.5 I would make it a 26 Nosler. </p><p> </p><p>As far as Ackley's go I never form brass. I load my Ackley load in the standard case as long as it fits and enjoy. It comes out all formed and just keep going from there. Accuracy and velocity is right on par with the standard case. I have a 7-08AI that is going on 2 years old and it has never seen a blown out case. I have like 18 more to go and the first 100 will be all formed. Those first 82 cases have accounted for a lot of dead deer, crows, squirrels and a lot of 600 yard rocks. I would never waste components or barrel life just to form a case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hired Gun, post: 1097450, member: 1290"] I have been using a 6.5x284 Win reamer for ages. Lapua brass works perfect in it and the dies are marked Norma. Never a problem in at least 10 rifles we have built this way including my own personal 6.5x284. I have not been able to get 3000 fps safely out of this round with any 140's and using as much as 31.5" barrels. It still works fine at 2950. If I really wanted any speed out of a 6.5 I would make it a 26 Nosler. As far as Ackley's go I never form brass. I load my Ackley load in the standard case as long as it fits and enjoy. It comes out all formed and just keep going from there. Accuracy and velocity is right on par with the standard case. I have a 7-08AI that is going on 2 years old and it has never seen a blown out case. I have like 18 more to go and the first 100 will be all formed. Those first 82 cases have accounted for a lot of dead deer, crows, squirrels and a lot of 600 yard rocks. I would never waste components or barrel life just to form a case. [/QUOTE]
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