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<blockquote data-quote="Pbethell" data-source="post: 1435077" data-attributes="member: 105674"><p>As a bit of an Ackley fan, i must point out that his designs had far more to them than mere improved performance. Longer case life, ability. To use factory ammo, less case stretch, proper feeding and extraction, even reduction of throat burnout, were all part of his well thought out designs. </p><p></p><p>As for no firm standardizing any Ackley cartridge? I point out the 280AI, an excellent improvement, IMO. That is a great cartridge, now standardized, riding on the coat tails of the 7RM, and formed brass is available from Nosler.</p><p></p><p>I do agree with you that the 6.5-284 and the 6.5-06 are equals, and Ackleyizing the latter won't give an extra 200 fps. I hear the argument about the powders available to P.O. back in his day not being equal to what we have today, and will point out that Bruce Hodgdon was cannistering slow burning military powders that suited many of these cases very well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pbethell, post: 1435077, member: 105674"] As a bit of an Ackley fan, i must point out that his designs had far more to them than mere improved performance. Longer case life, ability. To use factory ammo, less case stretch, proper feeding and extraction, even reduction of throat burnout, were all part of his well thought out designs. As for no firm standardizing any Ackley cartridge? I point out the 280AI, an excellent improvement, IMO. That is a great cartridge, now standardized, riding on the coat tails of the 7RM, and formed brass is available from Nosler. I do agree with you that the 6.5-284 and the 6.5-06 are equals, and Ackleyizing the latter won’t give an extra 200 fps. I hear the argument about the powders available to P.O. back in his day not being equal to what we have today, and will point out that Bruce Hodgdon was cannistering slow burning military powders that suited many of these cases very well. [/QUOTE]
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