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6.5 MM build and need help deciding.
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<blockquote data-quote="B23" data-source="post: 386625" data-attributes="member: 13222"><p>IMO it's hard to look past 6.5-284. You can use the best brass available and it's pretty much ready to go right out of the box. No necking down no case forming no nothing just open the box FL size if you want and start loading. </p><p> </p><p>Dies are standard off the shelf. No need for custom made dies. 6.5-284 is VERY popular and there is alot of load data available.</p><p> </p><p>I'm in the same boat. I have a Howa 1500 LA and Lilja 1-8 6.5 tube that can't wait to be made into a 6.5 something. I looked into 4 different 6.5 somethings. The 6.5-284, 6.5-06, 6.5-06improved and 6.5-280improved. I couldnt use Lapua brass for the 6.5-280improved so it was the first to go. Any research I have found on the 6.5-06 shows it's nearly if not identical to the 6.5-284. The 6.5-06imp. didn't appear to show enough gain to make it worth the extra effort so that brought me back to the 6.5-284 which arguably shoots as well as the others with more time spent shooting and less time spent tinkering.</p><p> </p><p>For me, after doing the research, the 6.5-284 was the only choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="B23, post: 386625, member: 13222"] IMO it's hard to look past 6.5-284. You can use the best brass available and it's pretty much ready to go right out of the box. No necking down no case forming no nothing just open the box FL size if you want and start loading. Dies are standard off the shelf. No need for custom made dies. 6.5-284 is VERY popular and there is alot of load data available. I'm in the same boat. I have a Howa 1500 LA and Lilja 1-8 6.5 tube that can't wait to be made into a 6.5 something. I looked into 4 different 6.5 somethings. The 6.5-284, 6.5-06, 6.5-06improved and 6.5-280improved. I couldnt use Lapua brass for the 6.5-280improved so it was the first to go. Any research I have found on the 6.5-06 shows it's nearly if not identical to the 6.5-284. The 6.5-06imp. didn't appear to show enough gain to make it worth the extra effort so that brought me back to the 6.5-284 which arguably shoots as well as the others with more time spent shooting and less time spent tinkering. For me, after doing the research, the 6.5-284 was the only choice. [/QUOTE]
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