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Case Capacity:6.5 CM, 6.5 Swede, 6.5 PRC & Other 6.5 Comparisons
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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 1761599" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>And.....here's my $.02 worth....it came out of "Campfires"..........</p><p><a href="http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/4913035/Re:_6.5x55_Ackley_improved" target="_blank">www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/4913035/Re:_6.5x55_Ackley_improved</a> If you are totally and absolutely set on a "6.5" caliber I would stick with either the 6.5-06 or the 6.5-284, but.....</p><p></p><p>After I wrote this reply, I've edited it to read a little more; not trying to steal the thread and I think it is relevant. I never was a .270 Winchester fan until a couple of years ago when I acquired one for a custom build that I really had not made a decision as to what cartridge the build was going to be made in. I had some brass, some dies and some bullets and decided to shoot the donor rifle just to see what it would do. Well.....I liked the rifle and liked the performance of the round; accurate, light recoil and efficient.</p><p></p><p>So....the build turned out to be in .270 Ackley Improved. I have written in replies to other threads that when I read about a "new, ultra-killing-long-range-5000 yard elephant dropping tank stopping dropping cartridge, I will go back and compare that new round to the .270 Winchester; bullet for bullet and "<u><em><strong>barrel length</strong></em></u>" to barrel length. And then ask myself if there's enough significance between the two rounds, new and "ole", to make a change or new build with??? I'm a .270 fan, but one could make the same argument for many comparisons between the new round and the "ole" rounds. I'm getting close to 3300fps with a 150gr ABLR out of the .270AI, more than meets my hunting and shooting expectations/requirements for whitetail deer out to 400-500 yards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 1761599, member: 69192"] And.....here's my $.02 worth....it came out of "Campfires".......... [URL='http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/4913035/Re:_6.5x55_Ackley_improved']www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/4913035/Re:_6.5x55_Ackley_improved[/URL] If you are totally and absolutely set on a "6.5" caliber I would stick with either the 6.5-06 or the 6.5-284, but..... After I wrote this reply, I've edited it to read a little more; not trying to steal the thread and I think it is relevant. I never was a .270 Winchester fan until a couple of years ago when I acquired one for a custom build that I really had not made a decision as to what cartridge the build was going to be made in. I had some brass, some dies and some bullets and decided to shoot the donor rifle just to see what it would do. Well.....I liked the rifle and liked the performance of the round; accurate, light recoil and efficient. So....the build turned out to be in .270 Ackley Improved. I have written in replies to other threads that when I read about a "new, ultra-killing-long-range-5000 yard elephant dropping tank stopping dropping cartridge, I will go back and compare that new round to the .270 Winchester; bullet for bullet and "[U][I][B]barrel length[/B][/I][/U]" to barrel length. And then ask myself if there's enough significance between the two rounds, new and "ole", to make a change or new build with??? I'm a .270 fan, but one could make the same argument for many comparisons between the new round and the "ole" rounds. I'm getting close to 3300fps with a 150gr ABLR out of the .270AI, more than meets my hunting and shooting expectations/requirements for whitetail deer out to 400-500 yards. [/QUOTE]
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