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Different 6mm Wildcats
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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 660702" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>They are both so close in performance they can be said to be ballistic twins. The 6-06 AI is easier to form as you can use 25-06 brass which is easier to neck down then even 270 brass.</p><p> </p><p>Both of them are boarderline on having more powder capacity then can be used in the 6mm bore. Often times with the slow burning stick powders you can see the occasional powder bridging issue that causes extreme pressure spikes. For this reason, their best performance is left to the ultra slow burning ball powders. </p><p> </p><p>They are also best served with bullets heavier then 100 grains. Lighter bullets can be driven very fast but on average velocity spreads are very wide with lighter bullets.</p><p> </p><p>Personally, I prefer the standard 6-06 over the AI or the catbird, no fireforming needed and it feeds better and also about as much performance as you want in a 6mm. Just a better design all around for this bore size. Coming from me this may be a strange comment but in the case of the 6mm and the bullets we have available, the 6-06 is my recommended top end.</p><p> </p><p>Fireforming a round with such a limited barrel life is hard to swallow at times, this is why the 6-06 is a much better choice. Maybe not as SEXY but a great choice, plus all you need to load ammo is a 25-06 FL die to size the body, a 243 win neck die to size the neck and a 243 Win seater die to seat the bullets, just need to adjust the height position of the 243 dies and they work great.</p><p> </p><p>Catbird dies will be pretty spendy, 6-06 AI dies are not all that bad but can be hard to find in stock from time to time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 660702, member: 10"] They are both so close in performance they can be said to be ballistic twins. The 6-06 AI is easier to form as you can use 25-06 brass which is easier to neck down then even 270 brass. Both of them are boarderline on having more powder capacity then can be used in the 6mm bore. Often times with the slow burning stick powders you can see the occasional powder bridging issue that causes extreme pressure spikes. For this reason, their best performance is left to the ultra slow burning ball powders. They are also best served with bullets heavier then 100 grains. Lighter bullets can be driven very fast but on average velocity spreads are very wide with lighter bullets. Personally, I prefer the standard 6-06 over the AI or the catbird, no fireforming needed and it feeds better and also about as much performance as you want in a 6mm. Just a better design all around for this bore size. Coming from me this may be a strange comment but in the case of the 6mm and the bullets we have available, the 6-06 is my recommended top end. Fireforming a round with such a limited barrel life is hard to swallow at times, this is why the 6-06 is a much better choice. Maybe not as SEXY but a great choice, plus all you need to load ammo is a 25-06 FL die to size the body, a 243 win neck die to size the neck and a 243 Win seater die to seat the bullets, just need to adjust the height position of the 243 dies and they work great. Catbird dies will be pretty spendy, 6-06 AI dies are not all that bad but can be hard to find in stock from time to time. [/QUOTE]
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