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Help me make sure I understand my 6.5 long range hunting choices correctly....
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<blockquote data-quote="cdherman" data-source="post: 405088" data-attributes="member: 12282"><p>I have had a pleasant day researching what to do with my 700BDL 25-06. as noted in a earlier post, its a gift from my father 30+ years ago, but doesn't shoot well, and besides -- I want another 6.5mm. I have an old sweede that shoots .5 MOA groups and somehow that sort of experience seems common...</p><p> </p><p>So the first obvious choice is 6.5-06 or 6.5-06 AI That would be easy I suppose, and allow me to use my ample supply of 25-06 brass. But I like the long VLD bullets and those tend to be long COAL once you get them out to the lands. I might run out of magazine length. So that's a potential negative. And I really don't like the idea of having 6.5-06 catridges laying around with 25-06 headstamps. I am a Murphy believer -- what can go wrong, will go wrong. I have visions some of some distant day that a cartridge that I lost or misplaced getting fed into a 25-06 and someone losing an eye or worse.....</p><p> </p><p>I could go with a .260 Rem or 6.5x55 Swede or the AI version of either of those. But the velocity for a long range hunting round is not quite on par with the 6.5-06 or 6.5-284. And the magazine would need some alterations for proper feeding.</p><p> </p><p>Or I could get the 6.5-284 That would give me correct headstamped brass. I will not shoot this very much, so barrel life is not a huge issue. Of course, there would be magazine work to be done to get it to feed correctly, but only the 6.5-06 avoids that. I also do not need more than three cartrigdes in a gun, ever. I am almost a single shot shooter, at least in mentality. Finally, the 6.5x284 in a long action would allow me greater flexibility in terms of bullet seating depth.</p><p> </p><p>I see no point in trying for a belted magnum in my 700 Rem action, so I have not considered the magnums.</p><p> </p><p>I think I am going to narrow my choices to the 6.5-06 and 6.5x284 and start looking for a gunsmith. If I find one I like and he has a prefernce, then I will allow him free reign. Otherwise, I think I'll go with the 6.5x284</p><p> </p><p>Can anyone pick apart my logic? Add to it?</p><p> </p><p>Thanks in advance....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cdherman, post: 405088, member: 12282"] I have had a pleasant day researching what to do with my 700BDL 25-06. as noted in a earlier post, its a gift from my father 30+ years ago, but doesn't shoot well, and besides -- I want another 6.5mm. I have an old sweede that shoots .5 MOA groups and somehow that sort of experience seems common... So the first obvious choice is 6.5-06 or 6.5-06 AI That would be easy I suppose, and allow me to use my ample supply of 25-06 brass. But I like the long VLD bullets and those tend to be long COAL once you get them out to the lands. I might run out of magazine length. So that's a potential negative. And I really don't like the idea of having 6.5-06 catridges laying around with 25-06 headstamps. I am a Murphy believer -- what can go wrong, will go wrong. I have visions some of some distant day that a cartridge that I lost or misplaced getting fed into a 25-06 and someone losing an eye or worse..... I could go with a .260 Rem or 6.5x55 Swede or the AI version of either of those. But the velocity for a long range hunting round is not quite on par with the 6.5-06 or 6.5-284. And the magazine would need some alterations for proper feeding. Or I could get the 6.5-284 That would give me correct headstamped brass. I will not shoot this very much, so barrel life is not a huge issue. Of course, there would be magazine work to be done to get it to feed correctly, but only the 6.5-06 avoids that. I also do not need more than three cartrigdes in a gun, ever. I am almost a single shot shooter, at least in mentality. Finally, the 6.5x284 in a long action would allow me greater flexibility in terms of bullet seating depth. I see no point in trying for a belted magnum in my 700 Rem action, so I have not considered the magnums. I think I am going to narrow my choices to the 6.5-06 and 6.5x284 and start looking for a gunsmith. If I find one I like and he has a prefernce, then I will allow him free reign. Otherwise, I think I'll go with the 6.5x284 Can anyone pick apart my logic? Add to it? Thanks in advance.... [/QUOTE]
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