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Hunting with the 6.5/06
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<blockquote data-quote="montana west" data-source="post: 1860449" data-attributes="member: 113504"><p>spoonbill: the 6.5x55 is a great and time tested round. the 6.5x284 in a long action is = to the 6.5/06 . it actually holds about 1.5 grains more of the same powder and shoot about the same as my 25" bbl and it has a 24'. No it is not the same as the 6.5x55 it is like the 6.5 X55 Improved. The best of the group is the 6.5/06 due to the history and ease of forming cases . I use 270 brass trim to 63 mm after resizing and wham o .It was first built in the 20s & 30s called the 256 Newton and no commerical company ever produced it outside of the Newton rifle company. It was ahead of it time and powders at this time . tThe 6.5x06 is the perfect sheep and mountian goat rifle and it is tough on the Montana envasive species call the Grey wolf. 130 nosler accubonds at 3050.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="montana west, post: 1860449, member: 113504"] spoonbill: the 6.5x55 is a great and time tested round. the 6.5x284 in a long action is = to the 6.5/06 . it actually holds about 1.5 grains more of the same powder and shoot about the same as my 25" bbl and it has a 24'. No it is not the same as the 6.5x55 it is like the 6.5 X55 Improved. The best of the group is the 6.5/06 due to the history and ease of forming cases . I use 270 brass trim to 63 mm after resizing and wham o .It was first built in the 20s & 30s called the 256 Newton and no commerical company ever produced it outside of the Newton rifle company. It was ahead of it time and powders at this time . tThe 6.5x06 is the perfect sheep and mountian goat rifle and it is tough on the Montana envasive species call the Grey wolf. 130 nosler accubonds at 3050. [/QUOTE]
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