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Ream a 6.5-06 out to 6.5-06 AI???
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<blockquote data-quote="Clark" data-source="post: 1339852" data-attributes="member: 6600"><p>Reasons for not doing it:</p><p></p><p>1) 6.5-06 is already a great cartridge.</p><p> a) In 2015 I built a 6.5-06 on a Dumoulin Mauser action.</p><p>I got 3200 fps 120 gr Nos Bal tip.</p><p>I shot a tiny whitetail doe at 629 yards. It is doing better than my 270s and 7mmRemMags for longest range shot.</p><p> b) Right now in 2017 I am building a 6.5-06 on a Rem 700 action.</p><p></p><p>2) Minimum gain</p><p>The 6.5-06 A Square shoulder is 0.442. The 6.5-06 Ackley shoulder is 0.455".</p><p>The difference is 0.013". That is like $3 thick.</p><p></p><p>3) Obcurity</p><p> a) The 6.5-06 Ackley is so obscure it is not in the Quickload 3.9 library.</p><p> b) The regular 6.5-06 is obscure enough. I had to pay triple to get Lee Precision to make a custom collet neck die mandrel from Lee Custom Mandrel reduction service for 270 mandrel from a collet neck die down to 0.262", but leave the top 1/4" alone to fit a 270 collar</p><p> c) I had to pay double to get a custom FL sizer body from Forster neck honing service to hone out fee from 25-06 body to 0.292" neck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clark, post: 1339852, member: 6600"] Reasons for not doing it: 1) 6.5-06 is already a great cartridge. a) In 2015 I built a 6.5-06 on a Dumoulin Mauser action. I got 3200 fps 120 gr Nos Bal tip. I shot a tiny whitetail doe at 629 yards. It is doing better than my 270s and 7mmRemMags for longest range shot. b) Right now in 2017 I am building a 6.5-06 on a Rem 700 action. 2) Minimum gain The 6.5-06 A Square shoulder is 0.442. The 6.5-06 Ackley shoulder is 0.455". The difference is 0.013". That is like $3 thick. 3) Obcurity a) The 6.5-06 Ackley is so obscure it is not in the Quickload 3.9 library. b) The regular 6.5-06 is obscure enough. I had to pay triple to get Lee Precision to make a custom collet neck die mandrel from Lee Custom Mandrel reduction service for 270 mandrel from a collet neck die down to 0.262", but leave the top 1/4" alone to fit a 270 collar c) I had to pay double to get a custom FL sizer body from Forster neck honing service to hone out fee from 25-06 body to 0.292" neck. [/QUOTE]
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