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Stuck on caliber decision - input appreciated
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<blockquote data-quote="geocodyrgia" data-source="post: 1278150" data-attributes="member: 98212"><p>ToddC, you've summed up my quandary and general thoughts perfectly. </p><p></p><p>I like the idea of the 6.5-06 but it seems to overlap a lot with my 25-06 (although there's a good chance the 25-06 becomes a 6.5-06 when the barrels gone sometime down the road). Right now I guess I consider the Ruger tang safety 25-06 (inherited feom wifes grandfather) my "primary" hunting gun with 120 Game Kings moving somewhere near 3200 fps for use on deer and hogs. That allows this project to concentrate a bit more on fun/range</p><p></p><p>And you're dead on with my fears about the venerable 270. I love the round and will gladly pick up or inherit one, but given the chance to build, it's hard to go that route with the lack of heavy bullet options. Even finding 8-twist barrels in 277 was a bit of a limiting factor. They're out there but you had to look. </p><p></p><p>OhioHunter, I've also looked quite a bit at doing this based on the 284 Shehane as you mentioned. I'm interested to hear your experiences with the heavy 7mm bullets not fitting a Savage internal mag with an '06 case. It was something id thought about but didn't think would be a problem, but I'm man enough to admit I could easily be wrong. Your experience is greatly appreciated. </p><p></p><p>Rich, if I remember correctly the first Sherman cartridge was the 6.5, correct? I'm very interested to hear some of your thoughts for that backstory as I think it would be very relevant here. I'm guessing a good bit has to do with your comment below. Particularly as I'm trying to move the heaviest bullets I can with an '06 case at reasonable speed, your practical experiences with building the Sherman rounds and the thoughts youve come away with from the numbers you've run would be hugely appreciated!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="geocodyrgia, post: 1278150, member: 98212"] ToddC, you've summed up my quandary and general thoughts perfectly. I like the idea of the 6.5-06 but it seems to overlap a lot with my 25-06 (although there's a good chance the 25-06 becomes a 6.5-06 when the barrels gone sometime down the road). Right now I guess I consider the Ruger tang safety 25-06 (inherited feom wifes grandfather) my "primary" hunting gun with 120 Game Kings moving somewhere near 3200 fps for use on deer and hogs. That allows this project to concentrate a bit more on fun/range And you're dead on with my fears about the venerable 270. I love the round and will gladly pick up or inherit one, but given the chance to build, it's hard to go that route with the lack of heavy bullet options. Even finding 8-twist barrels in 277 was a bit of a limiting factor. They're out there but you had to look. OhioHunter, I've also looked quite a bit at doing this based on the 284 Shehane as you mentioned. I'm interested to hear your experiences with the heavy 7mm bullets not fitting a Savage internal mag with an '06 case. It was something id thought about but didn't think would be a problem, but I'm man enough to admit I could easily be wrong. Your experience is greatly appreciated. Rich, if I remember correctly the first Sherman cartridge was the 6.5, correct? I'm very interested to hear some of your thoughts for that backstory as I think it would be very relevant here. I'm guessing a good bit has to do with your comment below. Particularly as I'm trying to move the heaviest bullets I can with an '06 case at reasonable speed, your practical experiences with building the Sherman rounds and the thoughts youve come away with from the numbers you've run would be hugely appreciated! [/QUOTE]
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