Tikka t3 lite for my wife

[bretterath]

My last post made no sense. Do they just make brass for the 6.5x55? I think the bolt face is a little bigger than the 308 so would that cause problems down the road if you chambered into something different.

 

[cowboy]

My last post made no sense. Do they just make brass for the 6.5x55? I think the bolt face is a little bigger than the 308 so would that cause problems down the road if you chambered into something different.

I am still trying to understand your question but will give it a try. The 308 is the parent cartridge for the 260. So long story short the 260 is a necked down 6.5 from a 308.

The 6.5 x55 has been around since before the '06 and has been used in Europe for everything up to and including moosse. The 6.5x55 is best in a long action as the 260 and 308 generally come from factory rifles with a short action.

I have an older 30-06 that has the barrel starting to show it's age and it will get a new 6.5x55 barrel. The 6.5x55 brass is easier to find right now than most brass in these crazy times.

 

[bretterath]

"There is just one small item that has been missing from this conversation — the 6.5×55 has a non standard rim diameter of .479″ vs. the standard .473″ of a .308 and all of its varients. Depending on your bolt this may be an issue, or it may not." — Neil L.

This is a little article I read what is this saying? So if I got the 6.5x55 and later chambered one in a 260 will it work?