tired of my 6.5 creedmoor

You could do the wildcat I'm working up soon. It's a 6.5 Swede necked down to 257 and AI'd. Benefit over the 257 AI is Lapua brass.

25 Midwestern? Lol. Name's a work in progress
 
Back in the 50's and early 60's 6.5 Jap Arisaka WW 2 surplus rifles were fairly easy to come by and cheap. It was a common practice to buy one and rechamber it to 6.5 X 257 Roberts because all the 6.5 Arisaka ammo was destroyed and 257 Roberts brass worked. My uncle built a few of them, would sporterize the stock, drill and tap the receiver for a scope and then sell them. I shot a couple of them as a kid. They were a strong action I was told and very accurate. I doubt there are any of the surplus rifles around anymore but probably some converted ones in gun shops, pawn shops or in closets and attics. Would be a handy rifle as there is far more 6.5 bullet selection available today compared to 1960.
 

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