1-8What twist are you guys running?
We called 'em 24-06's back in the day. I never built one but a couple buddies did. (I had a 25-06 and figured it close enough) Worked great, just like yours. Another bud shot a 240 Wby which is about the same performance but with the crazy Wby shaped case. Both were way cool in my book.I have a 6-06 I like it allot for deer and antelope shot an axis deer with it too
We called 'em 24-06's back in the day. I never built one but a couple buddies did. (I had a 25-06 and figured it close enough) Worked great, just like yours. Another bud shot a 240 Wby which is about the same performance but with the crazy Wby shaped case. Both were way cool in my book.
Zeke
Practical? We only need one rifle to be practical but what fun would that be?I still have a hard on for the .257 Weatherby. Such a sweet looking case and man does it burn the powder. Practical....no. But do I want another one.......yes ?
The 6.5-06 is in my opinion a smaller bore version of the 280 AI. It just works. Works really well and really efficient.
I tried to talk him into just rechambering to a 280AI, but he's getting older and wanted something with a little less recoil.I still have a hard on for the .257 Weatherby. Such a sweet looking case and man does it burn the powder. Practical....no. But do I want another one.......yes ?
The 6.5-06 is in my opinion a smaller bore version of the 280 AI. It just works. Works really well and really efficient.
Redding and RCBS both make 6.5-06 dies and are readily available.What do you do for reloading dies?
6.5-06 is not a wildcat anymore and hasn't been since 1997, that is when it was standardized by SAAMI. Weatherby and A-Square have both chambered it. "The fact that you can get stamped quality brass in the PRC?" That hasn't been the case for most folks the past couple years. 30-06 brass is everywhere and cheap. Neck it down and voila.It’s a good cartridge, I’ve owned a couple. But it’s kind of pointless today with the ballistically equals in 6.5-284 and 6.5 PRC and the fact you can get stamped quality brass makes the 6.5-06 not worth the trouble of a wildcat IMO.
If your going to go that route just go 6.5-280AI. Buy 280AI brass neck it down and viola!6.5-06 is not a wildcat anymore and hasn't been since 1997, that is when it was standardized by SAAMI. Weatherby and A-Square have both chambered it. "The fact that you can get stamped quality brass in the PRC?" That hasn't been the case for most folks the past couple years. 30-06 brass is everywhere and cheap. Neck it down and voila.
If you get bored with it, Ackley it.
I've got thousands of pieces of '06 brass. No way am I going back to step one and buying a 1,000 pieces or more of .280 ackley brass. Still deciding on doing it as a 6.5-06 Ackley. I currently have two ackleys and really love them a .30-06 Ackley and .375H&H Ackley.If your going to go that route just go 6.5-280AI. Buy 280AI brass neck it down and viola!
That's the exact reason that I built a 22-250AI instead of the sister 22 Creedmoor. I had 400 pieces of new 22-250 which is perfectly good brass so I build a rifle around them.I've got thousands of pieces of '06 brass. No way am I going back to step one and buying a 1,000 pieces or more of .280 ackley brass. Still deciding on doing it as a 6.5-06 Ackley. I currently have two ackleys and really love them a .30-06 Ackley and .375H&H Ackley.
Completely understand. I’ve had ackley cartridges before. In the end I went back to standard. Fire forming and the 100FPS or so gain just wasn’t worth it in the end for me. I also see the rifle loonie aspect and cool factor of an Ackley as well.I've got thousands of pieces of '06 brass. No way am I going back to step one and buying a 1,000 pieces or more of .280 ackley brass. Still deciding on doing it as a 6.5-06 Ackley. I currently have two ackleys and really love them a .30-06 Ackley and .375H&H Ackley.