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why no .264 in a '06 size case? |
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Tip69
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Posted: April/02/2009 at 09:16 |
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Seems like it would be a great round! Or maybe there is one and I just don't know about it. like a .26-06. |
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RONK
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There is a wildcat known as the 6.5-06. It is not very well known, but I agree with you that it should be an absolutely awesome blend of fine attributes.
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Yessir. I would buy a few rifles in 6.5-06 if commercially available. Right now you can only get them in custom guns. I have a few 6.5x55s that I really like and use for deer.
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That would be a great caliber. You could probably get 2800 to 3000 fps out of 120 to 140 grain bullets. That would make a great long range deer caliber
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Why not just shoot a .260 Rem? You don't lose much at all to an '06 size case. See .308 vs 30-'06.
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Pretty much any rifle with an -.06 boltface could be as easily and economically re-barrelled to a 6.5-06 as any other chambering. No magazine or feed ramp alterations, either. You'd probably be paying a bit of a premium for reloading dies though.
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Handloaded to run pretty much wide open, there's a fairly significant difference between a 6.5-06 and a .260. Especially with a fast twist and the heavier bullets, I think enough to matter.
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while the .260 is an amazing little animal, the 6.5-06 is better. the 6.5-06 is on par with the 6.5rem mag which isnt to far behind the .264 win mag. where the 6.5-06 makes the .260 look bad is when bullets 140gr and heavier are used. the extra case capacity in the -06 case helps it out down range.
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what is the metric equivalent of the 30-06.... 7.62X? The .308 is 7.62X51 I think. what is the 7.62X54? Wondering how close the Swede comes to the '06.
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Ed Connelly
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That's too simple.
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100% of dead animals said they couldn't tell the difference........
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At .30-06 would be a 7.62 x 63 I believe
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A-Square makes brass for the 6.5-06. My uncle and I have talked for years about getting some beater rifles at a gun show or using one of our mausers and converting them to 6.5-06 ourselves. I guess we would have to do up a few to make up for the cost of the reamers and go nogo guages. But I have been a fan of the 6.5 since the first 1913 swedish mauser I bought 13 years ago.
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Looks like Hart chambers barrels in 6.5-06. Hornady, RCBS and Redding all make dies for it.
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.443-06
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30-06 left .308 right 20mm back ground |
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20mm rifle |
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Redefining LONG Range!!! LOL
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if you want to push the envelope a little look at going with a 6.5-06 AI almost .264 win mag performance.
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Uhhh...............then why not just get a 264 Winchester to begin with??
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