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| <1GEEJAY> |
Hey" I am in the early stages of having a 6.5-06 improved built.The barrel length will be a total of 26",which includes the muzzle brake.Nosler has reloading info on the 6.5-06. 1geejay www.shooting-hunting.com | ||
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fishnfoo, Welcome to the forum. You might like to have a look at our Reloading pages, we have some data for this one. ------------------ www.accuratereloading.com | |||
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| one of us |
Keep us posted on how it turns out. | |||
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| <Gary Rihn> |
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| <JP Terp> |
The 6.5-06 is a great cartridge. You don't need a barrel over 24" to get reasonable velocity. My 24" 6.5-06 averages 2930-2953 fps with 140 bullets. A 1 in 9 twist should work well for you. I would recommend trying the 140 grain bulets. These bullets are what really make the 6.5's shine and the 1-9 twist will work for these. Nosler has reloading data for 6.5-06 as do afew others. I use RL22 almost exclusivley in all my 6.5's. Good luck with your adventure - I'm sure you'll enjoy it. | ||
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| one of us |
For any bullet weight from 140 down a 1-9 twist will work very well. I shoot a 6.5-06AI and I load 58 grains of H4831SC for 125 partitions and 129 Hornadays. I am getting 3220 fps from a 25 inch barrel. For the 140 grain bullets I use 57 grains of H4831SC and get 3040 fps. I built mine on a Shilen SS select match barrel and got a 1-8 twist because I shoot quite a few 160 grain bullets. Good luck, you picked a great caliber. Pecos | |||
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FishnFool, My 6.5-06 deer rifle is built on a Rem M700 action with a 23.5" Shilen barrel -- sporter contour. You won't need a longer barrel for this cartridge, and a 9" twist will stabilize the 120 to 129 grain bullets. My rifle will shoot the Sierra 160 gr RN bullets, but not the (old) Barnes 165 semi-spitzer. If you want to shoot heavy bullets get an 8" twist or 7.87".This Shilen barrel shoots excellent groups. I have some 125 grain Nosler Partitions if you need some (I am shooting the 120 grain Swift now). Do you have a "Registered Coon Ass" plate on your truck? <---humor jim dodd ------------------ | |||
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| <fishnfool> |
Thanks for all the info guys. Looks like I came to the right place to ask this question. I'm excited about this project. I will get it out UPS this week and hopefully within a month or two be shooting it. Hunterjim, How'd you know what my license plate read? You must have ESPN! <---humor Jim | ||
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