I am in the final stages of my build and wondered is anyone else out there has built or heard of anyone using a 6.5 Remington with a 40 degree shoulder?
Redding didn't have a print on file but Pacific Tool was more than accomodating.
I'm just waiting on McMillan and we'll be off to the smith.
Thanks.

The 6.5 RM already has 3006 case capacity, so doing a AI verson on it would probably reduce case stretching and add a little velocity but is hardly needed because the velocity potential is already ample. It's your gun; get what you want and don't worry too much about what others think...Rusty.

I think you will find [like I did] that the shoulder collapses a lot. Even AFTER fire-forming. Never saw enough velocity gain to warrant the inherant problems. Good luck.
Aloha, Mark

Did the shoulder collapse during feeding, bullet seating or other?
I'm using a long action and single stack magazine.

Sorry MLC,
The cases collapsed on sizing. The force of the neck sizing caused the thing to collapse. Occasionally one or two would [possibly] work-harden enough to make it through but then the amount of velocity increase [I think it was about 35-50 fps] wasn`t worth all the BS required. One more reamer for the cigar box! Oh Well? Sigh!!
Aloha, Mark

I have a set of Redding bushing dies on order so I'm hoping that using "just enough" force to resize will not collapse the shoulder.
What velocities were you getting and what length barrel/bullet/powder?
McMillan just shipped my stock so I'm in the home stretch.