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| Posts: 655 | Location: South Texas | Registered: 11 January 2004 |
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| I did a 7x57AI on a Ruger #1 and it would get pretty close velocity to my 7mag and was using 10gr of powder less. I used from 145/175gr bullets only. If I was going to do and AI for a 6.5 I'd do the 6.5x55 case. I'm shooting a 6.5x284 but it's set up for the 142smk. I also did a 284 on a #1 and it shot pretty good. Nice thing about doing the 284 case is can throat it to get the bullets out longer which helps and it really improves the perform of the 284. Haven't done it but have heard the 3030AI is a pretty good round also. Well good luick and keep us all posted. |
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| It's best to have a cartridge that gravity will feed all the way into a falling blocks chamber. Then one can close the breech without pushing on the case when your in a hurry. The improved rimless cases, if done to the so called specs, fit pretty tight and if it has a 40 degree shoulder it may not be that easy to push back for easy chambering. Also your extractor may handle rimless but the 284 case and new short mags are rebated rims. What with woodchucks on the menu it seems that the 6.5 bore would do it. Aside from the common cartridges there is the 6.5 X 68 Schuler. |
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"but I'm caught up with putting an older wildcat into it purely for my own satisfaction and nostalgia. I haven't shot a factory loaded cartridge in my handguns or rifles in over 18 years so not concerned with store availability. Just love the 1900-1950s wildcat years."
How about a Page Pooper, Super Pooper or Huntington's Rock Chucker Or Chucker Improved? The 6mm Walker International would be adequate. Although some don't consider it a Wildcat the .256 Newton is just full of NOSTALGIA. |
| Posts: 10226 | Location: Temple City CA | Registered: 29 April 2003 |
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| My vote goes to the 30-40 Ackley....a great range of bullets from 100 gr. plinkers to 220 gr. I like rimmed cartridges in any single shot, even though I know the rimless work fine in many rifles. |
| Posts: 1671 | Location: Colorado, USA | Registered: 11 November 2002 |
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| Go to www.huntingtons.com and click on cases, then RWS. You'll see a world of rimmed possibilities. Norma has quite a few too. Loading data for the 6.5x65 and the 7x65 are on some web sites like Norma's. |
| Posts: 11142 | Location: Texas, USA | Registered: 22 September 2003 |
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| think 6,5x65R is making from 7x65R. |
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| Another option for a single shot rifle using a rimmed cartridge is the 303 Epps (essentially a 303 British improved like an Ackley) Actually Epps developed the round in consultation with Ackley. For more info try 303british.com or ellwoodepps.com |
| Posts: 69 | Location: Canada | Registered: 27 January 2004 |
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| How about a 35 Whelen? Sounds big. Try a 180 gr SSP bullet at rifle velocities. With a fast twist you could go to 200 gr for most big game. For the largest use the 310 gr RN soft or FMJ from Woodleigh. A weird idea perhaps. Oh well. Q |
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| quote: Originally posted by Ravenwolf: Great replies. An improved 6.5X55 Swede does sound interesting. Does anyone have any experience with the improved version of the 30-40 Krag? The action is a falling block that can take modern pressures but I'm caught up with putting an older wildcat into it purely for my own satisfaction and nostalgia. I haven't shot a factory loaded cartridge in my handguns or rifles in over 18 years so not concerned with store availability. Just love the 1900-1950s wildcat years. Have even considered the 257 AI but we do a lot of calling for black bear using a fawn bleats so shots can come mighty close and haven't heard many reports on 25 cal bullets for blackies. I will say that whitetail and woodchucks would be the bulk of what this rifle will be used for. I forgot to add that this rifle will be fairly light weight at around 7 - 7 1/2#s with scope. Keep the comments coming and have a Merry Christmas...RW
I have NOT used an improved .30/40. But in a modern, strong action like the Ruger, the plain vanilla .30/40 is so close to a .30/'06 that there's no reason to use the rimless case.....
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| Posts: 4386 | Location: New Woodstock, Madison County, Central NY | Registered: 04 January 2005 |
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| Rimmed is good for your single-shot. 30-40 are good rimmed cases. 25 Krag AI or 6.5 mm Krag AI would be kewl.
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