I was looking for some 6.5 dies at Midway the other day and I saw a set of 6.5-308. Stuck me as odd. Wouldn't this be the same as the 260 Rem. If not, what is the 6.5-308?

Yes, it is the same (SHOULD be, at least). But it's probably a hold-over of inventory from the days before the .260 was legitimized as a factory offering.

I paid a premium for mine; 2 years later, out came the .260.

It happens as Bobby says. My,if you will, 22-250 dies are marked 22-Varminter (63). That's when it was a wildcat. roger

Thanks

My 6.5/308 was being built when I got wind of Remington coming out with the 260, 6 months later. Got a saami spec sheet from Lonoke AR ammo plant, and it is VERY near identical as I compared it to the reamer spec sheet from Pac-Nor that Chris sent me.

I interchanged using my custom dies with 260 brass/loads and using them later in Rem 260 produced rifles with no problems.

I would not pay a premium, but esp. if you are partial sizing, I cannot see any problems and it is rumored sometimes less common calibers have better QC in die production, so for what it is worth, that is my knowledge.