I was going to try and bild a gun from scrach but that ant going to work. So I found that I can get a Thopsen Center Ecore barrle chamberd in 6.5-284 for $260 and was wondering if a 1-8" is what you want for this round. I would like to use it for deer and target shooting but manly hunting is a 6.5-284 ok to take a deer size game at 300+ yards ????

Piece of cake. The twist is almost fast and will easily handle the 140 + grain bullets. The 300 yard issue is point blank!

My 6.5x284 has a 26" long barrel with a 1:8.5" twist, it shoots the 100 grain to 142 grain bullets fine.

500Magman,

is a CZ 6.5x55 long enough in the box to re-chamber with one turn off the barrel?

Rich
DRSS

You don't need to turn the barrel back when rechambering a 6.5x55 barrel to 6.5-284 unless you want a fresh or shorter throat. The 6.5x55 to 6.5-284 is probably 1 of the least challenging rechambering jobs that exists.

Jeff

260Remguy
same song 3rd verse ???for taking a Tikka T3 6.5x55 to a 6.5x284 as you mentioned on a CZ??
Hmmm??? might be velly interesting.
Ron

To convert from 6.5x55 to 6.5-284, how much work to the rails and follower is needed? LOu

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Originally posted by Dr. Lou:
To convert from 6.5x55 to 6.5-284, how much work to the rails and follower is needed? LOu

If it's an Encore it shouldn't be too much.

Sorry, forgot to mention that the donor rifle would be a Sako AII. Lou