What do you call a 6.5 x 25-06?

Does it come out the same as a 270 necked down to .264?

(I have shot a 25-06 Remington HB for thirty years as it is the minimum caliber that will kill ferral dogs humanely.) Yes that is a problem where I live!

I was thinking of reboring to 6.5 x 25-06 or re=barreling.

Thanks, Andy

Well, they call it the 6.5-06. Or 6.5-06 A-Square.

Simply a 6.5-06. A 270 case is longer than an 06. A 270 is .277 the 6.5 is .264 so it is a neck down. If you go with a std 6.5-06 then 270 brass will be to long and you will have to trim them to fit the chamber.

If you are talking about boring out a 25-06 to 6.5 I doubt it can be done. I don't think there is enough difference. Think rebarrel.

Andy,

I will be one of those guys without experience commenting...

I have a 270, but if I did it over I would consider a 6.5-06. Art Alhpin's "Any Shot you Want" calls it the caliber that the 270 actually wanted to be (or something to that effect). I agree. The high BC bullets are the benefit over the 270.

I'm told that you can simply seat a boattail bullet in a 25-06 case to fireform, without sizing the brass.

A 6.5 X 25-06 would be called the 6.5-06 A-Square. A 6.5 X 270 would be more like the 6.5 X 64 Brenneke, wouldn't it?

Other than caliber, the only difference between the .25-06 and .270 is a 0.046" longer neck on the later. All other critical dimensions are the same. The longer neck is meaningless, it has no advantage and has to be cut off anyway.

While the 6.5-06 is a fine cartridge, it holds no practical advantage over the .270 - notwithstanding those whose faith forces them to believe that 6.5mm bullets are somehow imbued with magical properties. They are not, as those who have used both well know.

Minor differences in bullet BC may impress the heck out of the armchair hunter, but very very few hunters are capable of seeing any advantage in the field between the two cartridges. Either will kill dogs as well as the other.


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A 6.5 X 270 would be more like the 6.5 X 64 Brenneke, wouldn't it?

Drawings look real darn close. In a normal 06 length magazine a 6.5x64 wouldn't give you anything over a 6.5-06.

Andy

What weight bullet are you using in the 25/06?
Have you tried any 120 gr. bullets?

I have them both. As far as the 6.5-06 being superior to the 270 Winchester, I have to agree with TXNIMROD, paper argument only. I shoot Remington 270 Winchester cases, neck down to 264, and then trimmed, in my 6.5-06. I do this to avoid confusion with the 270, as there I use Winchester Brass.

The loads I have been shooting are as follows: 6.5-06/120 Sierra Pro Hunter/3175fps. 270 Winchester 130 Nosler Ballistic tip/3150fps. Not much difference. I have used the 6.5-06 on Antelope,Deer, and various other critters including coyotes, and it is a pleasure to shoot, hunt with and own. BTW, the 270 is my all time favorite cartridge, even though I have a plethora of other calibers.

Jerry

Thanks Gents,

This would be a target rifle, not a ranch rifle. I am down to a silenced 22 LR, 223 AR and 22-250 improved for that nowdays.

Greg K, The 117 rain and 120 grain were minimum weights that were effective (one shot one kill) on dogs, unless you went to a 100 or 115 partition, or 115 TBBC.

I used the TBBC alot.

Andy

Andy

If you want a really good 6.5 then look at the 6.5-270 AI, very close to .264win mag velocities

I have both a 6.5-06 and a 270 Win. They are both great rifles. I like the 6.5 bullet selection but truth be known, no animal will be able to tell the difference. I make my 6.5-06 brass by necking up 25-06. Very simple process and much cheaper than buying special order 6.5-06 brass at close to $37 per 20 cases (BTW I also have a 25-06).

If your intent is target shooting and you are going to rebarrel, consider a 6.5-284 as well depending on how you want to configure ($$$) your rifle.

Barstooler

I have a 270, had it for 1/3rd of my life and am very happy with it but I really like the 260 Remington. Unfortunately there is a limited rifle selection in the 260 caliber and the 6.5-06 is going to be a custom project all the way. If you don't already have a 270 just nut up a buy one, it will be an easier gun to play with in the long run.