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Hi, I have an opportunity to aquire a Baikal SXS in 30.06 could anyone suggest a rimmed case using roughly the same dimensions of a 30.06 case, like what are the choices in 30cal. chamberings.thanks........ | ||
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tracks, Your talking a potentially expensive route to go on something like a Baikal. But ... you could do a 30/06 Rimmed using the same case dimensions but using 400/350NE brass as your parent brass. Basically a 30/06 with a rim. But why not just stick with the 30/06 and a 220gr RN?? Cheers... Con | |||
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Thanks Con, yeah I know it's only a Baikal but they are bloody solid, I know of one which has been customised and it shoots like a bolt and was regulated for 150gn at about 2500, this one I'm looking at has a asking price $500 I think new they are about 1300 and they haven't been out for long, the reason for a rimmed case is for ease of extraction if I remember the one above was modified for ejection on a rimmed case, just testing the water mate, it seems for 500 I shouldn't pass it up..... | |||
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Basic dimensions for the .400/.350 are the same as the 9.3X74R, so that would work. I make .400/.350 and .400/.360 from 9.3 brass. A .30R Blaser reamer would clean up a .30-06 chamber, and the CIP max pressure for both cartridges is the same. This would seem the obvious choice. ------------------------------------------------ "Serious rifles have two barrels, everything else just burns gunpowder." | |||
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tracks, Let me know if you pass on that Baikal. Just buy it and set it up for a 220gr Woodleigh RN ... and chase some Sambar in thick fire regrowth areas. It would be a blast! Finding a reamer for a rimmed 30/06 or duplicate may not be easy over here, I certainly dont know of anything floating about. A rimmed 30/06 though using 400/350 brass could be done by "just" cutting a rim recess and then I assume some work on the extraction system would follow. Damn though I wish they made this rifle in 9.3x74R. Cheers... Con | |||
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how about the .30 super, also known as the .300 H&H flanged. Its qa great round, though components are a bit spendy. Steve | |||
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Either the 7X65R or 8X65R case can be used. Just run them through a .30/'06 FL die, and trim to 63mm....... It is easier using one of these vs the 9.3X74R because there's a lot less neck trimming involved. The rim diameter is 0.520", and the shell holder (RCBS) is # 26. I use RWS 7X65R cases to make 8X60RS brass. I have to trim the necks to 59mm, and running the cases through an 8X60S die shoves the shoulder back some. I don't know if your shoulders will be moved, but since your rounds will be headspacing on the rim on the first shot, anyway, it will not matter..... I get my RWS cases from http://www.huntingtons.com/cases_rws.html But, you may have a source in Australia..... "Bitte, trinks du nicht das Wasser. Dahin haben die Kuhen gesheissen." | |||
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Thanks for the replies guys, will discuss some of your advice with my smith now I have somewhere to start, Con I think McDonalds Gunshop has a new one in stock well he did a couple of weeks ago, he's the one who gave me the load info to regulate the barrels, thanks again......... | |||
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tracks, Whitehorse Arms had one that was stiff to open. I think Bob DeVries (or Rolf Bachnick?) relieved it a bit to make it smoother to open and cleaned it up a bit. Testing then determined the bugger was a near MOA shooter. Rough around the edges ... but with a little work they scrub up pretty well. Ease of regulation with the jack screw was a revelation. If I had the $$$, I'd buy one as a knock around hunting rifle for sure. Cheers... Con | |||
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The 7.62 x 54 R would give the same performance with stock dies and components. Its short and fat and so isn't dimensionally similar. ______________________________ DT | |||
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Bump. I am doing just this for my double ought six. I have 7x65R brass that I will be putting through my -06 dies and then drop it off at the gunsmith to have the rebates put in barrels/ejectors for the rimmed brass.Here is my question: what do I have the gunsmith put on the barrels?? I don't know what the rules or naming conventions are. "7x65R-06"?? H. Cole Stage III, FRGS ISC(PJ), USN (Ret) "You do not have a right to an opinion. An opinion should be the result of careful thought, not an excuse for it." Harlan Ellison " War is God's way to teach Americans geography." Ambrose Bierce | |||
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Just add 'RIMMED' to the 30-06 designation. Regards, Joe __________________________ You can lead a human to logic but you can't make him think. NRA Life since 1976. God bless America! | |||
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7,62x63R ? | |||
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That was my first thought ".30-06R" but then I run into the brass matching the gun problem. If I want to take the gun anywhere other than the UK, they will have to match. The brass I have is headstamped as "7x65R" so I thought if I had the gun stamped and just added the "-06" a cheeky mm or two to the right, the airline/customs folks (who are not trained gun people) would match the two numbers and be happy. I would think its easier to stamp the gun than the brass. Would that work? H. Cole Stage III, FRGS ISC(PJ), USN (Ret) "You do not have a right to an opinion. An opinion should be the result of careful thought, not an excuse for it." Harlan Ellison " War is God's way to teach Americans geography." Ambrose Bierce | |||
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