Thread: 6.5 06

hmmmm I just happen to have some 140 interlocts and some N560 on hand.....dont own a chronicgraph so it would be moot exercise anyway....

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

hmmmm I just happen to have some 140 interlocts and some N560 on hand.....dont own a chronicgraph so it would be moot exercise anyway....

I have one you could borrow if 257weatherby can drop it off on his travels back and forth to Fairlie

2950 with a 140 in a 6.5-284 is about the right balance between velocity, and case life so would think you would want much more velocity in the similar capacity 06 case. Another 50-100 fps maybe?

Gonna aim for around 2900 - 3000 fps with the 143 Gr ELDX's. Only because Ive got the projectiles sitting on the shelf from my mates 6.5 x 55
With that sort of velocity I figure shots out to 400 yds are "meat and potatoes', and anything out to 600 is still effective killing potential with reasonable energy. Thats about what I had with the old .270 and dont see why this should be any less achievable
Thinking towards 2217 or Re 22, provided its still available.

If you have AR2213sc I'd give it a go first.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I have one you could borrow if 257weatherby can drop it off on his travels back and forth to Fairlie

thanks but no thanks....tis a case of rather not know..... Im not intending to push range much past 350yards so it doest really matter,the ol smoke stick does ok as it is.

I have 2 6.5/06AI rifles, my 26” barrel was getting 2990 using rl22 with 156eol Berger, a bit under half moa. Just had that barrel cut down to 18” for the bush and built a 28” and starting load development with the 156’s and rl26, supposed to give better velocity then rl22, I’ll know next time I’m at the range. But yeah the straight 6.5/06... I’d go 6.5x284 for velocity. And if you build the ai version, don’t use a 98, feeding is bad with crf. I tried lol. Grant at Truflite has the 6.506ai dies and makes a sweet barrel