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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: MichaelJ on December 15, 2007, 03:28:10 PM

Title: 6.5mm-06 ammo?
Post by: MichaelJ on December 15, 2007, 03:28:10 PM: Well, my Dad was gifted an older Model 70 that's chambered in a 6.5mm-06... We've come to the conclusion that you have to find/buy a custom reloading die and modified 270 brass? Can anybody shed some light on this? We can't seem to find a whole lot of info on getting ammo. Thanks!

Michael
Title: Re: 6.5mm-06 ammo?
Post by: smdave on December 15, 2007, 04:06:43 PM: Brass is available from Midway
http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe/browse?TabID=19&Categoryid=17459&categorystring=652***670***9013***
sorry i missed it was out of stock

dies from midway
http://www.midwayusa.com/esearch.exe/search?search_keywords=6.5-06&category_selector=all_products

lots of info on the net I googled 6mm-06
http://www.chuckhawks.com/6-5mm-06.htm

Dave
Title: Re: 6.5mm-06 ammo?
Post by: MichaelJ on December 15, 2007, 04:29:32 PM: Thanks!
Title: Re: 6.5mm-06 ammo?
Post by: smdave on December 15, 2007, 04:34:16 PM: load info

http://www.reloadersnest.com/query_bl.asp?CaliberID=321&Bullet=Hornady%20V-Max

http://www.geocities.com/graymist44/W6mm06.html

Dave
Title: Re: 6.5mm-06 ammo?
Post by: addicted on December 15, 2007, 05:21:08 PM: sounds like a cool caliber.
Title: Re: 6.5mm-06 ammo?
Post by: high country on December 16, 2007, 07:19:39 AM: you need to know your neck size before you start loading. I have a greg tannel built 6.5-06 and it has a .293 neck, I can size 25-06 up no probs, but if I go 30-06 or 270 I have to neck turn. if your neck is in the .295 or better area you have more options. A-square makes brass, but standard brass in the cals I listed work great. If you have a fairly quick twist barrel you can fling the big bergers and SMK's. I have a bunch of rifles but the 6.5 is quickly becoming my favorite. the accuracy of the bullets in the better than .6 bc bullets is crazy, and I bang flopped two elk and a deer this year, all at ranges I won't say other than quite long. it could be the most under rated rig made.

if you load the big bullets RL25 is perfect, lots of guy run RL22 also. I came within 12fps with both but my ES was single digits with the 25. it is not a fast round and really should have a scope with turrets to do its best, but setup right you can hit stuff your buddies can't even see.

I took a deer yesterday on a cull hunt and my pard asked what I was shooting at, I told him I just canned a deer. I had him look through my spotter as he could not even see it with his bino's, in the snow.......it is a damn impressive performer.
Title: Re: 6.5mm-06 ammo?
Post by: Intruder on December 18, 2007, 10:28:02 AM: Neat cartridge.