6.5/06 or 6mm/06

[thinkingman]

Ok...party pooper alert!
What's the diff btx a 6.5-06 and a 270win?
Both based on 06 cartridge.
One can be bought anywhere and the other is a wildcat.
What do you gain?

[Gutpile]

I still wish they had made a factory 6.5wsm to be honest.

They do have a 6.5 rem mag. It's a shorty.


THINKINGMAN!!!!!!!!       
Go away party pooper!! 

[Intruder]

Ok...party pooper alert!
What's the diff btx a 6.5-06 and a 270win?
Both based on 06 cartridge.
One can be bought anywhere and the other is a wildcat.
What do you gain?

Extreme coolness factor 
This is more about "you can" than that "it makes sense" or that "you should"
If you're gonna bring logic and practicality to the discussion then we're gonna take our ball and go play somewhere else. 

[demontang]

6.5 just the BC of the bullets makes it worth it.

[high country]

sage, I have both and I hut with my 270 as my old reliable. I use my 6.5 for long range work. I have never tried light bullutes in my 6.5, but I have launched all the long bullets and it loves em. 270 is a bit flatter.....6.5 is the cats meow for long range, know how far it is and have time to make adjustments gun.

[fremont]

One vote for 6.5/06 Ackley.

If you're interested in 140s or heavier, you might want to look at a twist of 1:8.

[MHWASH]

I'd opt for the 6-06. For me the 6.5 is too close to the .270. Plus the big 6mm would be great for long range coyotes.

[Curly]

Yeah, that would be a great coyote cartridge.

[wrangler]

6.5-06 with a 40 degree shoulder. look at the 123gr sierra match kings. mine loves em! 

[Sagedawg]

 Well, you guys for the most part are leaning the same way as I was. My mind is made up for the 6.5/06. Im going to order the barrel at the end of the week from Pac-Nor. Barrle will finish out at 26'' med hev contour with a 1:8 twist. Thanks for everyones input.


  Sage

[high country]

mine is an 8.5 and my neck is .293..........just enough to not have to neck turn every round. who is smithing it?

[Sagedawg]

mine is an 8.5 and my neck is .293..........just enough to not have to neck turn every round. who is smithing it?

   Well my wife has informed me that I can't afford a full blown custom , so I am having Pac-Nor fit the barrel and square and true the action. A few of the guys at the range have had them do some work with very good results, so Im going to give them a try. How does that 8.5 twist like the 140-142's? For starters Im ordering 100rds of loaded ammo to collect brass, and do barrle breakin, then Ill start working up some loads.Might need to ask you a few questions in the near future if you dont mind.


  Sage

[high country]

likes em about .4 moa or better. I shoot the 142smk's at 2890 into a single ragged hole. you could ramp it up more but after speaking with the sierra guys that is the magic speed.

mine is a 700 trued & squared wearing a broughton 5c 8.5 @ 27" .293 nk. bushed pin, gre-tan lug, williams bottom, seeking rings/20moa base (bedded to action) mark 4 w/m1's sitting in a mc swirly remington hunter. bought' #10 all up. built by gre-tan rifles.

pretty much if you have a rangefinder and a rest.....it's dead.

[jeff100]

Hmmm.  How bout making it a .25-06...... 

[Sagedawg]

 Sounds like a very nice stick HC. Your pushing the same load that I am wanting to use,we'll see how it shoots first..... for now I'll be keeping the laminate stock, but plan to upgrade it to a Manners. Scope will also be a Leupy M4.


   Jeff,  I already have a 25/06, which I really like, but for the type of shooting I like to do, it starts to loose steam about the time things begin to get fun.



   Sage