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  • Rich my name is Storm. I have been reading your posts on the 6.5/06, 06ai and your sherman. I am learning alot from these. I have a rem 700 adl 25-06 that is tired and needs a new barrle. I was thinking of redoing in 6.5/06Ai, my guestion for you is this, I read where every one likes 270 brass insead of 25/06. Will 25/06 brass work for the AI veriation? The reson I ask is simply I have alot of it 300+ rounds of once fired and 200+ with sevral reloads on them.
    Thank you Storm from Wyoming
    Rich, It was great talking to you today. Thanks for the information that you provided me with. I am very excited about the numbers we were talking about and am very anxious to see the data from the rifle that your friend built! Keep in touch, Wayne.
    Cliff.....I will try again to post this?
    Here are some powders/loads that you might try. These were with RP cases, CCIBR2 primers, and 140 Bergers. With WW cases you can probably add one grain:
    61-63 grs. RL25......58-60 grs. RL22........58-60 grs. 7828.....57-59 grs. H4831......57-60 grs. WW780......54-57 grs. H4350.....56-58 grs. IMR4831.......59-62 grs. H1000.....53-56 grs. RL17
    I had good accuracy with 56 grs. H4350 at over 3100'. Rl-25 gave very good accuracy and velocity but not so good temp sensitivity. WW780 showed promise with very low ES but I needed more testing. Other possibilities are N160 and N165 loaded similar to 4350 and 4831. and Ramshot hunter at approx. 4831 load. as well as Ramshot magnum around 662-65 grs.
    Let me know how it goes......Rich
    Rich, I would rather send a bit much than not enough. I really appreciate your help.
    I fireformed 20, then loaded 50gr of whatever powder factory 270's have in them, got the shoulders squared out. Loaded 62,62.5,63gr Retumbo/F215 and got them shot before I ran out of light tonight. First group 62gr, 1.4" at 300yds. The others 2" or a little more. Not a very good test as the crosshairs were getting really hard to see in the bad light, but good enough to tell that this dog will hunt!!
    Have you any loads with other powders? A full case of Retumbo doesn't show any signs of being maxed out. I thought maybe H1000 could work even though I haven't had any success with it in anything else. 24 days till Antelope season opens, not alot of days to just play around with it. Cliff
    Rich, sorry i`ve taken so long to reply. Recently married and the lifestyle and prioreties have changed.But that is no excuse for rudeness. Firearms have been put on the backburner for awhile but I will continue with the build at some stage as my wife is keen to hunt and shoot. She is a left handed shooter (recently discovered) and after her first few lessons on targets, I have quickly realised she has a good eye. So now the next rifle purchased will be a left hander.
    Again, sorry about the delay... Regards, Horo.
    Rich,
    I'm curious about your 6.5 Sherman cartridge. have you or anybody that you know of necked it up to 7mm? I'm wondering how much case capacity I'd gain over a standard .280AI if any. If it's been done then somebody out there already has a reamer which possibly I could rent. I'm looking to build a .280AI but would like to push to the absolute limits of capacity with out having to go to a belted magnum and still fit in a standard long action configuration. Thanks, Mike.
    Are you in New Zealand? I live in Northern Idaho near Spokane Washington. I got the message at 3:15 p.m. so I guess we are three hours ahead of you. Call when you can......Rich
    I will do that Rich, a bit worried about calling you in the middle of the night... what State are you in? Ill work out the time zone difference..its 12:15am here now on this reply.
    You can call me at (208)755-6723 if you like. That would probably be easier than a bunch of e-mails.
    Hi Rich,
    I am keen to build a 6.5/06 sherman using a 270 sako I recently bought just for this purpose.
    I was wondering if Pacific have still got your dimensions to make another reamer and necessary dies for it?
    I will be sending my rifle to Trueflite barrels here in nz who do 6.5 barrels in 8, 8.5, 9, and 10 twist. thought I would go for the 8.5 twist. They mention the 8.5 is 6 groove but mention nothing on the others, I dont know why.
    They have done a couple of 6.5/06s but from what i can gather, there are not many around. I think Kiwis(New Zealanders) stick to mainstream calibers that can be bought off the gunshop shelf with a packet of ammo and are ready to go hunting. (I was one of them too I guess)

    I have just bought a reloading kit(Lee) with 223 7mm08 22.250 and 6.5x55 dies and a mixture of cases,powders,projectiles etc
    Better go Rich, Ime helping my carpenter convert my old barn into a living accommodation.
    Cheers, Horo.
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