Thread: new project. what to do.........

You will get a report for sure.

I'm about to do another 6.5x55AI for my Blaser R8.... I think that maybe Hunty's rifle was my Sako 75 Finnlight with 24" Trueflight Barrel..

I believe that my loads for it were around 50gr of N560 (maybe 50.5gr) for 3050 fps in Lapua brass...

I will make the Blaser barrel standard length of 23" and hope to use the new Nosler LR 129gr (if it ever turns up) in it for 3100-3200....

What's the point of going 6.5x55 ai tho then having to push the shit out of it with n560 and high pressures, the barrel life will be shit and possibly hard to tune. You can go to a 6.5 saum and drive the 130s at 3150 fps from a 24" barrel at only 55k psi, the barrel will last 3k plus rounds with 2217.

Ill do the 223saum on a r93 blaser I think with one of Abe's receivers.

what can you get out of a 6.5 saum with 140s in terms of speed

3250 with a 26" barrel.

Originally Posted by L.R

What's the point of going 6.5x55 ai tho then having to push the shit out of it with n560 and high pressures, the barrel life will be shit and possibly hard to tune. You can go to a 6.5 saum and drive the 130s at 3150 fps from a 24" barrel at only 55k psi, the barrel will last 3k plus rounds with 2217.

You have to buy another Mag and magnum bolt head at around $400 to use that chambering. 3100fps wont be a push out of that case either with RL-17 or N560 I imagine. Long throat it and with the x55 neck it wont be a bad barrel burner.

Will ya please stop blabbing about the 6.5 saum I am building one soon and dont want it to be like owning a .308 Goes for you to, Abe!

3100 with a 140 with 50 grains of powder is gonna be pushing it hard for sure Dave.

Originally Posted by L.R

3100 with a 140 with 50 grains of powder is gonna be pushing it hard for sure Dave.

Agreed. He is planning on the 129 Nosler though? I can get 3050 out of my .260 AI with 130's and 47.5 grs powder in the summer. He should achieve it easily with his case capacity and mabye if needed, extending the throat/lead a bit.

Mmmm your having to use powders I don't like to use personally to achieve those velocitys. I'd rather a bigger chambering myself.

Dont you like them from experience of actually using them in several different cals? Or are you just believing the dribble you read on the internet?

I've used them heaps in lots of different cals Dave. More than you have had hot dinners....

Originally Posted by L.R

I've used them heaps in lots of different cals Dave. More than you have had hot dinners....

I dunno Daves pretty old that's a lot of hot dinners!

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I've had a fuck load of rifles. 2 life times of hot meals worth.

Thats odd, I must have been in a coma for all those dinners considering I have a fair few years on you. Just think, while you could have been literally spat out after a random gobble off, I was just bludging away in the armed forces. Oh and doing everything else that gives me, I dunno, what you like to make out you have................. Experience.