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Thread: Mauser 6mm Rem project build

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    Mauser 6mm Rem project build

    Ive had a nice 98 Mauser action sitting about for some time. It had a nice custom safety installed and timney trigger. I later aquired an old 30's style stock from an 8mm sporter.
    I was still trying to figure out what I wanted so I asked on the forum if anyone had any mauser barrels kicking around, and was rewarded with a magnificant donation of a parker hale 6mm Rem barrel from Tentman! Much kudos for paying it foward and I shall endevour to do the same.
    I dropped off all these bits to Allan Carr a few days ago with the request: Please make barrel bits stick to action bit, make metal bits pretty and blued, and make metal bits fit in wood bits.
    Hopefully in a couple of months there will be a re-creation of these bits into a nice light 6mm!
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    Yup. The tent meister helped me with a 270 barrel for my parker hale project.
    Good bugger

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    @-BW- I have one of these, not sure what twist your barrel is but will shit over a .243 or creedmoor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nor-west View Post
    @-BW- I have one of these, not sure what twist your barrel is but will shit over a .243 or creedmoor.
    Whats your recipie?
    (I am limiting myself to using W760 because thats I have and I'm reluctant to buy something else just for one calibre..)
    I am hoping to fling 95-100gr above 2900fps

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    Greetings All,
    Always had a soft spot for the 6mm Remington. Seemed to be an improvement on the .243 Winchester and should have been more popular for a number of reasons. I see it is listed on the Remarms website which I assume is the reincarnated Remington manufacturer. Perhaps they had some left over barrels.
    Regards Grandpamac.

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    Quote Originally Posted by -BW- View Post
    Whats your recipie?
    (I am limiting myself to using W760 because thats I have and I'm reluctant to buy something else just for one calibre..)
    I am hoping to fling 95-100gr above 2900fps
    Easy, the sierra 100grn game king @3000fps if 1-10 though if 1-12 will only stablise flat base bullets over 90grn.
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    6 months later...

    It is done!

    I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. Will fit scope and head to the range at the next available opportunity.

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    Way cool. Well done on putting together such a distinguished and considered commission to the gunsmith.
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    You would have to be happy with that.
    Very nice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nor-west View Post
    @-BW- I have one of these, not sure what twist your barrel is but will shit over a .243 or creedmoor.
    In what way does it shit over a .243 ?
    I would expect there to be a small advantage . . What's your experience ?
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    without a picture . .. it never happened !

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    Quote Originally Posted by -BW- View Post
    6 months later...

    It is done!

    I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. Will fit scope and head to the range at the next available opportunity.

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    Nice. I’m pretty sure I saw that in the gunsmiths workshop last week when I picked up my .223 action.
    I too have a soft spot for the 6mm Rem, enjoy it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by rossi.45 View Post
    In what way does it shit over a .243 ?
    I would expect there to be a small advantage . . What's your experience ?
    On average around 100fps for a given bullet weight, getting a chrony and drop validated 3000fps with 100gn Hornady Sp out of a 20" .243, so it's all a bit relative really. Out to say, 350yds, nothing in this country walking away from that. Same sort of difference as with 7mm08 vs 280 Remington.

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    Welcome to the 6 club mate, g.c Napier had some new brass for sale last time I checked
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    I like the safety.
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    @-BW-

    What brass are you using?

    This seems to be the biggest hinderance for the chambering.

 

 

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