Thread: 6.5 Projectile Swap

↑↑↑↑↑↑ what he has will be best bet with your slow twist barrel

Originally Posted by Tentman

Mine is a 6.5-06, barrel is a Douglas Premium 1:10 fitted up by old Din Collings in 1996 according to the stamp. It looks new (there is still bluing in the grooves at the muzzle).

I'd fired 40-50 rounds, didn't check where the fouling was, I just cleaned it out with Sweets. What really surprised me was I then fired a further 15 rounds and cleaned again, and a whole lot more copper (and other crap ??) came out. I would have expected very little fouling from just 15 rounds.

There was no copper on the blemish when I found it (it was after the second very thorough clean) and it was only visible in stong light, but I could "feel" it with a pulled bristle from a wire brush.

If it is a 1-10 you will be lucky to shoot conventional 120s out of it.

Your best bet would be to rebarrel it with a 1-8 to take advantage of it's abilty to push heavy, high BC projectiles reasonably quickly

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

If it is a 1-10 you will be lucky to shoot conventional 120s out of it.

Your best bet would be to rebarrel it with a 1-8 to take advantage of it's abilty to push heavy, high BC projectiles reasonably quickly

???? Other way round init? 120's and smaller will shoot better thru a slower twist I would have thought or am I having a Dave moment?
But agree on the rebarrel and using the cal too its potential. Awesome calibre is the 6.5-06

i am shooting 264 Win mag with a 1:9 twist Douglas no6 barrel and have no issues with 120 or less avg M/V 3300 using 2213Sc sub Moa. still tweaking loads and trying different projo's

Originally Posted by R93

???? Other way round init? 120's and smaller will shoot better thru a slower twist I would have thought or am I having a Dave moment?
But agree on the rebarrel and using the cal too its potential. Awesome calibre is the 6.5-06

But not quite the thors hammer the wsm is.!!! 2 chams a deer an 2 tahr with it now and she literally picks shit up and throws it a few metres leaving it quivvering and bleeding!!!! Those gmxs on tahr are spectacular.. amaxs on chams well geez we just wont go there...
Now not to say the 06 wont do that but.... just saying!!!

Originally Posted by baldbob

But not quite the thors hammer the wsm is.!!! 2 chams a deer an 2 tahr with it now and she literally picks shit up and throws it a few metres leaving it quivvering and bleeding!!!! Those gmxs on tahr are spectacular.. amaxs on chams well geez we just wont go there...
Now not to say the 06 wont do that but.... just saying!!!

No, its not as fast as the wsm, but unless you need to lite a smoke after one shot with your white hot barrel, the 06 is good enough

My 22" was pushing amax at 3060 and gmx at 3250 warm which is the same as my 06 but with 4" less length!!!

And when the 2-12 metric vx6 goes on her nxt week at 485gms its gonna be one hell of an allrounder!!! Now to sit back and wait for the 3-18 to arrive for the @&$#!! #$&@# we have devised!!

Originally Posted by baldbob

My 22" was pushing amax at 3060 and gmx at 3250 warm which is the same as my 06 but with 4" less length!!!

I bet you hear that, thats ok from the girls Your new rig sounds pretty sweet. I am thinking of a new barrel now. Cant decide but going 7mm.

SAUM

Originally Posted by R93

I bet you hear that, thats ok from the girls Your new rig sounds pretty sweet. I am thinking of a new barrel now. Cant decide but going 7mm.

Oh god i feel sorry for the morange already...

Originally Posted by Smiddy

SAUM

Its high on the list but I will need a new mag and bolt head. .280AI is where I am floating at the moment.

Originally Posted by baldbob

Oh god i feel sorry for the morange already...

I dont! We have it sussed now. I will keep up a steady supply of bananas for him if he stresses out

Hmmm what the 280ai make 162s go in 24" ??? I want 180s to go 3000 + in 24"...

I wont ever use 162's I will shoot 150 sciroccos or 140's of some description.