Just got a 6.5-06 and was wondering if there are others who shoot this round for long range. What is your best shot with yours?
6.5-06
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Re: 6.5-06
From what I have seen not much different than the popular 6.5x284...and it seems more realistic, I can't see a downside!
From what I have seen not much different than the popular 6.5x284...and it seems more realistic, I can't see a downside!
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Yeah more for hunting purposes, and the barrel on it is broughton, so it should have longer barrel life. Any downsides to this over the 6.5x284?
Yeah more for hunting purposes, and the barrel on it is broughton, so it should have longer barrel life. Any downsides to this over the 6.5x284?
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it is a good hunting cal never used it for target but i am would like to hear more about the broughton barrel life
it is a good hunting cal never used it for target but i am would like to hear more about the broughton barrel life
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quote from broughton
These barrels are showing exceptional clean ability, more velocity, longer barrel life, reduced bolt / breech pressure and extreme accuracy - shooting small groups at short and long ranges. We will expand this 5C ® land formation into other calibers and twist options in the future.
could be a sales pitch
quote from broughton
These barrels are showing exceptional clean ability, more velocity, longer barrel life, reduced bolt / breech pressure and extreme accuracy - shooting small groups at short and long ranges. We will expand this 5C ® land formation into other calibers and twist options in the future.
could be a sales pitch
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6.5-06/6.5-06AI and all it's long action cousins are a lot of long range shooting fun. 140 grain berger VLD's produce very little recoil compared to the .30 caliber 208 gr, 210 gr and above VLD's that you see in the .300 Win Mags. Plus, you use a whole lot less powder!
6.5-06/6.5-06AI and all it's long action cousins are a lot of long range shooting fun. 140 grain berger VLD's produce very little recoil compared to the .30 caliber 208 gr, 210 gr and above VLD's that you see in the .300 Win Mags. Plus, you use a whole lot less powder!
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This rifle was made by gre-tan especially for the 140...here are some pics for your viewing pleasure
http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu12/goatsie_photo/e2096586.jpg
This rifle was made by gre-tan especially for the 140...here are some pics for your viewing pleasure
http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu12/goatsie_photo/e2096586.jpg
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I burned a tube in one, took me just shy of 1500rd and 3 months. A friend of mine is on his second barrel. The rifle caliber excels with barrel lengths over 26"
My 28" barrel was throwing the 140 Bergers at 3175fps quite accurately. The 31" barrel on the one my friend is currently running needed to be reigned in because the Bergers were disintegrating in flight around 3325fps. He's shooting the slower node in the high 3100's to low 3200's now with them and the 140 Amax rocks at 3240fps
Recoil is not bad, more than a 260 but that's to be expected when you're pushing the same bullet with an extra 15gr of powder and another 400fps.
I think that it's a great hunting caliber and a great 800+ caliber, but for a lot of the matches around us the number of shots out past 800yd are small compared to the shots that are inside of 700yd and the smaller, lighter 6's and 6.5's are better suited to that game.
I burned a tube in one, took me just shy of 1500rd and 3 months. A friend of mine is on his second barrel. The rifle caliber excels with barrel lengths over 26"
My 28" barrel was throwing the 140 Bergers at 3175fps quite accurately. The 31" barrel on the one my friend is currently running needed to be reigned in because the Bergers were disintegrating in flight around 3325fps. He's shooting the slower node in the high 3100's to low 3200's now with them and the 140 Amax rocks at 3240fps
Recoil is not bad, more than a 260 but that's to be expected when you're pushing the same bullet with an extra 15gr of powder and another 400fps.
I think that it's a great hunting caliber and a great 800+ caliber, but for a lot of the matches around us the number of shots out past 800yd are small compared to the shots that are inside of 700yd and the smaller, lighter 6's and 6.5's are better suited to that game.
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Ao lets see what yours look like I wanna see some 6.5-06 guns and the kills with them!
Ao lets see what yours look like I wanna see some 6.5-06 guns and the kills with them!
