sjvcon Report post Posted August 10, 2011 Okay ... so now that I have a .300 RUM for my main .308 cal, I have been considering re-barreling a .30-06 to 6.5-06 Ackley Improved. This would make use of the great ballistics qualities of the 6.5/.264 bullets, and from what I've read, will give performance very similar to the .264 Win Mag with much less powder. My only issue is that the cases have to be fire formed, and I've never done this. Pretty inexperienced to the whole reloading thing really, though I have all of the equipment and should really be doing to save on $$ and have better performance. I could go 6.5x284 Norma and get similar ballistics (and ready made quality brass), but I think the bolt and feed rails would need to be opened up/modified, and I hear that feeding on those is less reliable due to the wider case and associated transition. What are your opinions? Is fire forming a huge pain in the neck? Are there any safety issues? One guy (Kirby Allen) said just to seat the 6.5 bullet in a .25-06 case and shoot with a medium charge. Does that sound right? Is the 6.5x284 just a better option? Or even a .264 Win Mag? All opinions are welcome. Even suggestions for a different/better cartridge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
