Rumhunter84 Report post Posted June 29, 2017 My proof research .284 26 inch barrel will be here tomorrow I am so excited ! My custom action should be by the end of next week . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted June 30, 2017 12-13 years ago, when I had my .25-06AI built here locally, I paid for the action to be trued and an aftermarket recoil lug to be installed when they were installing my new barrel. When Eric took the barrel off to start prepping my action, he found the work was not performed. The face was not square or even touched, and still had the factory Rem recoil lug. As he found it. After he squared and trued it up. It took me 2 years of saving back then to build this rifle. And I now find out some of the work I paid for never happened. Thank goodness for modern technology like cell phones for gunsmiths to keep you informed of progress nowadays. Here is the Hawkins brake on the left next to a brake Eric makes for another company to be used on rifles in the .375 & .408 Cheytac and .50 BMG range. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted June 30, 2017 And here is a 6.5 SS round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke-BE Report post Posted June 30, 2017 how many grains of powder can you put in that brass? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted June 30, 2017 Depending on bullet and powder type, 58.0-62.5+. Supposedly 3150-3200 is very easily doable, and 3300 with a 140 in a 26" barrel run hard is possible. I plan on using a 140 HVLD (as I have about 700+ in my cabinet) and something like H1000, Retumbo, RL23, RL26. Going to be a hunting rifle, so I need temp stability. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke-BE Report post Posted June 30, 2017 Wasn't your 1/4 bore 1/4 MOA?? Did all right without being trued!! (besides you paid for it and it didn't happen) How much of a contributing factor could of come from it if it was trued?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big or Bust Report post Posted July 1, 2017 Forgive me Lance, how is brass formed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjl2010 Report post Posted July 1, 2017 Forgive me Lance, how is brass formed? Just watched some dude on YouTube for 20 min. Looks like a part time job!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Browns Report post Posted July 1, 2017 That's exactly why Axisworks will be doing all my gunsmith work!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke-BE Report post Posted July 1, 2017 Depending on bullet and powder type, 58.0-62.5+. Supposedly 3150-3200 is very easily doable, and 3300 with a 140 in a 26" barrel run hard is possible. I plan on using a 140 HVLD (as I have about 700+ in my cabinet) and something like H1000, Retumbo, RL23, RL26. Going to be a hunting rifle, so I need temp stability. I know this is not the same bullet but this 6.5 WSM wildcat with all the powder capacity and even light bullets is using 5-10 grains more then my 6.5-270 AI and still coming under what mine is producing. Here is the load data from the last Handloader magazine April 2017 Even though it is only a 24" barrel with the up graded velocity with a 26" that I have, it would put them up to par or under mine but with 5-10 grains more. Interesting that it does that! Any reason why??? I hope you do knock it out of the park and push it to 3,300 fps!!!! That would be a great deer slayer! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STOMP442 Report post Posted July 1, 2017 This is exactly why I abandoned my 6.5WSM. I had built one of those first then built a 6.5-06 Improved about a year later and found the 6.5 improved did everything the short mag would more efficiently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted July 1, 2017 I really do not like the WSM neck/shoulder design at all. The neck is way too short. The 35° shoulder is nice though. I really do not expect to run a 140 @ 3300. I will be very happy with 3150, and ecstatic with 3200ish. My .25-06AI was a .2-.3" gun, but it took a long time and trial and error to get there. But I learned a lot of techniques through the years tinkering. It is more the fact that my first semi-custom I ever built, and spent a lot of my hard earned money when times were tight, was basically not completed correctly, and I did not get all the work I paid for back then. About $350+ worth. But...all corrected now, and the rifle should really turn out nice. I am extremely anxious to get it in my hot little hands. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted July 2, 2017 Finally found some Nosler .280AI brass in stock! 100 pieces on their way! Should have them next week. What a relief. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke-BE Report post Posted July 2, 2017 This should be a good one!!! Past few years looking into the 280AI! I like that you can buy brass Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke-BE Report post Posted July 2, 2017 I also looked into the 7mm short mag and 7mm WSM but lots of rumors barrels burn out from 700-900 rounds. I would assume 280AI would be more around 1500 right?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
