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So I just had a 6.5-06 built. Shot out the throat in my rem 700 25-06 and decided to go with a 6.5-06 as it is an easy case to form from all of the 25-06 brass I have.

The action has been trued, and a bartlein stainless barrel installed, cut to 25 inches with a 11 degree target crown. The barrel is a 1 in 8 twist. I put a bc m40 style stock on it, black with red webbing. Bedded with devcon. Timney calvin elite trigger, set at 8 oz from the factory. Topped with a vortex 6x24 pst. 20 moa rail.

Anyways, had to describe it because I don't know how to post pictures yet. Loaded 140 berger hybrids over test loads of 53, 54, 55, and 56 grains of h1000 for a ladder test. Loaded extra of the 53 grain loads to sight in with. 4 shots to dial it in, and then 3 shots of the 53 for a group. Weather was crappy and my chrono wasn't reading so I decided to forgo the rest of the test loads. But the 3 shot group was just under half an inch at 100 yards, and were nowhere near the lands as I got excited and loaded them before I had the rifle in hand. And to top it off, when I got home I cleaned the rifle and it only took 5 patches to clean! I am impressed by the quality of the barrel and performance so far, and I cannot help but think that the rifle will shoot extremely well after I tune the loads in a bit. Anybody have any experience with the 6.5-06 and want to share loads?


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Sounds like you will be pleased. To post pictures,load your photos to Photobucket. Becide every picture in photobucket is a IMG code. Just keep 2 browsers open when you post here,your thread and your page on Photobucket. To post a picture just copy the IMG code at Photobucket and paste in anywhere into your thread text.

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My 6.5-06 with a 23" brux barrel and 140gr VLD's shot well with 50gr H4350 but the brass life was short(too much pressure) 2950 fps

Switched to RL-17 50gr and got 2950 fps with the same accuracy, and the brass life is good.


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RL22 and H1000 with 140s has been good. Think 56 of H1000 got me 2940.

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Here is a pic of the rifle.

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And that is about where i hope to be 30338


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Wow !
WTF melted your blind ?

Rifle looks good tho.

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Haha... observant! There was a fire... didnt get in but almost. it did however shatter a pane in the sliding door and melt the shades... wonderful wake up call having a firefighter bust in your bedroom and wake you up in the middle of the night. Like something out of a teenage girls dream haha


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I think you'll get there. My barrel is 24.5". Nice round and gives you a lot of reach without a lot of recoil.

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Mine shoots great with 53.5 to 54.0 H4350 and a 123 AMax or 127 LRX. 56-57 of H1000 with the 140s with good brass life.


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I have built ~ 30 rifles for myself over the last 15 years, and the one 6.5-06 has been the best.

6.5-06 A square reamer
Shilen select match stainless #3 taper 5R 8" twist 24" finish
Boyds pro varmint stock
Timney trigger
Dumoulin Mauser action
homemade Aluminum round rear pillar
home made Aluminum flat front recoil lug/ bedding
Custom FL sizer body from Forster neck honing service by paying for double hone out fee from 25-06 body to 0.292" neck.
Custom collet neck die mandrel from Lee Custom Mandrel reduction service by paying triple fee for 270 mandrel from a collet neck die down to 0.262", but leave the top 1/4" alone to fit a 270 collar.

120 gr Nos Bal tip moly with 50.7 gr IMR-4166 powder 3.34" , Win 30-06 brass, Chronographs at 3197 fps
Averages 0.92" 5 shots at 100 yards first trip to range
Sighted in to 600 yards.
Killed a whitetail doe at 629 yards.

In 2017 I will build at least one more 6.5-06.
Probably with Rem 700 and or Savage 110 actions.



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My 6.5X06 build is a Tikka T3 with a Shilen 1-8 twist #3 at 25"- 54 grs of H4831 and 140 SST Hornady ....makes it shine.
Smoked a coyote the other day at 633 yds first shot kill grin


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I am loving the tales of long shots... this will predominantly be my match gun but I plan on poking a few coyotes with it this winter...


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I also plan for this rifle to get me to a mile. Farthest so far is 1200 with my custom 220 swift with 75 amax's. If I can do that, a mile with the 6.5 shouldnt be too much of a problem, right?


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That should get you to a mile.

I was shooting to 1800 yards with another forum member a while back. I was shooting 208 Amax from a 308, he was shooting 140 Amax from a 6.5 Creedmoor.

We were both hitting, with almost the same dope. My BC advantage, and his MV advantage kind of equaled out.

We were at about 4300 ft, 60F.

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The spot that I have scoped out will be at about 8000 feet


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You'll be right in there.

I'd be looking at 140-ish gr bullets from Hornady or Berger.

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I'll take it! smile


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I am shooting and doing barrel break in with a box of 140 berger hybrids at the moment, but think I will switch to either the hornady eld-m's in either 140 or 147. Cheaper than the bergers and supposedly better bc. Cant hardly find em in stores anywhere yet, always sold out... you bastards are buying them all before I can haha. Might have to break down and buy them online and pay the darn shipping.


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I bet ya would! I really like the looks of it. Dont think I could part with her...


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Nice rifle

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