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I'd look hard at the 6x62mm Freres. Its the 9.3x62 necked down, and looks like a .243 on steriods. It has more case capacity than the 240 Wby, and I loaded mine with cheap 243 win dies, as the neck and shoulder are almost the same as the .243, but it's close to 0.5" longer. Worth a thought.
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You do not n e e d a 6mm. Question is do you want one? Surly nothing wrong with a 6mm. I started off with a 6mm Remington with 100 grain bullets and was satisfied to say the least. Then I tried 30-06, 270 Win & 7mm mag. lately I have been shooting 6.5 Grendel & this fall I intend on shooting a bolt action 6mm ARC. Lots of good choices out there. Suit yourself with what you please.
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Fellas I have a Win 70 XTR (push feed) in 6.5x55 and I'm addressing the bolt, brass head, etc.
The only problem I've encountered is in 'some' brands the 6.5X55 brass 'needs' an RCBS # 2 shell holder for the press.
Can't recall now but 'some' brass will fit a # 3 but what I'm using now requires a # 2.
And yes, you're right Filaman that M 70 action is NOT limited to OLD pressure limits.
So far the only bullet I've pushed is the 120 NBT and 3000 fps gives me NO trouble.
Good Luck
Jerry
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Fellas I have a Win 70 XTR (push feed) in 6.5x55 and I'm addressing the bolt, brass head, etc.
The only problem I've encountered is in 'some' brands the 6.5X55 brass 'needs' an RCBS # 2 shell holder for the press.
Can't recall now but 'some' brass will fit a # 3 but what I'm using now requires a # 2.
And yes, you're right Filaman that M 70 action is NOT limited to OLD pressure limits.
So far the only bullet I've pushed is the 120 NBT and 3000 fps gives me NO trouble.
Good Luck
Jerry Oh I know Jwall My Push Feed M-70 is chambered in .270 and I shoot a pretty healthy load of 130 grain bullet over 56.7 grains of IMR 4831 which scares the hell out of 3100 FPS in a 22" barrel. I'm thinking of building a 6.5x55 on a Yugo 24/47 action. But yeah If I had a spare push feed M-70 action I wouldn't think twice about chambering it in 6.5x55.
Last edited by Filaman; 06/14/21.
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I think 6mm (whether it be CM, .243, or 6mmRem) is an ideal long range varmint cartridge. Small enough bore that there's good varmint bullets, and enough case to drive them a long ways.
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