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... I have a drilling with a 6.5x57R rifle barrel (and of course two 16-gauge shotgun barrels). Very nice! But the ones I've seen are a bit on the heavy side. I'm not sure I'd be wanting to drag it around behind a brace of pointers. But Ingwe could be the first in Montana to own a 6.5x57 with a leopard-print McMillan stock. Now we're talking! Mike
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No, it would not be the only 6.5x57 in Montana. I have a friend who lives near Bozeman who has one ... That's a rare bird. How's it shoot? Do you know who made it? Mike
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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John why is the 6.5x57 not more popular and common? Is it because it was eclipsed by the 6.5x55?
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The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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So, does this mean ingwe will soon be seen in Texas, wearing his leopard-print Depends, toting a .270???
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I say again�.you people are evil.
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We'd have to see what Ingwewife has to say. Ingwewife shoots the bastard child of the 7x57�.a ,257 Roberts�. You don't deserve her. Is her other gun a .300 H&H?
I am..........disturbed.
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Bob,
Yeah, the 6.5x55 became THE general 6.5 cartridge--the same sort of deal that happens with many other calibers/cartridges.
The 6.5x55 isn't any better than the 6.5x57, in fact it's very close to idential, but a lot more rifles were made for it, thanks to the Norwegian and Swedish armies. The ballistics are basically the same, and the 6.5x55 works equally well in any action with a 3.1 to 3.4 inch magazine. Abundant ammo and brass and lots of rifles = popular.
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So, does this mean ingwe will soon be seen in Texas, wearing his leopard-print Depends, toting a .270??? No, he's coming to the Yukon to cuddle up on a caribou rug with a very experienced BSA Viscount in 7X57. ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/laketrouter/firearms/IMGP5022.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/laketrouter/firearms/1f08befb-8595-4e5c-b430-9588153c1c7f.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/laketrouter/firearms/IMGP5025.jpg) Ted
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The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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I say again�.you people are evil. No, evil would be pointing out that every mug lair has a 7x57 and that the new cool is the 7x57 improved...aka 7x64.
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Perfection cannot be improved upon.
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Perfection cannot be improved upon. Just ask Glock - which gen do you have?
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IF glocks were perfect, there would only be one gen... 
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Let's delve into our 7mm metric cartridge options and get some opinions. I have a delightful little HVA 1640 that is about to be rebarreled. Having no need for a specific performance threshold but I want a metric 7mm... so I can be cool like you guys.
7x57 or 7x64 Which would you build?
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No, he's coming to the Yukon to cuddle up on a caribou rug with a very experienced BSA Viscount in 7X57. Ted That's a nice looking old rifle. Bet it has some stories to tell.
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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Yes, mostly sheep, moose, and caribou stories, along with the occasional bear. If it were a 275 Rigby, it would have some really big stories to tell.
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Were I building from scratch with no shortcuts it would be a 7x57 with a 375 ruger on a ZG47 coming a close second.
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