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I built my 6.5 and love it. Started with a 700 short action, 26" Hart barrel, timney trigger, and a 6.5 Creedmoor came to life!!! Ground hogs worst nightmare. Took a deer past season 380yds. Luey scope with the CDS set up for 120gr. Nosler. The best rifle I've ever owned!!!!!
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This is a shooting forum, there is no place here for logic.
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Now I seriously want to make a sleeper Mannlicher. Still hunt the brush with a rear peep/hooded front combo, then toss on a Nightforce and bust rocks at a grand. .270 and 130 NPTs, broseph? Probably. It would kill stuff better than a 162 Amax. Yeah, out to 300 yards... but when you got to 301... kiss your ass goodbye! Tanner
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I seriously want to make a sleeper Mannlicher. Still hunt the brush with a rear peep/hooded front combo, then toss on a Nightforce and bust rocks at a grand. .270 and 130 NPTs, broseph? Probably.It would kill stuff better than a 162 Amax. Yeah, out to 300 yards... but when you got to 301... kiss your ass goodbye! This is my dream build.....focus.....
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I hear a #5 contour makes for a good carrying/packing rig Comments? Why mess with a #5? MTU will build character on those hunts!
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Now I seriously want to make a sleeper Mannlicher. Still hunt the brush with a rear peep/hooded front combo, then toss on a Nightforce and bust rocks at a grand. .270 and 130 NPTs, broseph? Probably. It would kill stuff better than a 162 Amax. If you could hit it with that fuggin soup can.... Alan..... we all know you could stop this nonsense by building a 6.5 x .45 ACP..... maybe Ackley it....
You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......
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I built my 6.5 and love it. Started with a 700 short action, 26" Hart barrel, timney trigger, and a 6.5 Creedmoor came to life!!! Ground hogs worst nightmare. Took a deer past season 380yds. Luey scope with the CDS set up for 120gr. Nosler. The best rifle I've ever owned!!!!! It is a nice gun. I'd like to build a 6.5 somethin' or other myself. You inspired me.
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I hear a #5 contour makes for a good carrying/packing rig Comments? Why mess with a #5? MTU will build character on those hunts! I'm think of stocking it in something along the lines of a McMillan Classic. I don't think that MTU will quite fit, I could be wrong though. Anybody have a Classic that'll care to offer their opinion?
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6.5 Creedmoor or a 6.5 SLR...
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6.5 Creedmoor or a 6.5 SLR... Lookie what the cat drug in....
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Hard to beat a 6,5x47L. I shoot a 47 against creedmores XCs 260s etc on steel.Out to 1000 yards. I think the 47 is more consistent than the rest. But thats just me. dave
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Something wildcat and fast: 6.5/300 Weatherby Mag.
Something factory and milder and short action: .260 Remmy
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we all know you could stop this nonsense by building a 6.5 x .45 ACP..maybe Ackley it.... Don't think I'd trust it to feed, ya know, push feed and all......
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Yeah, you can't trust a push feed when the chips are down,,, But that 6.5-45 ACP would be an awfully efficient round,,, DF
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If going that route, I suggest the 6.5-9mm, as the 6.5-45 ACP is way too overbore.
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Not enough ass to push a 130......
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Come to think of it, a 6.5 x .357 SIG would be about right....
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Come to think of it, a 6.5 x .357 SIG would be about right.... Yeah, the 6.5 Micro... Could start a whole family of Micro clones... And in a little bitty Micro action, that gun could come in under 3 pounds with a short pencil barrel and a McM Micro fill mini-stock... A decent scope could double the weight... DF
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Come to think of it, a 6.5 x .357 SIG would be about right.... Still not enough ass.... You guys are weebling and wobbling off course......
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Efficiency, aalf, efficiency... DF
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