MD, what did you ask for regarding the reamer for your custom 6.5x55 98 chamber with the short throat, or maybe a better question is where/how does one ask for the same thing? Is such an animal readily available or would one need to provide detailed mechanical drawings to a reamer maker?
Reason for asking is that my MRC 1999 6.5x55 has a super long throat that leaves near Weatherby style freebore with normal 120-129 grain bullets and a somewhat heavy barrel profile, but otherwise is a fine rifle with a 3.1" magazine to boot. I've been quandering about what to do with it to keep it a 6.5 of some kind. That magazine begs to be used or I'd switch to a 6.5 CM or .260. Rebarreling it to a lighter contour Swede without shortening the throat would be an exercise in frustration but properly throated for the sleeker bullets in the 120-140 grain range would be great and the best of all worlds in that action, not to mention I already have good dies and plenty of 6.5 Swede brass.
