Originally Posted by Clarkm
I don't have a 6.5-06AI reamer, but I do have a plain jane 6.5-06 A-Square reamer [use 30-06, not 270 brass, for shorter length].

I have built 6.5-06 rifles on a Dumoulin Mauser action with a Shilen barrel in 2015.
I have built 6.5-06 on a 1965 Rem700 action with Benchmark barrel in 2017
I have built a 6.5-06 on a 2000 Rem700 action with a Bartlein 2b barrel in 2018.

6.5-06 120 gr Nos bal tip moly 3.34" 50.7 gr IMR4166 3200 fps chrono

I have killed big game with 6mmBR all the way up to 300WM, and my two favorites are 6.5-06 and 7mmRM. They reach out the furthest for me.


What is the question? You already know more than most dumb [bleep] reading this post! Too much brandy?