Does anyone have any idea what the standard CIP 6.5x57 Mauser chamber free bore is? I'm going to build one and am considering a custom throat. I can not find any prints on the web, my Google fu seems weak. Thank you in advance.
I made a dummy round that was magazine length, on the action which was having an 06 barrel removed.
I took the dummy rounds, each with a different bullet on it...
had the gunsmith throat the chamber to accept a 142 grain Match King.. with the bullet seated out to mag length...
the gunsmith appreciated me bringing in the dummy rounds, telling me he wished ALL customers thought that far ahead... making his job much easier, instead of guessing what they wanted exactly.
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Not sure if that is free bore or unspecified. I know the 5.6x57 is made to take 22 RF inserts and has a thicker neck but doubt the 6.5 has that.
Other diagrams didn't show the leed at all in fact it had no throat or leed.
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If you are ordering a reamer, or it with .050 freebore, then have the gunsmith throat it for what ever bullet you intend to shoot. Bullets design is changing dramatically, plan on the future.
