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Beautiful rifle and cool old cartridge!
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I have never harvested anything with a rifle, though I've killed lots.
Harvest, another feel good word. Shameful.
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“Harvest” is an accurate word to describe taking managed game, whether you like it or not. I don’t use it as I prefer “whack”.
In Yurrup, where game generally belongs to the landowner, even when you’ve paid to kill it, it’s absolutely regarded as a crop. From what I’ve seen, in Texas, landowners manage their land for both game and whatever else they raise, a compromise, in order to enjoy hunting themselves and usually to sell the privilege of hunting to others, so the deer are a crop there too.
Beautiful rifle OP, for a nifty old round. Awesome that it has nice irons on it too.
What fresh Hell is this?
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“Harvest” is an accurate word to describe taking managed game, whether you like it or not. I don’t use it as I prefer “whack”. In Alaska they issue Harvet Tickets, not Killing Tags. I despise the terms "dirt nap" and "smoked 'em"
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Beautiful wood in that rifle
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When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. ~Thomas Jefferson~
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Did you have Dakota make that rifle for you, or did you buy it from someone or place?
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How does the Newton compare to the 6.5x55 and same question as above. Don't like "dirt nap" and DRT.
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Just curious did the .264 dia. 120 at 3150 fps do something I can't see that a .257 dia. 120 g at 3100 wouldn't do? MB
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I bought the rifle used from a friend. When I bought it I had no idea what a .256 Newton was, I thought it would be some type of .25 caliber wildcat. I had always wanted a fine rifle like a Dakota and knew that whatever the caliber was, I could load for it. I was surprised to find out that it was a .264 caliber.
As far as the difference between this and a 6.5x55 or even a 6.5-06, I see no real advantage to the Newton. The other two would be way easier to load for or buy factory ammunition. I feel like the Newton is right in the middle of those two calibers, power wise.
As far as the .257 vs. .264 difference, yeah... I don’t see any there either.
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But it certainly does have a cool factor right up to when you gotta drop 2 c notes for dies. MB
" Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "
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now that's real old school, I've always wanted to play with something like that. super cool!!!!!!!!
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that's how a rifle should be hunted with! no black stocks no cans.
just wood and blued metal.
life is way to short to hunt with a ugly rifle.
good job and i love that rifle!
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How does the Newton compare to the 6.5x55 and same question as above. Don't like "dirt nap" and DRT. I've been loading for the 256 Newton for around 30 years and, velocity wise, it seems to fall about mid-way between the 6.5x55 and 270 with comparable bullets. It is a nice cartridge, but there are lots of cartridges that fall into the same performance niche and are easier in every way.
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I bought the rifle used from a friend. When I bought it I had no idea what a .256 Newton was, I thought it would be some type of .25 caliber wildcat. I had always wanted a fine rifle like a Dakota and knew that whatever the caliber was, I could load for it. I was surprised to find out that it was a .264 caliber.
As far as the difference between this and a 6.5x55 or even a 6.5-06, I see no real advantage to the Newton. The other two would be way easier to load for or buy factory ammunition. I feel like the Newton is right in the middle of those two calibers, power wise.
As far as the .257 vs. .264 difference, yeah... I don’t see any there either. The bore between the tops of the lands measures 0.256", while the bore between the bottom of the grooves measures 0.264", assuming common groove depths of 0.004".
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I bought the rifle used from a friend. When I bought it I had no idea what a .256 Newton was, I thought it would be some type of .25 caliber wildcat. I had always wanted a fine rifle like a Dakota and knew that whatever the caliber was, I could load for it. I was surprised to find out that it was a .264 caliber.
As far as the difference between this and a 6.5x55 or even a 6.5-06, I see no real advantage to the Newton. The other two would be way easier to load for or buy factory ammunition. I feel like the Newton is right in the middle of those two calibers, power wise.
As far as the .257 vs. .264 difference, yeah... I don’t see any there either. The bore between the tops of the lands measures 0.256", while the bore between the bottom of the grooves measures 0.264", assuming common groove depths of 0.004". I found this out after I got the rifle home and after a bit of research.
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Classy rifle in a classy cartridge
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