todd
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I have been playing with various cast bullets in my 6.5 Creedmoor, so far with pretty un spectacular results. I like the rifle and would enjoy shooting it more, but two things, may be related, short throat requiring deep seating and the fast twist, niether is conducive to cast accuracy.
I had a bunch of cast bullets left from a 6.5 Swedish project which was an abortion. Was hoping this would od better and it has by far, but I don't think it'll be good enough to pursue it much, so when I shoot up the ones I have, it'll probably be relegated to jacketed which it shoots very well.
I always thought the .270 Winchester should have been a 6.5, why Winchester wnt with a weirdo bore size nothing else uses is beyond me. The 6.5-06 is one wildcat that sounds pretty interesting.
i used a 1 in 8" twist for my MGM encore barrels. the heaviest bullet i used was 140gr hornady sst, while the lightest was 120gr nosler bt. i think i used 120gr hornady amax, but i night be wrong about weight. i found that the throat was deep(or deep enuff), as it would set the bullet to the bottom of the neck.
the 6.5-06 was considered a barrel burner back then. now, i don't know. i really like the 270 win, esp in a ruger #1!!! 1973 version too.
130gr nosler bt with imr4320 at 100 yards (left/4 shots)
140gr hornady sst with imr4350 at 100 yards (5 shots)
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