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Jim Watson · November 28, 2012, 01:40 PM

Nothing wrong with a 7mm on a Springfield action, but I don't think trying to scab on a Mauser barrel is the way to go. Start over with the right shank.

If I had a fondness for 6.5 and 7mm and the '03, I would be thinking hard about a .256 Newton or a .285 OKH. No real difference in ballistics from a 6.5x55 or 6.5-06 and a .280 Rem, but just going for the nostalgia.

November 28, 2012, 01:40 PM	#17
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 9,757	Nothing wrong with a 7mm on a Springfield action, but I don't think trying to scab on a Mauser barrel is the way to go. Start over with the right shank. If I had a fondness for 6.5 and 7mm and the '03, I would be thinking hard about a .256 Newton or a .285 OKH. No real difference in ballistics from a 6.5x55 or 6.5-06 and a .280 Rem, but just going for the nostalgia.