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sc928porsche · December 12, 2012, 03:21 PM

If you decide to rebarrel, stay with the 06 length cartridge. If you use the 08 cartridge, you may have to do some additional work to get the cartridge to feed correctly. The 270 is a great cartridge as is the 06, 25-06, and the 6.5-06.

If you are really looking for something different, then by all means go to the 6.5-06. Just remember that you wont be able to buy ammo for it over the counter. You will have to "roll your own". Which of course is easy enough. You can use any 06 based brass and resize it in the die.

December 12, 2012, 03:21 PM	#14
sc928porsche Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2008 Location: now living in alabama Posts: 2,433	If you decide to rebarrel, stay with the 06 length cartridge. If you use the 08 cartridge, you may have to do some additional work to get the cartridge to feed correctly. The 270 is a great cartridge as is the 06, 25-06, and the 6.5-06. If you are really looking for something different, then by all means go to the 6.5-06. Just remember that you wont be able to buy ammo for it over the counter. You will have to "roll your own". Which of course is easy enough. You can use any 06 based brass and resize it in the die. __________________ No such thing as a stupid question. What is stupid is not asking it.