August 10, 2012, 10:59 AM | #1 |
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6mm ICL loads, any help?
I recently inherited a 6mm ICL FN Mauser 98
made by Juenke in the early 60's. My previous experience with reloading consists of working up a few pistol loads 20 years ago. I am a novice submitting a plan for your inspection and advice: - There's a total of 10 primed empty brass with shoulders that look like they were fired in the gun. Overall case lengths are 2.250" plus or minus 0.003" with one 0.010" short. None allow the bolt to be closed without a fight. I'm perplexed: does this indicate too many firings? - and I'm not gonna use these cases right away, if ever. - To fireform I will buy factory 6mm Remington in the lightest load I can get, which I suppose is the lightest bullet, and shoot at a hillside while pulling a long string. I need to measure and record the length of these once-fired cases. - Then I intend to get a 6mm Lee collet die to neck size only, supposing the ads about preserving brass are true. I understand the design can't foul up the improved shoulders in any way. - My father's card file dated 4/21/62 (more than 50 years ago) shows a load with cartridge=6mm ICL, case=Rem; primer=120N; bullet=Sierra 75; diam = 243; crimp=No; size=NK; length=2 7/8; powder=4895 (lot 27278); weight=40; gun= (serial number on ICL), and then remarks on the group. Another card shows the same data with 42 grains of powder, and another shows 45 grains with the remark "blown primer". A last card shows 49 grains of 4350. There must be more data than this, but I could not find it. The Nosler website shows for 6mm Remington with 70 grain bullet a max charge of 40 grains IMR4895, min of 36. I imagine the ICL case is a little bigger. - P.O. Ackley's books are on the way in case he listed a load. I've PM'd a few folks citing ICL without response. That leaves me with consulting ordinary manuals (where the ICL will not appear) and probably starting off with modest 6mm Remington loads, working up until the gun shoots right or I get my own "blown primer". - I understand these Juenke barrels have an unusually slow twist. I can't expect big bullets to go straight. Am I missing anything? thanks, eb |
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