6.5 Sherman

[NBK]

You could always do a 6.5/280 Ackley Improved! Feeds great, big fuel tank and plenty of neck for long bullets!

 

[Hoghead]

If I'm not mistaken that's what the 6.5 Sherman is. I think I could use 270 , 280 or 280ai brass

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[KoozeDeer]

My mistake you did say 6.5 Sherman, that is indeed a different cartridge than the 6.5SS

 

[ross1147]

Hoghead,
What it sounds like is you want to use same action / bolt (.473) and possible reloading components. If the 6.5-06 isn’t doing enough for you you have 4 options I see: 6.5-06AI, 6.5-280AI, 6.5 Gibbs, 6.5 Sherman.
I have a 6.5-06AI and it shoots great. In a 26” barrel I can get the 156 Berger up to 3100+, but settled on a node at 3030fps that shoots .52 MOA out to 500 yds (furthest I’ve taken it). I haven’t focused much attention to monos in it. I did pick up a couple boxes of 122 grn Controlled Chaos just to see how they shot and they’re very impressive.
Out of all the above listed cartridges a 6.5-280AI would probably be the easiest. Just find yourself some 280AI Peterson brass, pick up some 280ai bushing dies and a .290 (ish depending on neck thickness) bushing, neck down to 6.5 and feed her.
Good luck with your decision and let us all know what direction you go!

 

[Aeon]

6.5 sherman is a 06 based cartridge
6.5 Sherman short is a wsm....

For you guys that didn't know. I'm not a sherman guy so I had to look

 

[NBK]

The 6.5/280 AI is the best of the 06 options because of the longer neck. This allows for bigger bullets taking up less case capacity than the others. I had one (built by Darrell Holland) for about 10 years. It is an amazing cartridge.

 

[Hoghead]

Thanks for all the information guys.

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[KoozeDeer]

6.5/284

 

[Hoghead]

I don't think I gin anything with the 6.5/284

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