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pepperbelly |
Quick 6.5x55 question |
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Can a Remington 700 short action be barreled and chambered for 6.5x55, or does that caliber require a long action?
Jim NRA Life Member Laws that forbid the carrying of arms... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. --- Thomas Jefferson. |
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Thor96 |
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Jim, max magazine length for SA is 2.825". That's actually a bit short for some of the long tapered bullets for the 6mm like the Hornady A-max and
probably a lot of the 257 loads. A couple of my Swede loads run 3.1" OAL. So bottom line is NO.
Remington came out with a Special Edition 6.5x55 a few years ago, just right before they came out with the 260, but can't remember what action it was on. I would have to say it was LA. When all else fails, BLAME BUSH! |
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pepperbelly |
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Thanks. I thouht that was the case but couldn't remember.
I have a Remington 700 SPS Varmint in .308 I got relatively cheap. I had thought about maybe going to the 6.5x55 in it, but I will probably just keep it as is unless I find another rifle in 6.5 to trade for. Jim NRA Life Member Laws that forbid the carrying of arms... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. --- Thomas Jefferson. |
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velvetnsteel |
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Thor, the special edition Remington you speak of is the Classic. I had one in 6.5 X 55 and it was a long action.
Jim, that action should be perfect for the .260 Remington if you just want a .264 caliber .
Long live the Swedish Mauser!!
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Thor96 |
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You said that you HAD, as in past tense, a Classic 6.5x55. Do you regret getting rid of it?
When all else fails, BLAME BUSH! |
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velvetnsteel |
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Thor, was many years ago. Not really sorry, as my full sporter Swedes far surpass the quality that it had. I could not get comfortable shooting it either. Just
never felt right.
I am not big into Remington products. I only ever had one that I am sorry I got rid of, a non-catalogued stainless Rem 700 in .280 Remington, with a grey laminated stock. It was one I should have kept.
Long live the Swedish Mauser!!
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Thor96 |
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Remington quality has dropped dramatically from what it was. My, er uh, Jerrod's 6mm is over 40 years old.
This new takeoff barrel I put on the Turk is "bent" externally. Bore is straight though. When all else fails, BLAME BUSH! |
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pepperbelly |
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I am putting together a .308 for long range shooting. I have a B&C Medalist stock to replace the Hogue POS that came on my SPS. The scope- a Bushnell 4200
should be here tomorrow.
I have a Turk that I need to build into something. I bought it for that years ago and still haven't removed the cosmoline. I got it from Bob in St. Louis. For all I know it might be a great shooter, but I have a Yugo capture that I can use if I want an 8mm. I just keep wanting a heavy barrel target 6.5x55 to shoot long range with aside from my .308. I know the Mauser locktime is a little slower than the more modern rifles, but it still fascinates me. Oh well, sooner or later. Jim NRA Life Member Laws that forbid the carrying of arms... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. --- Thomas Jefferson. |
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SAC22PPC |
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hey what stock is that your rem has? i kind of want the new one with the bevertail forend, kind of racy looking.
i have this rem 40-x short action that i intend to build on SOMEDAY but am always looking for more 40-x rifles. someone had a singleshot 40x in 22-250 but i forget who. what did you ever do with that gun? just got an fn mauser parts gun ($50)this past week. not only do i have a swiss cheese 1903springfield but now too i have a swiss cheese 98 mauser! 11 holes, 7 of them ontop of the ring. 257roberts douglas barrel and a nice sporter stock with no cracks. inside of stock is untouched other than inletting barrel channel. bolt has been goofed but i think i can fix it up. will do a post on it someday, i have high hopes for this rifle. |
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velvetnsteel |
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pepper, i think you can live with the locktime on the mauser if you put in a new firing pin spring and a nice single stage aftermarket trigger, and polish
everything up nicely.
Long live the Swedish Mauser!!
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dirty jim |
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you can shorten the lock time on a mauser by stoning back the faces of the sear & cocking piece so the firing pin would have less distance to travel. with
a miltary cp you can go back from .030-080" or mere depending on you cp. with a flat bottom commercial cp you could probably shorten it by at least
.125". a little more could be taken off the sear.
the cp would have to be reworked for the safety to engage correctly if you used a win 70 style safety or other safety that cammed the cp back.
proud member of the Hillbilly Gunsmithing Guild
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bayouray |
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Dirty Jim, could you post a hand drawing or pic showing the areas to stone? I think I understand your explanation but a picture might confirm.
Thanks, Ray |
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SAC22PPC |
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better yet but costly is i think the tub firing pin. aluminum body with a titanium tip.
i still have yet to get back to the pins i was trying to make, got a lot of things to do here now. good project for winter time but not springtime. |
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dirty jim |
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sac, i would use the tub pin & a stiffer spring with the cp mods to try to get the lock time as short as possible.
here is a picture with the areas that need to be modified. i would start off with a coarse stone or a surface grinder with a white wheel if you have access to one then finish with a fine stone. the commercial cp can be moved a lot farther back than the military cp i would go at least .125 back on it. you can also shorten the tip of the cam so it doesn't have to push the cp any farther back than necessary to #+%% the rifle. if you use a shroud mounted safety the top of the cp will have to be modified for it to work. depending on how far farward the cp has moved it may be easier to grind a slot for the safety to catch like the swede turbo kit at the bottom of the page. the one area should read "shorten sear height to .065-.050" had to may things going on at my desk
you can also use a sako trigger & re-grind a commercial cp to match the angle of the sear. this will move the cp forward a little shortening the lock time. you cannot use the sako trigger with a military sear.
the swedes had what was called a turbo kit for the m96 target rifles. it had a modified shroud, firing pin, cp & a stiffer spring. they moved the cp way forward in them.
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Last Edited By: dirty jim
05/09/09 5:21 PM.
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velvetnsteel |
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That Swede turbo kit looks pretty sweet. Would that work in a standard model 96 bolt housing?
Long live the Swedish Mauser!!
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dirty jim |
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vns the turbo kit should work with a standard bolt housing
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bayouray |
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Jim, thanks for the detailed pics! Clear as a bell now.
Ray |
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