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    Posted: 20 February 2023 at 18:49
You all know of my junkyard 6mm rem Mauser.
I get 3600 fps with a 80 grain Barnes and 4200 fps with a vrmageddon 55 gr out of my 26" barrel.
I love the gun I hate the weight, close to 12 pounds.
I want to rebarrel and rechamber one day.
I'm thinking like a thinner 24" and a 6mm/06 AI.
Do you think I could match the speed with the same bullets? I know it would take more powder.
We are finding with RL 26 we are picking up close to 100 fps with the same charge. With the '06 case I could add 4 or 5 gr more powder than I'm using now. The pressers seam to stay about the same and I think less recoil. There is little to no load info for a 6/06 and even less for 26 powder.
Wouldn't it be cool to send a bullet close to 4500 fps???!!!

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You might consider the 25-06, if you want to shoot 80gr.  lpys of data, ever factory ammo.

I don't like to see high pressures in older military actions.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote d4570 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 February 2023 at 07:56
It's really not an old military action. It is a Mauser 98, but its a Herters j6 so it could be built post ww2.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Wing master Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 February 2023 at 20:35
That's really fast. What would the barrel life be? That would be my main concern. 

I have found the same thing with Reloader 26. I got my Swede up to just over 3100 fps when lifting the bolt handle got a little stiff. The problem is that theirs no data available for Re-26 in 6.5X55. I had to start with data from Quick Load. 
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YUP that we have to do also.
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