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  1. MTSLW

    6.5 Addiction (Swedemoor)

    First I've heard of it. I did get a reamer but since Kevin did the barrel I'm on now, I haven't used it yet. I'll have to give him a call and see what the deal is. Thanks for the heads up!
  2. MTSLW

    PTG Blueprinted Action Combo $399

    Why wouldn't you be able to use a remage?
  3. MTSLW

    6.5 Addiction (Swedemoor)

    Good point, you may have to have your bolt face opened up 8-10 thou to accommodate European brass, i.e. Lapua. Not a big deal and doesn't affect being able to go back to standard calibers.
  4. MTSLW

    6.5 Addiction (Swedemoor)

  5. MTSLW

    6.5 Addiction (Swedemoor)

    I bought mine off a guy that decided to go another direction, so it made my decision to make the jump easy. I think you could buy them straight from Whidden, just count on a wait time. An Ackley Swede might be the easier route for convience and cost. I plan on running this for a while so the up...
  6. MTSLW

    6.5 Addiction (Swedemoor)

    I think this will make a great hunting round! I plan on hunting elk this fall with mine. D_TROS posted that he was getting up to 3150 with 130's out of a 24" 6.5 GWI, which has slightly less capacity than the 6.5A. You should be able to hit 3100 with 140's pretty easily.
  7. MTSLW

    6.5 Addiction (Swedemoor)

    I just picked up an AW mag so I'll let you know how it works out. The OAL is good just need to make sure it feeds. You do have to remove the front plates on the AI mags to get enough length. Lapua brass for $70 and 10grs less powder sold me on the 6.5A over the Saum.
  8. MTSLW

    6.5 Addiction (Swedemoor)

    Appreciate the input, and nice shooting! That is the one down side of the Swede, European brass has that bigger case rim. The faster powders seem to burn a barrel out a little quicker, have you always ran 4350? I agree with the fireforming load, super easy! No false shoulders or jamming, just...
  9. MTSLW

    6.5 Addiction (Swedemoor)

    It's has quite a bit more capacity, which allows for a slower burning powder. In my experience with the 260rem depending on how hard you run it you should be able to get 3k+ running 140s in the 2800s. Anecdotally the 6.5A is getting 2k @ 3000+ before velocity starts to bleed. Hard to compare...
  10. MTSLW

    6.5 Addiction (Swedemoor)

    Fdkay, it is similar to the Ackley. Slightly more taper and a 37* shoulder. It would be interesting to see if anyone is running a straight AI in a short action. I did run my fireforming loads out to 1320yds last week and the BC on the RDFs was pretty close, hopefully they learned their lesson...
  11. MTSLW

    6.5 Addiction (Swedemoor)

    Guys that are running 51.2gr of H4831 are getting ~3030 fps in a 26" tube and 2000-2600rnds of useful barrel life. I'm going to look for a node in the 3050-3100 range and hopefully get over 2k.
  12. MTSLW

    6.5 Addiction (Swedemoor)

    Just had my .260 rebarreled in the 6.5 addiction and so far it's been an intriguing cartridge. I live out west so I was looking for a little more performance while trying to keep the cost down. So far this fits the bill! I finally worked through fireforming a few hundred pieces of Lapua 6.5x55...
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