Projectile suggestions please for LR target load (500 Fly)

[Rinso]

Yes the 260AI looks the goods and I have been very impressed with it so far. It has a lot of good points ie great range of brass, good range of projectiles for target work, fits a short action, 308 bolt face to name a few.
Shane chambered mine up so I know he has a good reamer, I am using a Redding FL bushing die and a Wilson seater and have gone for a 292 neck.

cheers
Rinso

[ogre6br]

Shane chambered mine up so I know he has a good reamer, I am using a Redding FL bushing die and a Wilson seater and have gone for a 292 neck.

cheers
Rinso

so your neck turning then??

I have a .295 neck in mine and have to turn Lapua and Hirtinberger brass to fit

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[Rinso]

Yes mate I neck turn to 290

[tiger]

I used to use a 6.5 Hills Improved (like a .260 Improved with a longer neck) , however I went to the 6.5x55 Ackley because
the forming and firing processes for the HI, and I assume the .260 Improved would be the same if you were using Lapua
brass, that is, size down or up (up from .243 yields a thinner neck wall which is easier) then bump the shoulder for the
HI to move the shoulder back, then fire and neck turn.

With the 6.5x55 Ackley, I neck turn, including into the shoulder a little, then fire. Job done, and the fire-forming loads yield
acceptable accuracy. If Lapua made .260 brass I probably never would have changed.

With the standard 55, which a few people are running, you just have to watch your case lengths to make sure they don't
get away on you.

I'm just about to fire-form 150 new cases for my ackley, time to screw in the fire-forming barrel and get to work...

Cheers.

Dave G.

[Klicker]

Yeah the easy of brass work is what makes the 6.5x55 more attractive, weather it will fit in my savage 22-250 action I don't know .. not yet anyhow

[Mick]

hahahah, yeah, definitely one of my favorite things about the 6.5x55AI as well is the amount of work for case forming. Depending on how tight your neck is, load a standard 6.5x55 and shoot it. And as Dave said, the accuracy for a fireforming load has been good in my experience. Even won a couple of F-Open yardges while fireforming.

Really, for the benefits the AI provides, I doubt I'd bother with a tapered case on a rifle I was going to shoot every weekend. Too much effort.

[Klicker]

that was my next question, how accurate are they during the Fireforming process.

sounds all good and very interesting.

[stinkitup]

Looks like I might be hiring out my reamer

[Klicker]

told ya I would be before

[Rinso]

In my experience most cases are fine for accuracy during fireforming. The 260AI I have just done was excellent and I would shoot it ina 500 Fly event while fireforming.