22-6mm Improved

[Heel_N_Shoot]

Anybody have any experience with a 22-6 AI?

 

[eLightfoot]

No but I just built a 6mmAI.

 

[AZ_Hunter]

No but I just built a 6mmAI.

What brass are you using?

Got any speeds yet? Curious on bullet weights and barrel length. Thanks

 

[eLightfoot]

What brass are you using?

Got any speeds yet? Curious on bullet weights and barrel length. Thanks

Still haven’t fired it yet. I got a bunch of new old stock 257rob and 6mm brass from the classifieds here. Both rem and win
24” PBB barrel 7.5 twist, fluted and chambered by Kampfield

 

[AZ_Hunter]

Still haven’t fired it yet. I got a bunch of new old stock 257rob and 6mm brass from the classifieds here. Both rem and win
24” PBB barrel 7.5 twist, fluted and chambered by Kampfield

Please make a thread about your progress. The x57 case seems like a really good fit for a tikka. Like bridging the gap between the 6CM and 6UM/PRC/284.

 

[83cj-7]

I built a vanilla 22-6mm a couple years back. I kinda lost interest in it because every time I shot a deer the bullet surface detonated and I had to shoot them again in the head. I sold it to a buddy and he slowed it way down and it works fine now. I was running 75 ELD-Ms at 3700.
If I had to try another bullet in that rifle, it would be the 70 grain Berger or 70 Accubond. My friend has a 220AI and he kills deer with the 70 Berger with amazing results.

 

[Heel_N_Shoot]

I built a vanilla 22-6mm a couple years back. I kinda lost interest in it because every time I shot a deer the bullet surface detonated and I had to shoot them again in the head. I sold it to a buddy and he slowed it way down and it works fine now. I was running 75 ELD-Ms at 3700.
If I had to try another bullet in that rifle, it would be the 70 grain Berger or 70 Accubond. My friend has a 220AI and he kills deer with the 70 Berger with amazing results.

What about a guy trying 88’s?

 

[Wrench]

It breaks my heart to see that bob brass get smashed down.... it took me 2 years to find brass for my bob. Brass for the mauser base cartridges is not easy to source. There has been a run this year through....so if you are going to do it, buy the brass RIGHT NOW.

 

[eLightfoot]

It breaks my heart to see that bob brass get smashed down.... it took me 2 years to find brass for my bob. Brass for the mauser base cartridges is not easy to source. There has been a run this year through....so if you are going to do it, buy the brass RIGHT NOW.

Bug Peterson about x57 brass. I asked and they told me there were only 10 previous requests and were not considering.
If Peterson made brass, I think the there would be a lot of new interest