6.5 barrel for 6.5 Gibbs

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Any one with a 6.5 barrel they want to part with as I have a project ? I have the reamer and dies for a 6.5 Gibbs and want to build a 6.5 Gibbs for my son .

[David Henry]

What receiver are you putting it on. And what length barrel do you want to end up with. D.H.

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I would prefer to have a 24 inch barrel as to receivers I have a selection Mauser, Remington, Ruger

[David Henry]

I will have a look and see what I have, I think that I have a small ring mauser that was chambered in 6.5 Swede it was a Shaw barrel as I recall. I will P.M. you with the news. D.H.

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thanks David , My son has a hankerin for one . When I was working in Regina for the RCMP , years ago, Darrell at TNT had a set of 6.5 Gibbs dies and to my surprise he still had them a few months ago and a friend I worked with in the Armoury picked them up for me . I have had a reamer for years ,so I have everything but a barrel .Which is kinda important.

[Beeman3]

I have a 6.5 Sherman which is similar to the Gibbs. You will enjoy it. Make sure you get a 8 twist. Mine is built on a Borden action with a 28" Hart with a McMillan A3. Very impressive considering it's a 270 parent case. I've shot 140 Bergers, 142 and 150 matrix. My gun didn't shoot the 160 Matrix as good. Powders I would recommend are R26 and N570. With N570 and a 140 Berger my Sherman can drive them to 3339 fps. This is max in my gun and primer pockets loosened after 5 firings. Next bullet to try is the 147 ELD-M.

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Thx. For the info Beeman

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Thanks to David as he has dug up a barrel for me .It will be an interesting project on 2 accounts , one to see if I can save the barrel as it has a chamber with chatter in it . Chamber chatter is a gunsmiths nightmare when chambering barrels

And 2 If I can save it what the 6.5 Gibbs will do .

Thanks again to David

[David Henry]

Mailed it out today for you, have fun. I am not 100% sure that there was a chatter issue back when I set it aside but with any luck the Gibbs reamer will change the harmonics when your turning it and you will be able to make something out of it. D.H.

[Robmcleod82]

Thanks to David as he has dug up a barrel for me .It will be an interesting project on 2 accounts , one to see if I can save the barrel as it has a chamber with chatter in it . Chamber chatter is a gunsmiths nightmare when chambering barrels

And 2 If I can save it what the 6.5 Gibbs will do .

Thanks again to David

First you feel it and go no no can't be, then you pull the reamer and have a look. Then you start to sweat profusely, then you cut the chatter out and breathe a large sigh of relief hahaha