Why no standardized .24-06 and .26-06 ??

[HuskyMusky]

Seems like these 2 could be pretty popular, no?

fast, high BC,

 

[shootbrownelk]

There is a 6mm/06. Not a standard caliber however.

 

[JimP]

There is a standardized .25-06, it is called the .25-06 Remington.

It was a wildcat for a log time until Remington decided to start building rifles and ammo for it in the late 60's.

The .24-06 is still a wildcat and I don't see any manufacture building rifles or ammo for it since it would be so close to the .25-06 they may not make any money off of it.

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

It was a wildcat for a log time until Remington decided to start building rifles and ammo for it in the late 60's.

I built on in 1962, it was called a .25 Nieder back then.

 

[D_Dubya]

Lots of guys shooting 6.5-280AI’s, a 280 Remington is just a 7mm-06...so the 6.5-280 pretty much is a 26-06. 6.5-06 ASquare or something was one from a while back. Just about everything has been necked upOr down to 6.5 (.264), the field is pretty saturated. 26-06 does sound cool though

 

[JimP]

A member on another forum came up with a new name for the .25-06, he calls his the 257-06

 

[mallardsx2]

How about a 22-06? lol That should push a bullet fairly fast.

Didnt they used to make those 22 caliber 30-06 excellerator loads that were 4000 FPS or something for a 30-06?

 

[mallardsx2]

Remington Express Ammo 30-06 Springfield Accelerator 55 Grain Pointed

The classic "Green-box" ammunition that shooters and hunters have trusted for years. Remington makes ammunition for nearly every need. This ammunition...

www.midwayusa.com

I guess they still make them lol

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

How about a 22-06? lol That should push a bullet fairly fast.

Back in the 50's &60's, lots of guys experimented with these types of wildcats. I do remember a 22-06. The main limiting factor back then was powder.

 

[RICMIC]

How about a 22-06? lol That should push a bullet fairly fast.

Didnt they used to make those 22 caliber 30-06 excellerator loads that were 4000 FPS or something for a 30-06?

I remember reading on some forum (maybe even this one) several years back about the 125 gr. 30-06 accelerator ammo. It pushed the sabot bullet at close to 4,000 fps, but the issue the poster had was that it shot poorly because the twist rate didn't stabilize the bullet as well as the 150-180 gr. bullets, and that the sabot left a residue in the bore that was a bear to get out. This is just anecdotal, as I have to personal experience with that load. It might be fun to try some out though since I do have two 30-06 rifles.

 

[mallardsx2]

I'll leave the wildcatting to the professionals. Although I have made some 2-3/4" crow loads and 3-1/2" buckshot loads that were rather suspect...

Cracked stock with the buckshot loads out of an over under....Probably lucky to be alive. The coyote was not so fortunate.

I have since left behind my adolescent ways of wildcatting and stick to only testing the top upper maximums of EVERYTHING I reload.. lol

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

I have a reloading book out in the shop published by Speer back in the late 50's/early 60's, that has lots of weird wildcats in it. Most were not successful. P.O. Ackley was one who published his wildcats (He called them "Ackley Improved") in 2 books...I have them both. Lots of interesting reading if you are into ballistics & reloading.

 

[mallardsx2]

A part of my wishes I had stuck with the CNC Lathe industry and turned chambers with boring bars and reamer setups...I really liked doing that work. I could have pursued a career in chamber modifications for Wildcatting. Not sure if there was any money in doing gunsmithing though. I looked into it early on in my life and decided it was mostly famine and very little feast.

This was the machine I used. I reloy enjoyed running it. It had the potential to be VERY dangerous though. lol