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Re: Thoughts on the 6x70mm Rimmed? [Re: peter]
#152460 - 01/02/10 04:08 PM

Peter,

I think I might be putting in an order for a nice double in one of these super-sexy 6x70mmR's very soon myself.

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Re: Thoughts on the 6x70mm Rimmed? [Re: NitroX]
#152490 - 02/02/10 01:34 AM

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I think I might be putting in an order for a nice double in one of these super-sexy 6x70mmR's very soon myself.

Well the decisions made. I think a nice Bailey Bradshaw Double Rifle in a 6x70 mm Rimmed is a go.

New Thread - the Bailey Bradshaw DR in 6x70mm R

EDITED TO ADD: In the end this order was not made.

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Re: Thoughts on the 6x70mm Rimmed? [Re: NitroX]
#347500 - 03/12/20 08:38 PM

As I edited, in the end I did not proceed with the order for some specific reasons and NOT funds related. The price was very good.

I do wonder how an insert barrel would go?

Assuming the complicated fitting procedure mentioned in the thread was not needed?

Perhaps used in my Tikka/Valmet shooting system?

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Re: Thoughts on the 6x70mm Rimmed? [Re: NitroX]
#348150 - 20/12/20 03:58 AM

Does any body still load the 6x70R - I no longer see it listed by Norma. I have an old Alex Martin Rook rifle bored to 410 that is going to be relined sometime. Goto is the 22 Hornet, but 6x70 is useful little cartridge.

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Re: Thoughts on the 6x70mm Rimmed? [Re: HeymSR20]
#348152 - 20/12/20 05:22 AM

90gr. at 2,400fps - interesting indeed.

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Re: Thoughts on the 6x70mm Rimmed? [Re: HeymSR20]
#348168 - 20/12/20 09:06 AM

And as it was designed for small framed drillings it is very low pressure and small in case diameter so ideal for something like your rook rifle.

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Re: Thoughts on the 6x70mm Rimmed? [Re: Waidmannsheil]
#348170 - 20/12/20 10:19 AM

That's what I thought, in looking at the loaded round. It would 'fit' a very finely made rife.

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Re: Thoughts on the 6x70mm Rimmed? [Re: DarylS]
#348175 - 20/12/20 01:30 PM

The K+S full length insert barrel on my Krieghoff combination gun, 12 ga./7X75SE vom Hofe, is in caliber 6X52R Bretschneider, which propels a 95 grain bullet at 2950 fps. I'm still waiting for a chance to try it out on a whitetail.

The cartridge is either a 5.6X52R (.22 Savage High Power) necked up or a 6.5X52R (.25-35) necked down. Either way, it's a one stroke of the loading press operation.

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Re: Thoughts on the 6x70mm Rimmed? [Re: xausa]
#348193 - 20/12/20 10:39 PM

John,

Having brought back this thread from 2010, it might be wise to point out to newcomers that Peter is no longer in the gunmaking business (if ever he was), and exited rather un-gracefully.

As for this 6x70mm Rimmed cartridge, it never caught on. If you want to go for a hot 6mm flanged cartridge, why not consider the .240 H&H Flanged Magnum? That's a real cartridge, and Bertram makes brass for it.

Holland & Holland should be able to spin one out for you. They probably haven't had one come off their bench since the 1940s, but what the heck?

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