I was studying on making a 6.5x54R Vostok from a blank and a stripped mosin receiver. After messing around looking at PTG for a reamer, I came across the 6mmx54 "rimmed". My interested soon switched to the 6mm, one since they have the reamers for rent and also with the 6mm's success with sub 40gr's of varget shooting extreme long distance, a case capacity that would likely be similar to a necked down 54R(I know it's not the same, but I think it could possibly be quite accurate). But after looking at the dimensions of this 6.5x54R, they seem to be a little off from my sized 54r brass. Is this particular ctg something else entirely? there is a lot of confusing ctg names out there that end with 53-54R with very little info out there. anyone know anything about the 6mmx54R? can it be made from 54R Russian brass?
here is the reamer that stoked my interest. google shows my very little information. can you tell me what firearm this was for and if it has a parent case or if this is just an old and forgotten ctg. at first glance I was joyous assuming their was a rentable reamer for a 54r wildcat...
http://www.4-dproducts.com/displayitem.php?rowid=414&tname=rental
I am also reading that instead of getting special dies made with the kit from PTG, you can just use a standard 54r FL and buy neck sizing dies for your desired caliber, assuming keeping the shoulder angles of course, this for the Vostok anyways.
As I narrow down my desired chambering and whether I can find a reamer out in the market or have to have one custom ground or hopefully rent, I will be asking many more annoying questions. thank you to anyone who can help me out. this will be my first venture into a custom rifle, which I why I plan to keep it on the low end using a mosin as a base platform, plus the mosin appears to have the strength to most anything I could imagine with a modern barrel, many 300WM out there and I was reading earlier a 405 win and 416, craziness. I was just want a soft recoiling, flat shooting, possibly sub MOA custom rifle that I can say I made myself. I figure the 6mm may be the ticket, although 6.5 seems more interesting.
here is the reamer that stoked my interest. google shows my very little information. can you tell me what firearm this was for and if it has a parent case or if this is just an old and forgotten ctg. at first glance I was joyous assuming their was a rentable reamer for a 54r wildcat...
http://www.4-dproducts.com/displayitem.php?rowid=414&tname=rental
I am also reading that instead of getting special dies made with the kit from PTG, you can just use a standard 54r FL and buy neck sizing dies for your desired caliber, assuming keeping the shoulder angles of course, this for the Vostok anyways.
As I narrow down my desired chambering and whether I can find a reamer out in the market or have to have one custom ground or hopefully rent, I will be asking many more annoying questions. thank you to anyone who can help me out. this will be my first venture into a custom rifle, which I why I plan to keep it on the low end using a mosin as a base platform, plus the mosin appears to have the strength to most anything I could imagine with a modern barrel, many 300WM out there and I was reading earlier a 405 win and 416, craziness. I was just want a soft recoiling, flat shooting, possibly sub MOA custom rifle that I can say I made myself. I figure the 6mm may be the ticket, although 6.5 seems more interesting.