
Here is an old 1893 that was a pile of rust so, I figured "whaddaya got to loose??" Haven't shot it in years, but she's a killer!!!
Edit: I just loaded some Reloder 16 to try in this one .
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The Creedmoors are essentially just the 30-deg version of 250-3000 AI necked up or down. I can run a fired 6.5 CM case through my Redding FL 250-AI die, load it, and fire it with impunity it in my 250 AI custom R700. There ain't nothing new under the sun.This must have been before those Creedmoor lasers?
Remington 788.What firearm did you put it on?
You better get the download and read it.22-250 was
You better get the download and read it.
I’ll add a little suspense, his favorite was a .25 caliber cartridge, the most improvement was a different.25 caliber cartridge and his “all around” cartridge was still a different .25 cartridge. BTW, he described the 25-06 AI as “just a damned abortion.”
I’m assuming you don’t mean the 270AI?Its no secret he loved the 25cal. He was one of the few. Some love the 270cal too
ahh, The over touted 25-06 .. My quote, "It is too light for heavy work, too heavy for light work" If you can translate that into a slang Italian colloquialism , you would bust a gut laughing.. flame me, my old 257 Roberts was a doozy. mike in ctYou better get the download and read it.
I’ll add a little suspense, his favorite was a .25 caliber cartridge, the most improvement was a different.25 caliber cartridge and his “all around” cartridge was still a different .25 cartridge. BTW, he described the 25-06 AI as “just a damned abortion.”
Many, if not most, of his “trash” “creations” were not his idea but were done at the request of customers.PO definitely liked the quarter bore. It was the dual purpose caliber of his day.
Several of his creations were trash and he freely admitted so. Of course some of them are now much more legitimate due to increased powder selections. I feel that the greatest benefit of the typical Ackley design is not increased powder capacity. The advantages of minimum body taper and sharper shoulders are well documented and is echoed by current OEM cartridge design.
The 257 Rob AI reportedly gets you 300 fps more so it’s even more of a doozyahh, The over touted 25-06 .. My quote, "It is too light for heavy work, too heavy for light work" If you can translate that into a slang Italian colloquialism , you would bust a gut laughing.. flame me, my old 257 Roberts was a doozy. mike in ct
ahh, The over touted 25-06 .. My quote, "It is too light for heavy work, too heavy for light work" If you can translate that into a slang Italian colloquialism , you would bust a gut laughing.. flame me, my old 257 Roberts was a doozy. mike in ct
CorrectI always liked Akley's cartridges because they appear to be easier on the brass.
No i just mean the 270 caliber not necessarily 270winI’m assuming you don’t mean the 270AI?
Ackley wrote somewhere that he felt the 257 AI was probably the best he had produced, all things considered, but he did say that the 250 AI enjoyed the most dramatic improvement of the modern rimless cartridges, being very efficient and accurate.Often read where P.O.'s favorite cartridge was the 250-3000 improved. And he enjoyed the small 22 Hornet also improved, in his day.
The article at the link above from the 1996 Gun Digest clearly states that, as some others on this thread have stated, the 250 Savage was his all-time favorite.Ackley wrote somewhere that he felt the 257 AI was probably the best he had produced, all things considered, but he did say that the 250 AI enjoyed the most dramatic improvement of the modern rimless cartridges, being very efficient and accurate.
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You mean the 250 Ackley Improved, of course (not the plain 250 Savage). And, my only Ackley chambering is in 250 AI, so I am a big fan. (Two different gunsmiths tried hard to talk me out of the 250 AI, pushing me towards the 257 AI.)The article at the link above from the 1996 Gun Digest clearly states that, as some others on this thread have stated, the 250 Savage was his all-time favorite.
Some wierdos like 270 cal.No i just mean the 270 caliber not necessarily 270win