Reeder Custom Guns - The Ackley improved rounds are great, but no one

WB
The Ackley improved rounds are great, but no one
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 08:23

talks about the actual feeding of them. In a bolt gun, you can make it feed the original round (.280 Remington) or the Improved round smoothly, but not both. It will be a bit of a compromise. I have a 6mm AI on a M98 that was originally 8X57 (the 6mm is actually a 6x57mm), it feeds 6mm slick but AI a little rough. If I modded it to feed AI slick, it might allow the Remington rounds to pop out of the feed rails too early.I do need to go back and mirror polish the frame feed rails. I'm horrified to mess with them to any real extent. It would be welding and re-shaping to put it back.

At least I've not found a modern age 'Smith that knew anything of it, much less had experience. Delicate work from a by-gone era.

John Taffin is rolling over in his grave saying "tell - Gary Reeder, 2026-03-10, 19:00
- There seems to be a love-hate relationship with the 6.5 CM - John W, 2026-03-11, 05:09
  - It shows the power of marketing, the .260 Remington - WB, 2026-03-11, 19:04
    - Personally I think the 280 Ackley improved - Blake, 2026-03-12, 08:13
      - I have a Ruger 77 in 280, have thought about the AI rechambe (nm) - Darryl T., 2026-03-12, 12:03
      - The Ackley improved rounds are great, but no one - WB, 2026-03-12, 08:23
        I had one of my 22-250s turned into the - Gary Reeder, 2026-03-12, 18:57
        There are enough 280AI being built today - Blake, 2026-03-12, 08:32
        Yes, real sleepers in the hunting world. - WB, 2026-03-12, 10:22
        Always wanted a 250 AI/250 Savage but got a - DinCA, 2026-03-14, 10:35