Buy a mold for a caliber I don't load, buy dies to match the mold...Get lucky

[Doc_Stihl]

Couple weeks back I picked up 2 different NIB 6.5mm lee custom order molds. I dont' have a 6.5 but I've passed up a couple over the years because I hate the cost of 6.5 bullets.
Saturday I was digging through the misc shelf at a trading post and found a set of RCBS "6.5 U.F.O." dies. 3 Die set with FL, and NS dies and a seater, plus 2 tapered expander dies for 22-6.5. Inside there were 2 formed 243 brass. 1 that had been formed in a die (round shoulders) and 1 fireformed. Looked like a 40 degree shoulder. The price was right, and I like odd stuff, so I took em home.
I emailed RCBS yesterday asking if they had any prints or info.
Got a reply today, they were 1 off custom dies made for Wes Ugalde in 1990.
I wonder if UFO is Ugaldes Flying Objects?

I'm thinking a 22" encore barrel. I wonder if PTG has a reamer....

:bigsmyl2:

[Fishman]

Now that is a cool little story. You've got to put those dies back in action.

[Doc_Stihl]

I'm looking aroud to see if anyone has the original rearmer print on file. If not, it'll be going to PTG for a reamer and I'll be making an encore barrel. Was thinking about a barrel for the savage, but I think a TC would be appropriate.

[Pigslayer]

Sounds like me. Buy the mold & dies for a rifle . . . then I have no choice but to buy the rifle!
Makes sense to me! LOL I really have done that!:groner:

[scrapcan]

Doc,

is this a wildcat pre 260 remington? sounds like it could be interesting. Is it something that you could buy a 260 rem barrel for a savage set back and run reamer in?

[Doc_Stihl]

From my first measurements of the fireformed it's more or less a 260 Rem Improved. But predates the 260 by 9 years. A 260 barrel would be a good candidate to set back and ream.

[Doc_Stihl]

After recalculating hoop stress and looking at some rough dimensions I don't think I'll be building a 260 on an encore. 60k psi is pushing it for a stub barrel with the wall thickness I'm planning on.

Looks like I need another rem 700