HELP, 6.5 Arisaka

[Kentucky146]

What and where to get a mold for .264 Lee had some in the Swiss after resizing work well for the Jap. I am trying to locate one thanks

[Gobeyond]

You need to slug your bore. It might have .268 grooves like the carcano.

[ukrifleman]

You need to slug your bore. It might have .268 grooves like the carcano.

Carcano's were designed to shoot .266 diameter bullets not .268.

[krallstar]

mine likes boolits sized at .270

[leadhead]

Mine too.

[WRideout]

I tried the Lee "Cruise Missile" in my Arisaka, but it would not stabilize at cast boolit velocities. Since then I acquired the Lyman 266469, which at a nominal 145 gr is much closer to factory service loads. It works much better.

Wayne

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Titan has them.
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[Blkpwdrbuff]

Guys, don't count out a .268 Carcano barrel on an Arisaka.
I had one like that, Carano barrel .268 dia. and all on a 6.5 Arisaka.
Got a 6.5 Adams and Bennet barrel from Midway, turned it into a 6.5X257 and it shoots great.
Even put a Richard's semi-fancy stock on, thanks to UPS breaking my Boyd's stock.
The Richard's was on sale.
Blkpwdrbuff

[ammohead]

Pm me if you find that you need an oversize die.

[Dutchman]

Night Owl Enterprises in Provo, Utah has molds in all manner of size and config.

My Type 38 would tumble .266" cast bullets but launches them good @ .268". I found an old Ideal 266469 off ebay and it drops fat bullets.

I had one of this forum's die makers do up a .268" sizing die for my Lyman 4500 size/lube press. I'm shooting these .268" in my Swedish Mausers and the Type 38.

This is a good one but out of stock!
https://noebulletmolds.com/site/product-category/bullet-moulds/264-6-5mm/269-163-rn-w6/

There's some of this one in stock.
https://noebulletmolds.com/site/product-category/bullet-moulds/264-6-5mm/270-151-rn-bb5/

Get a .268" expander
https://noebulletmolds.com/site/product-category/bullet-casting-reloading/expanders/expander-plug-rifle/



Dutch

[avogunner]

Until you find your mold, check Steinel Ammo. They offer a couple different cast .268 cast (checked and coated) for the Carcano, a 150gr and 162gr. Like others here, my Arisaka will tumble smaller sized (i.e. <.266) but these do ok.

https://steinelammo.com/product-category/reloading-components/bullets/

Semper Fi