morcey2
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270 cases are excellent cantidates for forming 7x57 and 6.5 x55 brass
Be careful forming anything with a 0.473" head to 6.5x55. It has a larger base/head and can cause issues. That said, I think Remington, Winchester, and Federal all make their 6.5x55 with a 0.473" case head.
I have a couple of 7x57 rifles and I love the cartridge. My current favorite rifle is my Dominican Republic 7x57 but it only has a 20" barrel, about 4" shorter than I like. I bought it as a donor action but made the mistake of shooting it before having it rebarreled (to 7x57 ). It shoots great with PPU 139 gr SP but they're only going about 2550-2600 fps. I can hit a 2-liter bottle easily with it out to 350 yards with them. I haven't spent a whole lot of time doing load work ups with it, but I should be able to improve on the velocity and accuracy quite a bit. Even with a 20" barrel, I should be able to get close to 2800 fps out of 139/140 gr pills.
My other one is a Mexican 1910 that isn't quite as accurate as the Dom Rep but still accurate. Or at least it was until one of the front scope base screw holes decided it wanted to get loose on the deer hunt a couple of years ago. I still haven't fixed it. It also needs a more gooder stock. It's currently a cheap Ramline stock that has been stiffened and a rear pillar installed.
OP, you got a gorgeous rifle there. (Mine are both kinda ugly, but functional. )
Matt