Quote Originally Posted by jeffman3
thank you all for the help and advice.

This rifle may get a new barrel in the future. :'( :) Double edge sword, I love the 25-06 but a 6.5 has peaked my interest. If I have the head-space re-set, I might as well replace the barrel while we are doing it. (remember.... This barrel has a short throat now, setting the head space back will make it a very very short throat.) Two rifles, same cartridge, different loads, different case prep and sizing...... These are my families hunting rifles, and they are used by the entire family. The possibility of mixing up the gun specific ammo, of the same cartridge, goes up exponentially with each person that shoots them. If it was just me, no problem, but with three, some-times four or more, people using the same two rifles on a hunt, the possibility of mixing up ammo seems likely. That was the reason for FL sizing the hunting ammo to begin with.


I appreciate all the help, Thank you :) :)


jeffman
I see your dilemma. No two rifles are exactly the same. EVER.
With the parameters you've given (one load two rifles) its easy to suggest resetting the headspace. .008"-.010 headspace adjustment gives you the same in the throat. Not a big deal by any means.
Still you'd have two different rifles with two different throats just one FL die.
Could find a decent load for the new rifle and hope the old one likes it enough with the larger jump. It does happen occassionally.
Still, no two rifles are exactly the same.
Lots of fixes, some cheap some not so cheap. Still no two rifles are exactly the same. No quarentees
If nothing else you need to buy a barrel wrench and make a barrel vise (free)
At least you could install the new barrel yourself. At most you could reset the headspace on the new barrel and get lucky enough to find a load both like.

Then again if Midway still sells their do it yourself firelapping kit you can blow out the throat of that new barrel to match your old in short order. Still no quarentees it will like the same fodder.