6.5x55
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Yes
....but not necessarily the same pressures
Well, if they're American they'll be at/under SAAMI max and if European it'll be at/under CIP max. This equates to 4,000 psi or so more for CIP rounds.
In any vaguely modern rifle chambered and proofed at CIP pressures it doesn't make a jot of difference so yes, they're all the same.
In any vaguely modern rifle chambered and proofed at CIP pressures it doesn't make a jot of difference so yes, they're all the same.
Sidewinder
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Place said reticle over said deer...press said trigger.....Presto deer a la main
Just some Redneck advice: Be careful not complicate things that are meant to be simple!!
The swede is one one of the most forgiving cartridges out there.
Z
Just some Redneck advice: Be careful not complicate things that are meant to be simple!!
The swede is one one of the most forgiving cartridges out there.
Z
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I struggle to see the relevance I am afraid.
You are correct. However, it's not a factory round anywhere I don't think nor is it chambered by anyone. Therefore it shouldn't be an issue coming across it
You should see the difference between SAAMI and CIP 8x57 pressures. More than 20,000 psi difference 
Good info on the swede and scandanavian here
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Skan dimensions slightly longer and reads like a marketing ploy
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I. Farticus
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Yes. Go onto Guntrader and buy one. Zero with 140gr (or now 143gr) ammo and drop everything that the UK has to offer. End of...
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Rgr that.
If you buy any Norma 6.5X55mm deer ammunition, the 6.5X55 SE is probably what you get. This is the CIP version for modern loadings for use in equivalently modern rifles in good condition. It rates an MAP (Maximum Average Pressure) of 3,800 bar / 55,114 psi using the current Piezo crystal strain gauge measurement method.
The SKAN is also a modern spec using that pressure and was apparently adopted in 1990 when the Scandinavian countries' shooting federations jointly chose the Sauer STR200 target rifle for certain match disciplines. It regularizes the chamber specs, there having been some small discrepancies between those for the Norwegian and Swedish versions. (Historically, it isn't a Swedish cartridge, rather a joint Norwegian and Swedish venture from the early 1890s adopted by both around 1894). As far as I can see there is little material difference from the CIP SE version, and is a match specification.
Most current European sporting ammo should be loaded to the 'warmer' SE specification. FMJ / HPBT ammo as in 140gn Lapua Scenar Match appears to be loaded somewhat lower at ~45,000 psi on the basis of MVs it produces. If so, sensible given its likely use in historic service rifles.
The US SAAMI standards body has set its maximum pressure at 46,000 CUP using the now obsolete copper crusher method based on a estimate of M1894/1896 action strength, but many American sporting rounds are actually loaded much lower than that with likely pressures failing to hit 40,000 psi.
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Dorsettaff
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you missed the important one out all these are names for the older rifles but a lot of modern rifles used for European hunting and target shooting are labelled 6.5 x 55 SKAN THIS IF FOR NEW AMMUNITION(usually European target but not exclusivly) THAT IS LOADED TO HIGHER PRESSURE FOR USE IN MODERN RIFLES ONLY
and this SKAN, to what pressure in Bar is that cartridge rated? (CIP) and what pressure is the 6.5x55 SE (CIP) rated at?
edi
Well Edi, it's not listed by CIP or SAAMI so who knows.
The SKAN loads are to CIP (380MPa) as far as I'm aware. SAAMI loads are lower.
6.5×55mm - Wikipedia
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