@Karhumies what is the length of your 6.5x55 barrel
6.5x55 Swedish
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22"
Both of mine are 20"
bet they have an impressive muzzle blast. on my wishlist is a 29" barrel m96 with gunsmith installed scope bases. They pop up every now and then but our licensing system sucks (imo) We buy individual paper purchase permits that currently cost 160 a piece and can take up to a year to actually get processed. Few sellers will hold a rifle that long so you would need the foresight to have just the right permit on hand when something pops up
i use an osuma 170 6.5mm. It helps alot but still gives a decent blast. nothing like my 308 tho... take a kalashnikov in 308, then find out it loves slow powder. You feel that blast in your face
6.5x55 was designed alongside a 29" barrel tho. For our regular hunting these shorter barrels will work fine but really no better than the creedmoor wich is designed with modern shorter rifles in mind. You must see cartridges in their context and that includes the rifles.
30-06, 7.62x54r, 8x57ir, 6.5x55 especially all show their true colours in their original barrels
24"-26" gives the greatest performance for 30-06, just so happens the guns built for it had barrels like that.
7.62x54r, 27-29 inch for max efficiency and power. Just so happens the m91 variants around that time had barrels like that
6.5x55, yea you guessed it 29 inches for the swedes and 30 inches for norway.
Then militaries figured that soldiers rarely ever ended up utilising half the range of those rifles and "modern" warfare favoured mobility.
So everybody chopped down their rifles and the cartridges worked just fine in them. But its inefficient use of the case volume compared to the short action cartridges we have now.
30-06, 7.62x54r, 8x57ir, 6.5x55 especially all show their true colours in their original barrels
24"-26" gives the greatest performance for 30-06, just so happens the guns built for it had barrels like that.
7.62x54r, 27-29 inch for max efficiency and power. Just so happens the m91 variants around that time had barrels like that
6.5x55, yea you guessed it 29 inches for the swedes and 30 inches for norway.
Then militaries figured that soldiers rarely ever ended up utilising half the range of those rifles and "modern" warfare favoured mobility.
So everybody chopped down their rifles and the cartridges worked just fine in them. But its inefficient use of the case volume compared to the short action cartridges we have now.
BothI am happy to see such a fast response
I am afraid to ask
Lead or,
Lead free
Tirea
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Beautiful landscape6.5x55 all the way my guys
Home load, 120gr secret recipe..... just like mamma use to make
Tirea
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Tirea
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Thank very much for sharing this information, really appreciated
Tirea
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Always difficulties with supply, lam lucky to use my bullet heads , Sako is a good bullet
TringSaint
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Lead for now. 120gn ballistic tipI am happy to see such a fast response
I am afraid to ask
Lead or,
Lead free
maximus otter
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My Sako 85 Finnlight in 6.5 x 55 is my principal stalking rifle; a Tikka T3 Supervarmint in .233 Rem is a distant second option. (I only shoot handbag deer.) A Schmidt u. Bender 3-12 x 50 Klassik tops it, and l carry it on a Z-Aim sling. lt’s my dream combo, and it leaves my safe on my death.
The Sako loves Norma factory ammunition loaded with 120gr. Nosler Ballistic Tips. Groups around 0.6 MOA off the bench are typical.
The Noslers do major internal damage, which is the other reason l chose this load: l have no access to a tracking dog, so l want what l hit to be DRT (Dead Right There.) My spreadsheet is on the laptop in another room, but from memory my “dropped in its own hoofprints / within 10 yards” rate is about 95%.
If l went after the Big Three deer l’d probably go up to a 140gr. bullet, but l’d be very happy with the calibre.
Copper? lt’s a solution looking for a problem. When the politicians (*spit*) force me to, l’ll switch.
maximus otter
The Sako loves Norma factory ammunition loaded with 120gr. Nosler Ballistic Tips. Groups around 0.6 MOA off the bench are typical.
The Noslers do major internal damage, which is the other reason l chose this load: l have no access to a tracking dog, so l want what l hit to be DRT (Dead Right There.) My spreadsheet is on the laptop in another room, but from memory my “dropped in its own hoofprints / within 10 yards” rate is about 95%.
If l went after the Big Three deer l’d probably go up to a 140gr. bullet, but l’d be very happy with the calibre.
Copper? lt’s a solution looking for a problem. When the politicians (*spit*) force me to, l’ll switch.
maximus otter
Tirea
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What is the load on 130 gr and COL , pleaseMy favourite chambering - only just ahead of my .308.
130 gns Sierra Gamechangers over a modest charge of N160 are super accurate and will drop anything this side of the Pond…
Your best results
Foxyboy43
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After much experimenting I settled on 45 gns of N160 but for obvious safety reasons do start low and work up until you detect pressure signs then go back a bit.
My COL is very long as the 6.5x55SE has a very long chamber to accommodate heavy round-nosed bullets.
My Swede has been my only deer calibre for the past 12 years. No factory ammo, just reloads. Managed to produce a load that was very accurate at 1000 yards (22 inch sporter barrel). Just finished working up my first copper load but not looking forward to using it on an actual deer due to the 'unknown' element.
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