That’s a fair shout
6.5x55 Tikka shortage.
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Ah, that might be a problem
ColinBr
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Is there any specific reason why you don't want the CM, or is it just the stigma?
If you already have the reloading kit for the 6.5 x 55 then fair enough. Though even at that you would still need to load test for any new rifle regardless if you had the same calibre before
Forget all the stigma and rib poking about the CM. It's simply a 6.5 calibre rifle and does the same job at the end of the day.
If you already have the reloading kit for the 6.5 x 55 then fair enough. Though even at that you would still need to load test for any new rifle regardless if you had the same calibre before
Forget all the stigma and rib poking about the CM. It's simply a 6.5 calibre rifle and does the same job at the end of the day.
It's not that I dislike the C'moor. It's the fact that I have a lot invested in 6.5x55 re-loading kit and brass as I said above.
Thanks, but I'm after a new rifle and it's not too desperate a need, despite my little rant at the beginning.
ColinBr
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In all honesty then if it were me, and the obvious way things are going I would sell the 6.5 x 55 kit to get the funds for the CM reloading kit.
Once fired brass will get you going and a set of Dies isnt exactly going to break the bank
Plenty of load data available to get you going, and as said already you would need to do that anyway for a new rifle regardless.
Though if you are really hard set on the 6.5 x 55, then buy secondhand or have something rebarrelled
So I went into my local RFD for a mooch and while there asked about him about ordering a Tikka in 6.5x55 as nobody seemed to stock them anymore. Plenty of 6.5 Needmores about. I'd e-mailed GNK but didn't receive a reply.
I wanted one in a Laminate stock, Stainless Steel, 20" barrel with a set trigger. They're advertised on the Tikka website.
He said that Tikka had stopped taking orders 'till April 23 and, as it was a special model, if I ordered one it would probably be here in 2024!
I said I'd probably be dead, or in a care home by then. So I asked about a bog standard 6.5x55. No joy.
6.5 Needmore in a variety of camp (sorry auto fill - meant camo) stocks and configurations no problem!
What's wrong with the old 65x55 Swede?
Secondhand, plenty of...
Edinburgh Rifles even has a new one: Tikka T3X Stainless Varmint 6.5x55 Rifle | New Guns for Sale | guntrader
alberta boy
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Being the owner of a number of rifles chambered in obscure cartridges , I understand the OPs plight . I would , however , buy a 6.5CM without hesitation , mostly because I don't care what others think , it's a good round . That being said , I own a few rifles chambered for 6.5X55 , a great old round , so I'm not in any rush . If finding a new rifle is proving difficult , maybe try the second hand market ? Failing that , a donor rifle and rebarrel might be another option . I can relate to the cost of setting up for a new cartridge , it is getting expensive lately . When you think about it though , you will have to replace your stock of brass eventually , so in the end , you won't really save that much money by sticking with the Swede .
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stevenedwards
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A number of european manufacturers have been turning out 1:8.7 for years
Just get with the programme and buy the 6.5 CM. It is the better, modern, widely available, cartridge.
Whereas the 6.5 x55 is nowadays a relic, for reloaders maybe. Or the obscure Scand-Wegians and Danish target shooters, mostly all using the SIG Sauer 200 STR and subsidised ammo.
SIG Sauer 200 STR - Wikipedia
Utectok
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Ouch!
I’ve got a sako 85 synthetic blued thats seen very little use for sale, shameless plugSo I went into my local RFD for a mooch and while there asked about him about ordering a Tikka in 6.5x55 as nobody seemed to stock them anymore. Plenty of 6.5 Needmores about. I'd e-mailed GNK but didn't receive a reply.
I wanted one in a Laminate stock, Stainless Steel, 20" barrel with a set trigger. They're advertised on the Tikka website.
He said that Tikka had stopped taking orders 'till April 23 and, as it was a special model, if I ordered one it would probably be here in 2024!
6.5 Needmore in a variety of camp (sorry auto fill - meant camo) stocks and configurations no problem!
What's wrong with the old 65x55 Swede?
wildfowler.250
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From a 6.5x55 user, what’s the difference between the two calibers? Probably very little? I don’t know why there’s so much stigma with the 6.5CM.
I like the 55 and use one. But if buying new now, the 6.5CM probably makes just as much sense as far as rifle options and factory ammo?
I like the 55 and use one. But if buying new now, the 6.5CM probably makes just as much sense as far as rifle options and factory ammo?
Plenty of 6,5x55 hunting rifles still in action here from Blasers to M96/98 mausers. And 6,5x55 ammo available in most gunshops, 6.5 Creedmoor not so much although gathering momentum. Can’t see it replacing the 55 (here) in my shooting career. In Norway the most popular big game chamberings are 6,5x55 308W & 30-06.
I would check with some riflesmiths. I am not sure that is correct.
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Bavarianbrit
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I just watched rural Montana from a lady travelling the world on a motorcycle, it looks like a very nice part of the world.
It is quite different here in the UK. 6.5 CM is everywhere,. 6.5x55 SE, or SKAN, or whatever, not so. I know that you use it for things like moose, as well, which does seem a bit under-par really, from our perspective. But if that's all that you have got ...
The M18 is definitely a press-fitted (not sweated in) barrel. Adequate because the bolt locks into into the barrel, not the receiver. So the receiver takes no force. A useful cost saving measure to meet a price point. In short, a disposable rifle. I dunno about the M12, maybe that is made properly.
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