First reloading experience 6.5x55 for CG M96

[camerakote]

So, as the title states, following my newly acquired Carl Gustaf M96 Swedish Mauser, I'm dipping into the world of reloading.

I have the following inbound:
Hornady SST 6.5mm (.264) 129gr bullet heads
Lapua 6.5x55 cases.

Due to pick up a pound of StaBALL 6.5 with a box of primers.

Should be fun!

 

[markyw]

Start low and work up and do not use modern loads / pressures in the old girl.
What's the date on the action? Mine is a relatively late 1920, fitted with dioptre sights and shoot like a dream...when I do my bit.

Edit: I use RS50 or Reloader 22 with PPU 156gr (old style ) or 139gr bullets and try to mimic the military ammunition performance. I have set my max allowed pressure in GRT to 51k PSI, rather than 55k PSI, to give alerts on higher pressure loads.

Regards

Mark

 

[camerakote]

Start low and work up and do not use modern loads / pressures in the old girl.
What's the date on the action? Mine is a relatively late 1920, fitted with dioptre sights and shoot like a dream...when I do my bit.

Regards

Mark

It's a 1912 with a Soderin dioptre. Lovely old thing.

 

[markyw]

What colour dial on your Soderin sights? This will denote how it is sighted in and for what bullets.

See here for more info, but summary:

white = 6.5x55 143 grain " Silver Match " , 800 m/s
yellow = 6.5x55 139 grain M-41 military ammo , 790 m/s
red = 6.5x55 139 grain " Falt torped " , 830 m/s
green = 6.5x55 139 grain spitzer boatail , 850 m/s

Regards

 

[camerakote]

What colour dial on your Soderin sights? This will denote how it is sighted in and for what bullets.

See here for more info, but summary:

white = 6.5x55 143 grain " Silver Match " , 800 m/s
yellow = 6.5x55 139 grain M-41 military ammo , 790 m/s
red = 6.5x55 139 grain " Falt torped " , 830 m/s
green = 6.5x55 139 grain spitzer boatail , 850 m/s

Regards

If only I knew!! The dial was 'clean' ie it had no paint on it. I have painted the markers white for now until I know any better!

 

[markyw]

That link I sent gives the spacing between marks somewhere in the convo. You can possibly work out what colour / bullet it refers to from that.

Regards

Mark

 

[camerakote]

That link I sent gives the spacing between marks somewhere in the convo. You can possibly work out what colour / bullet it refers to from that.

Regards

Mark

"These are standard Soderin colors , with approximate distance in milimeters between the hash marks of the #1 and #6 . Measured from the end of the mark at the outside diameter of the disc , straight across .

White = 1.75 m/m

Yellow = 4.5 m/m

Red = 9.5 m/m

Green = 11.5 m/m"

I can't work out how the Green disc #1-#6 distance can be 11.5mm?

 

[phildsmith69]

Enjoy! I have a 1919 version of the same rifle.
I’ve had good results with Sienna-L 136g with 36gr N150

Accurate rifle to 600yds and beyond