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6.5x55 Swede testimonials
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<blockquote data-quote="Hugnot" data-source="post: 2038217" data-attributes="member: 115658"><p>Looking at 6.5X55 brass I found some Lapua & PPU at Midway, no domestic. Should supplies be cut off from foreign lands for some reason I fear brass supplies would dry up and with the .480 rim size reforming would not be feasible.</p><p></p><p>Today I took the 96 Mauser (1903 vintage) out.. I made up some ammo with range brass, mixed Nosler & PPU, loaded with 40 grains of 4000MR, CCI 200 primers & Hornady 130 ELDM bullets. The last time that rifle fired it was about 25 years ago at 14-16 inch diameter steel at 385 meters with consecutive hits. At 100, I was about 12" high and at 300 with a hold at 6:00 on the edge of 14" steel, I hit 1-2 inches to the right of center & 2 inches high of center. The bore is bright & shiny and everything works as good as it did 117 years ago. Estimated MV about 2300 fps. Craftsmanship first rate. No load development planned.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hugnot, post: 2038217, member: 115658"] Looking at 6.5X55 brass I found some Lapua & PPU at Midway, no domestic. Should supplies be cut off from foreign lands for some reason I fear brass supplies would dry up and with the .480 rim size reforming would not be feasible. Today I took the 96 Mauser (1903 vintage) out.. I made up some ammo with range brass, mixed Nosler & PPU, loaded with 40 grains of 4000MR, CCI 200 primers & Hornady 130 ELDM bullets. The last time that rifle fired it was about 25 years ago at 14-16 inch diameter steel at 385 meters with consecutive hits. At 100, I was about 12" high and at 300 with a hold at 6:00 on the edge of 14" steel, I hit 1-2 inches to the right of center & 2 inches high of center. The bore is bright & shiny and everything works as good as it did 117 years ago. Estimated MV about 2300 fps. Craftsmanship first rate. No load development planned. [/QUOTE]
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