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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
any 6.5x55 fans?
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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 970962" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>The 6.5x55 is a great round for most of North America hunting. If you hand load you can exceed most of the factory ammo velocity quite a bit because it is loaded to be under 46,000 CUP for the old Krag and small ring Mausers. In modern actions you can raise the pressure up and thus velocity. Even with loads under 46,000 CUP with longer barrels like the 29" that comes on the Model 96 Swede Mauser. I get 3000 fps with 120 gr bullets with a Max load of AA 4350 and 2850 fps with 140s with a Max load of AA 4350 according to Accurates manual. Both loads are tack drivers and kill deer like lightening struck them. I use Nosler BT and Sierra 120s and Sierra and Hornady 140s. I have used Sierra 100 gr HP and IMR 4064 for a bit over 3000 fps on ground hogs out of my sporter 96 Swede Mauser and it will red mist a ground hog. The 6.5X55 is a much better deer killer than the 243 Win in my experience. With the Swede pay attention to the barrel twist. It needs to be a 8" twist to shoot the 140 gr and longer bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 970962, member: 10178"] The 6.5x55 is a great round for most of North America hunting. If you hand load you can exceed most of the factory ammo velocity quite a bit because it is loaded to be under 46,000 CUP for the old Krag and small ring Mausers. In modern actions you can raise the pressure up and thus velocity. Even with loads under 46,000 CUP with longer barrels like the 29" that comes on the Model 96 Swede Mauser. I get 3000 fps with 120 gr bullets with a Max load of AA 4350 and 2850 fps with 140s with a Max load of AA 4350 according to Accurates manual. Both loads are tack drivers and kill deer like lightening struck them. I use Nosler BT and Sierra 120s and Sierra and Hornady 140s. I have used Sierra 100 gr HP and IMR 4064 for a bit over 3000 fps on ground hogs out of my sporter 96 Swede Mauser and it will red mist a ground hog. The 6.5X55 is a much better deer killer than the 243 Win in my experience. With the Swede pay attention to the barrel twist. It needs to be a 8" twist to shoot the 140 gr and longer bullets. [/QUOTE]
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