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WANTED: 6.5x55 Mauser M96
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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 488779" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>You might find one cheap from somebody that does not know what they have. There are no more on the main market cheap any more. They Run $350 to $450 for an average M-96 and the M-38 runs about $100 more in my neck of the woods. I have one 96/38 and four M-96 one is a sporter that I made out of a M-96 that someone had already started hacking on. THEY ARE NOT FOR SALE. They are worth far more in the military dress so don't hack up a military one please. They all shoot very well. I shoot vintage rifle bench rest matches and with my 96's they will easy hold 2" 10 shot groups at 100 yards. That is 10 consecutive shots. The first 5 or 6 will be inside 1" then the barrel starts to heat up and the groups start to open up. With the sporter I can safely (under 46,000 CUP) drive a 120 gr Nosler ballistic tip 3000 fps in the 29" barrel with a max charge of 46 grs AA 4350 and it is very accurate and it hammers deer. I can safely drive 140 Sierra or Hornady SP 2800 fps with a max load of AA 4350. They also will hammer deer.</p><p></p><p>Most 6.5 caliber rifles just plain are accurate. If you can find one there are a few commercial 6.5X55 . Ruger made some and I think Remington did. Tikki (SP?) makes one. I know that the Rem 700 in 260 Rem shoots just as good because my hunting buddy had one. Savage makes a 260 Rem caliber I am pretty sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 488779, member: 10178"] You might find one cheap from somebody that does not know what they have. There are no more on the main market cheap any more. They Run $350 to $450 for an average M-96 and the M-38 runs about $100 more in my neck of the woods. I have one 96/38 and four M-96 one is a sporter that I made out of a M-96 that someone had already started hacking on. THEY ARE NOT FOR SALE. They are worth far more in the military dress so don't hack up a military one please. They all shoot very well. I shoot vintage rifle bench rest matches and with my 96's they will easy hold 2" 10 shot groups at 100 yards. That is 10 consecutive shots. The first 5 or 6 will be inside 1" then the barrel starts to heat up and the groups start to open up. With the sporter I can safely (under 46,000 CUP) drive a 120 gr Nosler ballistic tip 3000 fps in the 29" barrel with a max charge of 46 grs AA 4350 and it is very accurate and it hammers deer. I can safely drive 140 Sierra or Hornady SP 2800 fps with a max load of AA 4350. They also will hammer deer. Most 6.5 caliber rifles just plain are accurate. If you can find one there are a few commercial 6.5X55 . Ruger made some and I think Remington did. Tikki (SP?) makes one. I know that the Rem 700 in 260 Rem shoots just as good because my hunting buddy had one. Savage makes a 260 Rem caliber I am pretty sure. [/QUOTE]
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