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Was the 6.5 cm really a necessity?
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<blockquote data-quote="Barrelnut" data-source="post: 1377105" data-attributes="member: 74902"><p>The problem with the Swede is the fact that it is 120 years old.</p><p></p><p>Most shooters/hunters buy factory ammo. Factory Swede loads are only loaded to about 2550 ~ 2600 FPS. Because ammo makers are concerned that a shooter may put the ammo in a old Swede mauser action or something that was not designed to handle pressures of modern cartridges.</p><p></p><p>So for the factory ammo guy - Would you buy a long action 140 Gr. 6.5 cartridge that did 2600 FPS or a short action cartridge that did 2700 FPS plus?</p><p></p><p>Even reloading manuals develop loads for the Swede at the lower pressures. If you look at the manuals the Swede is 100 FPS or so slower load than a Creed.</p><p></p><p>Sure, if you are a more advanced hand loader and F-class shooter things are different, but for the majority of shooters the Swede is an underperformer these days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Barrelnut, post: 1377105, member: 74902"] The problem with the Swede is the fact that it is 120 years old. Most shooters/hunters buy factory ammo. Factory Swede loads are only loaded to about 2550 ~ 2600 FPS. Because ammo makers are concerned that a shooter may put the ammo in a old Swede mauser action or something that was not designed to handle pressures of modern cartridges. So for the factory ammo guy - Would you buy a long action 140 Gr. 6.5 cartridge that did 2600 FPS or a short action cartridge that did 2700 FPS plus? Even reloading manuals develop loads for the Swede at the lower pressures. If you look at the manuals the Swede is 100 FPS or so slower load than a Creed. Sure, if you are a more advanced hand loader and F-class shooter things are different, but for the majority of shooters the Swede is an underperformer these days. [/QUOTE]
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