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Why the 6.5 caliber?
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<blockquote data-quote="Garou_22" data-source="post: 1780153" data-attributes="member: 108900"><p>A 1994 Rem700 Classic 6.5x55 Swede was my first hunting rifle given to me for my 16th birthday by my father circa 1995. I've been reloading that rifle since. Americans are fairly thick-headed in adopting calibers not primarily designed in country would be the main reason. For instance, head North and you'll find .303Brits a dime-a-dozen which are actually .311 caliber. Go East across a little pond called the Atlantic & all manner of interesting cartridges abound, the 6.5x55 Swede being one of the most popular. Of the 260, Creed, and Swede, I'll take the Swede simply for the ability to load any bullet to any seat depth I want without having to modify a **** thing to fit COAL in the magazine. The 140gr Berger seated at .005 off lands still has 1/4" of space in my mag well for instance. And 44.4gr of Viht N-160 gives me 2650fps, a medium charge for my modern action as 2800fps is doable, so velocities are negligible between the three. But, as stated earlier, Hornady has done a spectacular job promoting the Creed, Remington is notoriously horrible with their cartridge advertising, and if it's not American, we tend to pretend it doesn't exist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Garou_22, post: 1780153, member: 108900"] A 1994 Rem700 Classic 6.5x55 Swede was my first hunting rifle given to me for my 16th birthday by my father circa 1995. I've been reloading that rifle since. Americans are fairly thick-headed in adopting calibers not primarily designed in country would be the main reason. For instance, head North and you'll find .303Brits a dime-a-dozen which are actually .311 caliber. Go East across a little pond called the Atlantic & all manner of interesting cartridges abound, the 6.5x55 Swede being one of the most popular. Of the 260, Creed, and Swede, I'll take the Swede simply for the ability to load any bullet to any seat depth I want without having to modify a **** thing to fit COAL in the magazine. The 140gr Berger seated at .005 off lands still has 1/4" of space in my mag well for instance. And 44.4gr of Viht N-160 gives me 2650fps, a medium charge for my modern action as 2800fps is doable, so velocities are negligible between the three. But, as stated earlier, Hornady has done a spectacular job promoting the Creed, Remington is notoriously horrible with their cartridge advertising, and if it's not American, we tend to pretend it doesn't exist. [/QUOTE]
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