The 6.5 X 55 never fails to impress...

Just shot mine for the 2nd time last night. Have 140gr hotcors going 2900 fps with no pressure signs and very accurate. Also have 127lrx showing some real potential but only had 5 rounds of a ladder test loaded up. They went up to 2980fps with no issue also very good accuracy. Rifle is a t3
 
savagelh said:
Just shot mine for the 2nd time last night. Have 140gr hotcors going 2900 fps with no pressure signs and very accurate. Also have 127lrx showing some real potential but only had 5 rounds of a ladder test loaded up. They went up to 2980fps with no issue also very good accuracy. Rifle is a t3
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Thats smoking hot!!b:
 
Eagleye, I've been using the 6.5x55 for over 55 years now, since those lovely little M94 carbines were first offered by Century in the US, for $19. Ye Olde Hunter had them as well, which they bought from Century but were in a lesser condition grade.

Lever Arms ordered a couple of hundred as a sample lot and we went to Virginia to pick them out. There were M96 rifles in the same warehouse but they hadn't been cleared for sale yet.

Alan bought 350 M94 rifles and I bought 10 for myself. All were close to pristine, fresh out of a recent FTR, with slings and bayos.

I wish I had kept one of those rifles. At least I didn't cut any of them down. They were very handy as is.

Alan separated them from their matching bayos and slings to sell them separately. Not many buyers were interested in the military slings or bayos back then.

I have the 6.5x55Swede, which I love but can't get more than 2800+ fps out of its 22 in bbl with 140gr bullets over IMR7828ssc.

I also still have a very nice M96 with matching numbers but missing the cleaning rod.

One other 6.5 that has equal performance is the 6.5x57 which is chambered in a lovely Mannlicher Schoenaur, with set trigger and a claw mounted Zeiss scope, which looks like the old Weatherby models that were comissioned to Zeiss, with both turrets mounted on top.

I take it out when I'm feeling nostalgic.

I also love the 7x57, 8x57, 303 Brit and let us not forget the 30-06.

I like others as well but the above six have a special place in my heart as far as original factory types go.
 
mimile said:
Meroh,
I have 9 different loads which shoot together a 2 inch group at a 100 yards in a 6.5x55 Tikka T3xlite....Same for a Sako A7 in 270 Win.
I also have 7 loads with bullet weights from 150 to 180 shooting to the same POI in a Browning BAR 30-06. The velocity for these loads is about 2700-2800 FPS
From the other side, my 9.3x62 while being very accurate for all handloads has a lot of variation in POI, up to 10 inches.
Jack O'connor once wrote that a rifle which shoots different bullet weights to the same POI is a precious one and should be used sparingly.
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Hmmm I would be interested in your datas regarding the 30-06 BAR. I have one, Belgium made and it would be cool to a hive the same thing with mine!
 
bearhunter said:
Eagleye, I've been using the 6.5x55 for over 55 years now, since those lovely little M94 carbines were first offered by Century in the US, for $19. Ye Olde Hunter had them as well, which they bought from Century but were in a lesser condition grade.

I also love the 7x57, 8x57, 303 Brit and let us not forget the 30-06.

I like others as well but the above six have a special place in my heart as far as original factory types go.
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bearhunter; You and I think quite similarly. My love of the 6.5's started out with a lovely little Mannlicher-Schoenaur
chambered 6.5x54. This would have been in the early 1960's Then I graduated to the 6.5 x 55 and never looked back.
In my arsenal right now I have 2-6.5x55s; 2-7x57s; 2-8x57s; 1-303 British(1910 Ross) and 3-30-06s. Oh yes, also
a 6.5x55AI, my long range target rifle in sporter class (1000 yards) Dave.
 
Hey Just remember this one thing about cartridges ! The same 140 gr bullet travelling at 2800 fps or whatever speed KILLS the same as from a 6.5x55 Swede Or 260 REM or a 6.5 Creedmoor or ??
Quit ! TRYing to make a cartridge better then another when there the fing same ! RJ

This goes for any caliber - cartridge shooting the same bullet at the same speed ! The RESULTs ARE THE same!
 
Love the 6.5x55!
On my 4th now, a LH Sako 85!
Been using the old Swede for 28 years now, and have more trigger time with this cartridge than any other center fire cartridge. Have taken deer, moose, elk, caribou and stones sheep with it. Love the 140 gr bullets in this cartridge. I originally used Norma factory ammo with the 140 Partitions back in the 90's and loved that ammo. Haven't seen or found any in quite some time. Also liked Hornady's Light Magnum 129 gr load when it was available.

I have, and have owned, rifles in 260 Rem, 6.5x284 Norma and 6.5 CM. Like and appreciate them all for what they are, but as the Swede was my first and I have the most experience with it, it is my favourite, but I will not dismiss any of the other 6.5 cartridges, they all do just fine and are fun to shoot! I am on my second CM (LH Browning X Bolt All Weather), having bought the Ruger Hawkeye in this chambering when first introduced. Going to try the 130 gr AccuBonds in the CM.
 
Picked up a T3X Lite in 6.5 x 55 this weekend. Just sighted it in tonight with some RWS 100gr. I now have a new favourite! What a sweet, smooth feeding rifle and the perfect round to feed it!
 
DancesWithEmptyCasings said:
How is the 6.5 with cast bullets?
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It can be good with cast boolits but has limitations that should be carefully addressed to get good results in rifles chambered in 6.5 Swede. Folks using older M96 & M38 milsurp units will have their work cutout for them. Folks with newer rifles with SAAMI standardized chambers,throats & bore dimensions will have an easier process to produce decent results with hardcast loads kept to around 1500 fps.

Larry's posts on the thread below give proper info on the subject.

https://forum.castbulletassoc.org/thread/96-swede-6-5x55/
 
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