6.5 x 55 swede tikka

Mine all love healthy doses of imr4350, 4831 and Alliant 19 and 22. (If you can find it). Enjoy your swede it's my favourite calibre. I've been focussing on 130 g Accubonds these last few years and have had great results with both accuracy and performance.
 
Using IMR7828SSC will safely give you some very impressive velocities with 140 grain bullets. If you own a milsurp chambered for this round, you need to take very special care not to mix up the hotter loads that you can safely use in a stronger action like the Tikka T3.

There are four fellows besides myself that use the T3 chambered in 6.5x55 in my area that I know of.

All of them, including myself wanted more performance from this combination than we were getting with factory loads or any listed loads in any manuals.

If you do some online searches for high velocity 6.5x55 loads you will find some approaching 2900 fps with 140 grain bullets and IMR7828SSC.

Just remember, the HOT loads are not for the milsurps.
 
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I used to load the Swede for a target rifle. The slow powders fill the case better. 4350 would be as fast as I would go, with 4831 and RL 22 being better. 2900fps is about max.

For hunting I used a military sporter with Hornady 160RN. Cheap and very effective.
 
H4831sc has worked well for a T3 swede i load for, hrdy 140gn SST seated 20thou of the lands with room to spare with the T3 mag. I got it to go around 2700fps+ beyond book load no pressure signs, most loads are for the CG m38 rifles so loads are conservative for the modern action. Work up as always if going beyond book.
 
I shoot a Tikka Varmint 6.5x55 and get excellent results with 140g SMK and RL22 and CCI BR2s using Nosler load data. My most accurate load happens to be their's as well, right at max. As others have stated, start low and work up. I have tried Federal 210M, WLR and Rem 9 1/2 primers and in my case using RL22 with everything else being equal groups with CCI were 1/2 the size of the other primers.

https://load-data.nosler.com/nosler-load-data/image/65-55-swedish/6-5x55-140gr.jpg
 
Well 47gr/RE#22/140gr Partition has killed everything from foxes to moose ........including tougher big bodied elk.PS magnum primers and Fed or Win brass.Son's T3 didn't like 156-160gr bullets for some reason? Harold
 
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I have a 700 in 6.5X55 with a 1-8" on it as well. I find that it works great with 140gr Berger Hybrid and 48grs of H4831SC stuffed in a lapua case (normal warning about working up...). My load was pushing 2,840 FPS and was quite accurate.

As others have mentioned in other threads the books are often referring to older actions that may not be as strong as a modern action. My load is over book max but not by much if I remember correctly.

The thing I like about H4831SC is that I can seem to find it in most places. RL powders just seem to be showing up again in my parts after a hiatus.
 
Between myself and friends, we have three T-3s in 6.5x55( 1 sporter, 1 Varmint, 1 Supervarmint), and all three rifles shoot 129-142gr bullets sub 1/2 moa for five shots, using R-22 in Lapua cases with Fed 210 primers. We are producing around 2750fps with 142 grain bullets, and closer to 2850fps using 129-130 grain bullets. The 129 and 130gr bullets are Accubonds, and the 142s are Matchkings. We use a COL of 3.10" for all three bullets, and powder charges from 47gr to 50gr depending on the bullet.
 
I know this is a T3 thread but my Win 70 FWT in 6.5x55 will shoot the Sako 156gr into the same hole but the 160gr Hornady tips at 100 yards and not near as accurate .If you are so inclined[also safe in 38 +96 Swedish mausers] 42gr of either N-204 or IMR4350 and the 156-160gr drill.Never recovered a bullet from game yet including moose and you can eat right up to the bullet hole.A gun writer once said this is the load if you wish to shoot through two moose and a fire hydrant.........he's correct.......Harold
 
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