6.5x55 in a husqvarna 1640

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Hi all,

After doing a bunch of searching I was able to gleen a bunch of good information about loading 6.5x55. Most of it was geared toward old military rifles or new made rifles such as tikka's.

I was not able to find any information about loading 6.5x55 in a husky 1940 though. So, for those of you who have one, what have you found that works good? What is a good combination that I should try?

Thanks
 
I have been loading Varget under 95 gr V-Max and 140 gr SST. I have a sporterized M96 turned down to 21" barrel and recrowned.

It loves both loads, as does my stock M96.
 
Cdn303 said:
What is your OAL for the 140 sst's?
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140gr SST 32gr Varget with Min OAL of 3.030 you can work your way up to 36gr, but I found my two were both happier at 32gr with this bullet.

In the 95gr V-Max 39gr Varget with Min OAL of 2.850

I have more than one rifle in this calibre, so I use the Lee Factory Crimp Die, and put a medium crimp on it.
 
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If it's on a Mauser 98 action which I believe most Huskies are then it should be able to handle any load; military or modern commercial.
 
The 1640 were not manufactured before end of 1952, and HVA did not produce commercial rifles chambered for the 6.5X55 prior to 1942-43 (mod. 46B) and again in 1944 (mod. 646).
Anyhow, if it's a M/38 based rifle, any load suitable for the military rifle will work and if it's a M/98 or 1640 based rfile, you can push it a bit sturdier, same as for modern actions.
 
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