6.5x55 sweedish ? ( pics added)

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Hey guys dont know much about this caliber but am looking at getting one off a friend. Is it interchangeable with the rem 260? are they the same ? would it be good for yote and deer?
Thanks I appreciate the feedback I have heard that those who like it really like?!
 
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great rifle-shoots flat and very accurate with low recoil.It has a very high sectional density, which seems to translate into a far more effective lethal bullet than you might think given the modest ballistics.I have taken over 20 blacktails and a couple of black bear.Nothing went very far-maybe 30 yards
 
Used a lot in Norway for moose , used to be a military cartridge.

Good sectional density, very accurate round.

A lot of people south of the boarder use them for predetor shooting

NOT interchangeable with the 260.

Limited ammo variety available

Winchester has some. a lot of the european manufacturers have it too. NORMA comes to mind
 
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I have three rifles chambered for the Swede. Great rifles, low recoiling, accurate and deadly on deer and even larger animals. Factory ammo is generally limited to 140gr bullets that are modestly loaded because of the older miliary rifles out there. If you handload you have lots of options to you. I load 100gr Hornady's for coyotes, 120-129's for deer, and 140's (Partitions, TBBC's etc) as an all purpose round if I am hunting deer up to moose. The high sectional density of these bullets allows them penetrate very deeply. I have yet to recover a bullet.

NO THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE WITH A 260 REM.

Ballistically they are very similar, but they are 2 different rounds with different case dimensions and the 260 is loaded to modern pressures
 
jdemora said:
Hey guys dont know much about this caliber but am looking at getting one off a friend. Is it interchangeable with the rem 260? are they the same ? would it be good for yote and deer?
Thanks I appreciate the feedback I have heard that those who like it really like?!
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1) NOT interchangable with the Rem 260.
2) See above - use the same size bullet, but brass has different dimensions.
3) Excellent with right ammo for coyote, deer. With the heavier or premium bullets will do a good job on moose as has been proven in the Scandanavian countries.

I should be taking delivery of my custom 6.5x55 Swedish soon.:)
 
I love my swedes. We use it for deer and moose.

You'll want to handload for it to realize it's potential for a variety of game.

I've never been impressed by the winchester CXP 2 bullets on deer (it brings them down but the bullets fragment too much) and wouldn't dream of using winchester factory ammo for moose. The military mauser 96's I own do not shot lighter bullets (100gr) as accurately as the heavier bullets (130, 140gr) due to the high rate of twist for the military barrel.

Budd
 
I have heard a lot of people talk about handloading different types of bullets. I dont know anything about it but would like to learn how would I go about it ? I am in Ontario please advise.
thanks
 
go buy a reloading manual. the newest Speer book is good for learning how to reload

the 6.5x55 is a great cartridge for hunting deer sized game. In Sweden and Norway etc, it is used alot on their moose (which are a bit smaller than Canadian moose) with good results. Common bullet weight overseas is 154-160 grain, at a modest velocity of 2400-2500 fps, which combines for deep penetration and good kills. 120-140 gr. is best for deer. 100 gr. for coyotes.

Remington, Winchester, Federal, and Hornady all load a 140 gr. soft point in their ammo lines.


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is there any commercially loaded 160 gr bullets?
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Possibly from Norma. 160 grain was a military loading. Norma has some nice hunting ammo, but I suspect it is at the upper range in pressure limits. They likely shoot more than just old small ring mausers in that calibre in europe, thus the market for a high pressure load.

I really like my M96 in 6.5x55. Great gun, although I wish it could be loaded to higher pressures. Its certainly sufficient for deer at reasonable ranges. Never shot beyond 300 yards, but its deadly accurate at 300. I used to buy Prvi Partisan from Yugoslavia for around $10.00 a box and they had both soft points and fmj with reloadable brass. I heard the factory got destroyed during their war. I still have lots of brass, and prefer my own loads for hunting. The nosler partition in 140 grain is a good bullet for the gun, although I've loaded as light at Sierra 85 gr varminters with good success. They really fragment on impact.
 
6.5x55mm Swede Mauser

ratherbefishin said:
is there any commercially loaded 160 gr bullets?
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Often at gunshows you can find some old factory Dominion 6.5x55mm ammo loaded with the 160 gr long roundnose bullets. If you are real lucky it will have been stored for years in appropriate circumstances & will be in good shape. I have a couple boxes of those tucked away. I have never chrono'd it so I don't know what the velocity would be but given it was loaded for use in surplus Model 96 Mauser actions it's probably around the 2300 fps velocity from a 22"-24" barrel.

Seems to have good results on big game, though.;)
 
Norma makes three 156 gr. factory loads for the 6.5x55. Alaska (standard round nosed soft point), Vulkan (heavy jacket soft point), and Oryx (bonded core soft point)

Lapua also makes a 155 gr. 'Mega' load, featuring a heavy jacketed semi spizter claiming 97% retention.
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Used my Swede to cull 2 Buffalo for a farmer here.Could not get closer than 100yds.Farmer wanted head shots for instant kills.2 shots 2 dead buffalo, they dropped like a ton of bricks.Complete penatration through the head into the neck area.Would not hesitate to use the Swede on any thing in North America.Ammo was Bells 139 gr. softpoint.
 
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Sellier&Bellot is the Cheapest.
Partizan is not getting any good reviews.
There's a loaded one from Remchester. so-so in my rifle.
Norma/RWS is by far the best. Oryx is the way to go.

A frien that reloads will gladly help you reload the Swede. All you need to buy is the dies - 30$ us. the rest is just consumables.

EPPS had some large variety of loaded ones.
Cabela's has more :p
 
Nothing kills better then the norman alaskan 156 grain load.
I would suggest shooting nothing but 160 grain bullets. look at the ballistics chart and you will see why.
Hornady or norma 160grains at 2650fps is the only round you will ever need for anything.
That will be the best rifle you ever own.
 
You can reload down in bullet weight but military guns are made to shoot the heavier bullets. I am going to try 100gr bullets in the summer and see how they shoot. A good comprimise would be to just use 120gr all the time, that would take out a deer and besides the pass through it would neatly deal with yotes.
 
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