6x55 swede wildcat

[Slimbo]

Anyone tried a 6mm based on a 6.5x55 case?

Great lapua brass available, shorter case that fits in a 3.3” mag with long pointy bullets. Trying to figure out how to use this benchmark 6mm 7.5 twist blank I have.

 

[conor_90]

In true CGN style: 6mm ARC CZ 527 is the answer

 

[Buckmastr]

You’ll just pay more for dies and a reamer to make a 243 Win out of a long action

 

[Slimbo]

You’ll just pay more for dies and a reamer to make a 243 Win out of a long action

Yeah, you’re probably right….but a 243 in a long action is a bit silly. If I want to use a long action a 6-06 is probably a better answer anyways

 

[The Kurgan]

I'm intrigued by the 6x55, and also the 6mm-08.

 

[MiG25]

In true CGN style: 6mm ARC CZ 527 is the answer

You spelt 6mm Arch wrong and it won't fit in the 527.

 

[hoytcanon]

You are basically just reinventing the 6mm Rem on a case that is for all intents and purposes indistinguishable... not much pay off for all that expense.

 

[Slimbo]

Just looking for a way to use the several hundred lapua swede cases I have.

As far as dies go, a set of regular swede bushing dies will work. Not sure how it works with a reamer. Could the chamber be cut with a neck less swede reamer and a 6mm neck reamer?

 

[Slimbo]

You are basically just reinventing the 6mm Rem on a case that is for all intents and purposes indistinguishable... not much pay off for all that expense.

Coming from the creator of the 7.62x57 lol.

 

[Hitzy]

Sell the brass. Anything you make off it has already been done easier.

 

[conor_90]

You spelt 6mm Arch wrong and it won't fit in the 527.

Huh? The ARC (advanced rifle cartridge) would fit a Grendel or 7.62x39 527

I have a feeling this is a reference that is going over my head

Slimbo you don’t own a 6.5x55? I thought you would have a 6.5x55 tikka for sure, maybe RJ (TJ) can sell you one

 

[MiG25]

The Arch is the Improved 6.5x55

 

[meatsticks]

You are basically just reinventing the 6mm Rem on a case that is for all intents and purposes indistinguishable... not much pay off for all that expense.

What he said.

 

[Slimbo]

What a bunch of wet blankets.

I guess everyone is here shoots 30-06s and lives on white bread and baloney

 

[bunny]

You will end up with the same as a 6 mm Rem. And that only gets interesting if you neck it up to .257

 

[conor_90]

Replace your 30-06 with this baby Slimbo:

https://frontierfirearms.ca/swedish-m96-6-5x55-in-8-x-54-used/

Then you can use your brass and build a 6mm rem rem 700 like everyone wants

 

[hoytcanon]

Coming from the creator of the 7.62x57 lol.

I could easily argue that point as the differential is significantly more, in splitting between .308 and .30/06 with the plethora of brass and free barrel and unused donor rifle on hand... but a 6X55 would be virtually indistinguishable from the 6X57, and the 6mm Rem is a pretty good cartridge as is.

As it turned out, the 7.62X57 HC worked out pretty well, and gets used alot... there are half a dozen of them in use now, in ON, MB, AB & BC.

 

[Slimbo]

Like you I have a plethora of brass, a free barrel and a donor action sitting here. Never said I wanted more performance than a 6mm Remington.

As for the 7.62 Hoyt, you could have got there by loading a 308 win with ramshot TAC but hey where’s the fun in that.

This site is a riot

 

[MiG25]

It does already exist as does the 6-284.

 

[Slimbo]

I am aware, just asking if anyone on this site has built one.