New rifle or milsurp?

[Steiner]

I've decided to get into reloading with a 6.5x55 cartridge. I like the old Swedish M96 rifles. Just wondering will a newer rifle (Winchester 70 or Tikka) allow for alot hotter loadings than the WW2 rifle? I don't think I'll be shooting over 300yds. Should I get a scoped M96 or get a newer rifle? Can a newer rifle handle alot more chamber pressures (like 20% more - or whatever the number may be, just guessing here) Basically what I'm asking is the metallurgy of WW2 rifle gonna limit me alot to what I can do with the cartridge?

 

[Gibbs505]

The steel in the M1896 rifles all the way through to the M38's was top quality so I would not have any worries over pressure!
They are all great rifles so go with whatever turns your crank!!

 

[todbartell]

you dont need to hot-rod a 6.5x55 to get good downrange performace

a 140 gr @ 2500 fps shoots really good to about 300 yards
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