Using 6.5X55 Sweed for Moose

Shot lots of moose with the 6.5x55 usually with 160gr Hornady SP + 42gr of either IMR4350 or N-204. Through and through and you can eat right up to the bullet hole.Have also seen them shot with 140gr Partitions D.O.A.
 
I shoot 6.5x55. A 140 will drop a moose no issues..however the 160gr round nose
Is what was mainly used by the old timers...
I have 2 boxes of norma " alaskan " 156grn round nose bullets.
And they will definitely give Mr Moose a headache he wont forget.
And 6.5x55 is such a pleasant round to shoot . and given cond
Of the rifles barrel...can be absolute tack drivers... Be mindful
The military actioned small ring mausers arent rated for the higher pressure
Commercial loadings.. My load manual has a military and a commercial
Section ..theres quite a diff in some loadings between both action types.
 
mbogo3 said:
Shot lots of moose with the 6.5x55 usually with 160gr Hornady SP + 42gr of either IMR4350 or N-204. Through and through and you can eat right up to the bullet hole.Have also seen them shot with 140gr Partitions D.O.A.
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4350 is my go to powder in the swede round.. Also ive used
Reloader 22.
 
7mag said:
Normally I would agree with you on this, but the 123g eld-m has some magic in the 6.5 Grendel! 200yards on a moose, pass through and no bullet fragments and 3 Alberta deer. All pass through shots. No tracking of animals. Before this year, I barely any faith in the grendel, but that combo is devastating. Dont knock it till you try it. Blackeyboy has even more proof of that combo. Eld-m for the win :)
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To be frank, the Grendel has no more magic than any other 6.5 cartridge in it's velocity range.
Push the same bullets out of a comparable 6.5 such as the 6.5MS i the same velocity range and the results would be the same using the same bullet.
Cat
 
iron cat said:
To be frank, the Grendel has no more magic than any other 6.5 cartridge in it's velocity range.
Push the same bullets out of a comparable 6.5 such as the 6.5MS i the same velocity range and the results would be the same using the same bullet.
Cat
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Basically all im saying is that the 123eld-m is a great bullet for the Grendel. I wouldn’t use that bullet in my sweed. I use 130g NAB’s in that
 
I think alot of the time which type of bullet gets used has alot more to do with personality than anything technical.
 
LittleBoyLefty said:
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Interesting testing. One part they didn't mention was the size of the wound channel. It appears that the ELD-X left a significantly larger permanent wound channel. Another aspect would be to see the change in performance of the two bullets at a lower impact velocity. I have heard of cases where match bullets have failed to open consistently at distance. I wonder what difference, if any, there would be if they tailored the impact velocity to 2000 fps, more consistent with a 500 yard impact. Maybe there wouldn't be any difference, but that is, to me, the next logical testing step.
 
I'm the type of hunter who matches the cartridge as per animal. I don't reccommend the 6.5x55 or any other cartridge which is a ballistic twin to it, for moose that it. Many 30-06's around, a more capable cartridge.
 
track said:
I'm the type of hunter who matches the cartridge as per animal. I don't reccommend the 6.5x55 or any other cartridge which is a ballistic twin to it, for moose that it. Many 30-06's around, a more capable cartridge.
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You're not necessarily wrong. I'm sure that if I was heading out for Moose I would use something in my cabinet more of the 30-06 or 300 H&H flavour than my 7x57. Not that the 7x57 won't do the job, I just feel better erring on the side of caution. Would hate to have bullwinkle wander out at 300 yards and not have enough gun or scope to make a lethal hit. Platform matters as much as cartridge choice.
 
BigUglyMan said:
You're not necessarily wrong. I'm sure that if I was heading out for Moose I would use something in my cabinet more of the 30-06 or 300 H&H flavour than my 7x57. Not that the 7x57 won't do the job, I just feel better erring on the side of caution. Would hate to have bullwinkle wander out at 300 yards and not have enough gun or scope to make a lethal hit. Platform matters as much as cartridge choice.
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I think anyone with an ounce of common sense feels the same way.
Platform probably matters more than cartridge choice in reality. At any sane hunting distance any "normal" hunting cartridge will do the job if bullet is placed where it needs to be, question is, is the hunter capable with the platform of choice?
 
I'm not a ballistic chart guy but if I'm reading them right, the Norma 156gr 6.5x55 ammo has more jam at 200 yards than most 308W and 303Br, and nobody is seriously questioning those as 200 yard Moose Guns.

I wouldn't even hesitate to use the 156 grainers on Elk/Moose.
 
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