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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Woodchuck on August 06, 2012, 09:46:04 AM

Title: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: Woodchuck on August 06, 2012, 09:46:04 AM: I picked one up on a trade over the weekend for what I thought was a pretty smokin deal. I don't know much about the cartridge. What can you guys tell me?
Title: Re: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on August 06, 2012, 09:54:05 AM: Your going to love it. They use it for moose in scandanavia (though most would consider it small for that purpose). It's just an all around classic cartridge like the 7x57 mauser.

The modern day .260 is pretty close in comparison (maybe a little hotter)
Title: Re: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on August 06, 2012, 09:55:22 AM: http://www.chuckhawks.com/6-5x55.htm (http://www.chuckhawks.com/6-5x55.htm)
Title: Re: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: Huntbear on August 06, 2012, 09:59:35 AM: You are going to love this gun. Great caliber. Been many a animal shot with one. :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup:
Title: Re: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: Woodchuck on August 06, 2012, 10:03:28 AM: I am itching to get it out and see how it does on song dogs. Thanks for the input, would love to hear anybody else's take as well.
Title: Re: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: Huntbear on August 06, 2012, 10:06:44 AM: Oh and it would make an awesome kid gun. Recoil is very light.
That caliber is devastating on deer sized game.
Title: Re: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: Woodchuck on August 06, 2012, 10:09:22 AM: Sweet, I was thinking of it as a possible kid gun, my buddy has a young son coming up this year, may have him try this instead of him buying something and have the kid not like it. :tup:
Title: Re: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: Biggerhammer on August 06, 2012, 06:42:11 PM: Great cartridge! 95 gr V-Max's for varmints and the new 140gr Accubond. What's not to love?
Title: Re: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: brokenvet on August 06, 2012, 10:08:39 PM: Did you get the M96 or the 38?
Title: Re: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 06, 2012, 10:14:28 PM: Great cartridge :tup: 140 accubond would be my pick as well :drool:
Title: Re: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: Woodchuck on August 07, 2012, 06:30:32 AM: Quote from: brokenvet on August 06, 2012, 10:08:39 PM
Did you get the M96 or the 38?
This gun is a build and is sporterized. Have it with me today, gonna do some digging.
Title: Re: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: brokenvet on August 07, 2012, 06:41:30 AM: I built a swede from a Yugo M48 and I placed a Adams & Bennett light weight barrel on it. It would not shot very good with heavy bullet because of the light weight barrel. I hope that who ever built your swede used a better barrel.
Title: Re: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: Woodchuck on August 07, 2012, 06:49:44 AM: I have a friend/member here who is way more knowledgable on these things than I that is coming to look at it today. Will let you know what he has to say.
Title: Re: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: JohnVH on August 07, 2012, 05:13:05 PM: My brother has one, sweet round!
Title: Re: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: lazydrifter on August 07, 2012, 07:56:27 PM: Quote from: brokenvet on August 07, 2012, 06:41:30 AM
I built a swede from a Yugo M48 and I placed a Adams & Bennett light weight barrel on it. It would not shot very good with heavy bullet because of the light weight barrel. I hope that who ever built your swede used a better barrel.

It's not the lightweight barrel that makes heavy bullets shoot bad, it's the rate of twist your barrel has.

Brant
Title: Re: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: brokenvet on August 07, 2012, 09:34:59 PM: Quote from: lazydrifter on August 07, 2012, 07:56:27 PM
Quote from: brokenvet on August 07, 2012, 06:41:30 AM
I built a swede from a Yugo M48 and I placed a Adams & Bennett light weight barrel on it. It would not shot very good with heavy bullet because of the light weight barrel. I hope that who ever built your swede used a better barrel.

It's not the lightweight barrel that makes heavy bullets shoot bad, it's the rate of twist your barrel has.

Brant

Yes your correct on that. However this particular barrel of Adams & Bennett has a 1-9" twist did not do so well and when you up grade to a heavier barrel of the same maker and twist the accuracy shrinks from 3" - 4" to .75" The reviews on it on MidwayUSA says the same thing.

Yes the ideal twist for the 6.5X55 is 1-7"
Title: Re: 6.5X55 Swedish?
Post by: Biggerhammer on August 07, 2012, 09:43:25 PM: I would say the ideal twist for a 6.5x55 would be a 1-9 for across the board bullet selection and a 8 twist for the heavies and the 8 twist will still shoot the 95gr V-Max's with some serious RPM's and accuracy.