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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: WA Redneck on May 12, 2008, 10:09:36 AM

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Title: HELP!!!
Post by: WA Redneck on May 12, 2008, 10:09:36 AM

Anyone shoot a 6.5x55?  I have a Ruger MK II and would like to get 2700-2800 FPS out of it.  Anyone got any secret reloads they would like to share? 

Title: Re: HELP!!!
Post by: bobcat on May 12, 2008, 06:23:36 PM

What weight bullet....120 or 140? 

Title: Re: HELP!!!
Post by: catwithboost on May 12, 2008, 07:34:30 PM

http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/RecipeDetail.aspx?title=Centerfire%20Load&gtypeid=2&weight=129&shellid=1059&bulletid=204

Try this see if this is what you are wanting.

Title: Re: HELP!!!
Post by: WA Redneck on May 13, 2008, 07:56:55 AM

Thanks,

bobcat, 140's

catwithboost, I have seen this before and was actually hoping for some personal reloads and tips.

I would like to use this as an all around gun (deer/elk) what are your thoughts?

   

Title: Re: HELP!!!
Post by: thinkingman on May 13, 2008, 09:09:24 AM

Good cartridge with only about 100 yrs of load development behind it.
There is a ton of info.
Try http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve (http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve) for a start.
Good sectional density and moderate recoil.
No personal experience to offer.

Title: Re: HELP!!!
Post by: GoldTip on May 13, 2008, 09:23:51 AM

My wife shoot a 6.5x55 and she loves it.  I was going to handload for it but it shoot Federal silver box factory loads so well, I didn't figure things would be any better, so I have her continue to shoots the factory loads.

Title: Re: HELP!!!
Post by: WA Redneck on May 13, 2008, 09:43:34 AM

GoldTip has your wife used it for elk, if so how did it work and what was the distances.