6.5 x 55mm Swedish Mauser
Thousands of Swedish Mausers imported into
the U.S. after World War II introduced American hunters to what many consider
to be the finest medium capacity 6.5mm cartridge developed during the tail
end of the 19th century. And of all the war surplus rifles that invaded American
soil during the fifties and sixties, the little Sweede carbine was the one
we all wanted. It has class. Workmanship and accuracy were second to none.
Even today the 6.5 x 55mm is an extremely popular cartridge among American
hunters. And many Scandinavian hunters consider the little 6.5 to be potent
medicine for all big game up to the size of moose.
Norma offers several factory loads; one
a 139 grain spitzer at 2800 fps, another a 156 grain round nose at 2500
fps.
Despite its popularity, U.S. ammunition makers continue to ignore the 6.5
Sweede. Same goes for U.S. rifle makers. With one exception. U.S. Repeating
Arms stuck a toe in the water during 1986 by offering a limited number of
Model 70's in this caliber. Whether or not that's the end of it remains to
be seen, but it is rumored that the rifles sold exceptionally fast.
For all around hunting of deer size game with the little 6.5, the
Nosler 125 grain and
Hornady 129 grain bullets are excellent
choices. For Whitetails and Pronghorn in open country, the 120 grain Speer
and 120 grain Nosler shoot flat and
hit hard. For woods hunting, trying the
Hornady 160 grain round nose. When
it comes to powders there is no best choice. Feed the 6.5 x 55mm anything
that burns at a slow to medium rate and it will sing a pretty song.
Source: Hodgdon Data Manual, 26th Edition
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