I thought I could start a thread, where I share my experience with cast bullets in the 6,5x55. Living in Norway, this cartridge is immensly popular. It seems the US is also experiencing a «6,5 craze» theese days. But among bullet casters, the 6,5 seems to suffer from a reputation for being a particularily difficult caliber. Is it really so? Or is this opinion based upon the peculiarities of the swedish mauser rifle?
I have three rifles with 6,5x55 barrels. All of them are switch-barrel bolt guns
- Rössler Titan alpha
- Schultz & Larsen M97DL
- Rem 700, customized with a threaded sleeve in the front reciever ring, allowing barrel switch with my hands. This rifle has a few other tweaks as well (photo)
I have a few bullets to play with, they are in the photo. From the left
- Arsenal molds 266-92 «spitzer»
- NOE 266-126- PB
- NOE 266-126- GC
- NOE 268-134 «Kurz»
- NOE 266-140
- NOE 268-140
I have the Pat Marlin checkmaker for the 6,5, and have experimented a bit with different materials. So far, I have mostly shot conventionally lubed bullets. PC coming up!
I`ll post some results and experiences in this thread when I can find the time. But now I´ve got to go
See Ya!