6.5x55 sweed

[Jon Glajchen]

My 6.5x55 is a custom intermediate actioned Mauser 98. It has a lovely English Walnut stock and a Shilen barrel. This rifle is set up to shoot lighter bullets as I also have both a 7x57 and 7x64 shooting 175 gr and 170 gr pills respectively.

Its favorite load is 49.3 grains of Vihtavuori N560 with a Barnes 120 gr TTSX bullet. This load chronographs at 2850 fps and shoots half inch groups all day if I do my part.

 

[RETD16]

All matching numbers as well...M96 Carl Gustav 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser View attachment 705149

I also have a Mod 96 Mauser and it shoots fantastic!!! I paid a total of $82.00 back in 1994 for it.

 

[leslie hetrick]

i also use N-560 in my cz 550 in 6.5x55 with 139-140 gr bullets. the load i shoot is pretty heavy, but safe in the cz 550. i have shot 2.25" three shot groups at 300 yards from the bench. the bottom rifle is my cz 550 in 6.5x55, the top rifle is a cz 550 in .375 H&H.

 

[Gert Odendaal]

My 6.5x55 is a custom intermediate actioned Mauser 98. It has a lovely English Walnut stock and a Shilen barrel. This rifle is set up to shoot lighter bullets as I also have both a 7x57 and 7x64 shooting 175 gr and 170 gr pills respectively.

Its favorite load is 49.3 grains of Vihtavuori N560 with a Barnes 120 gr TTSX bullet. This load chronographs at 2850 fps and shoots half inch groups all day if I do my part.

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Jon, what a beautiful rifle you have , unbelievable beautiful rifle stock . And what makes it perfect rifle is the caliber 6.5x55Swedish Mauser...

 

[Gert Odendaal]

i also use N-560 in my cz 550 in 6.5x55 with 139-140 gr bullets. the load i shoot is pretty heavy, but safe in the cz 550. i have shot 2.25" three shot groups at 300 yards from the bench. the bottom rifle is my cz 550 in 6.5x55, the top rifle is a cz 550 in .375 H&H.

Beautiful rifles Leslie...the CZ 550 action can take some hot loads, and it is in a 6.5x55Swedish Mauser ....

 

[Gert Odendaal]

I also have a Mod 96 Mauser and it shoots fantastic!!! I paid a total of $82.00 back in 1994 for it.

RETD16 I assume it is the original Military M96 Swedish Mauser???

 

[Gert Odendaal]

Members, will it be possible to share your loads of the M96 Military Carl Gustav 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser with me in the use of a 143gn bullet in your loads with the 29.5 inch barrel ???

 

[leslie hetrick]

imr-4895 and imr-4350 does very well in my milsurp swedish mausers( 94-96-38,s) running at about 2300-2400 fps with 139-140 gr bullets.

 

[Muskox]

I have about 1000 rounds of RWS 8x57, I am going to build a 6mm-Sweedmoor

 

[Gert Odendaal]

I have about 1000 rounds of RWS 8x57, I am going to build a 6mm-Sweedmoor

The 6mm Creedmoor /6.5 Creedmoor is well known here in South Africa . It is one of the most use rifles for target /hunting activities.
I am selling/buying fire arms for members on my whatsapp group, the 6.5Creedmoor is the rifle that is selling as used rifles a lot more than any other rifles . The 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser is the rifle that is the most difficult to get my hands on to get hold for a member on my group..there is just not any 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser that I can buy/sell.

Owners of the 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser just do not sell them at all.

My advise to you would be to consider a 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser

 

[txtrout75218]

My 6.5x55 is a custom intermediate actioned Mauser 98. It has a lovely English Walnut stock and a Shilen barrel. This rifle is set up to shoot lighter bullets as I also have both a 7x57 and 7x64 shooting 175 gr and 170 gr pills respectively.

Its favorite load is 49.3 grains of Vihtavuori N560 with a Barnes 120 gr TTSX bullet. This load chronographs at 2850 fps and shoots half inch groups all day if I do my part.

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That is lovely!

 

[Gert Odendaal]

Did some shooting using the M96 Carl Gustave 6.5x55Swedish Mauser . Part of this exercise was to blow out the new Lapua brass cases. I am using the cases only for one rifle each and keeping it separate since the chambers differs totally.

 

[Shootist43]

Gert, how did your loads group? BTW I've often said that the6.5 Creedmor is "just a Swedish Mauser
want to be." My earliest production Sweed was built in Mauser's Oberndorf Factory in 1896. Just before leaving for Africa last year, it put six156 GR. Norma Orex rounds(factory ammo) into less than a 1" group at 100 yards. Like I said back then "not bad for a 128 year old rifle. BTW it set me back a whopping $400.00 sans scope. I think that while many people in the States own Sweed(s), they don't shoot them. The Sweed shooters don't sell them. LOL

 

[Gert Odendaal]

The last time I shot the Shilen barrel 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser I found the S365 , 43.4gn at 78.5 OAL at 2750f/s ...

 

[Gert Odendaal]

This time I spend time on shooting the M96 Carl Gustav 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser ..S365, 42 gn , OAL 78mm average 2605f/s . Shots at the top was used to learn how to adjust the turret of the5-25X50 FFP rifle scope used for the first time on the rifle. I know I can work on faster muzzle velocity , but want to work slowly on a increase to keep an eye on pressure signs with this 29.5"inch barrel

 

[Gert Odendaal]

This data gathered will assist in working out the nodes for this rifle . I do keep the Lapua brass cases separate from each rifle .

 

[Gert Odendaal]

I really can not find any need to purchase a 6.5 Creedmoor. I only purchase rifles older than me, with a history. I have never bought a new rifle. I am not interested in a new rifle . To me the old classics has been there for a very long time , the time when technology was in a class of it`s own. This is in regards to hunting rifles ..

 

[RETD16]

RETD16 I assume it is the original Military M96 Swedish Mauser???

Yessir

 

[Gert Odendaal]

Members, the muzzle velocities written down on the page is incorrect, it was shot previously with the Shilen barrel 6.5x55 , the muzzle velocities at 2607f/s is correct with the S365, 42gn OAL 78mm .

In formation regarding the empty cases weight and water filled cases weight is correct as it is the M96 Carl Gustav 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser rifle .