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buckstix
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6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it.
      #393958 - 21/10/25 01:54 PM

6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it.

I was offered to purchase a commercial Mauser 98 in 6.5x68s caliber. It was built in 1941 by Chr.Friedr. Triebel. Suhl, and retailed by Wilhelm Eblen, Stuttgart. It has a 25-1/2" barrel, double-set triggers. It came with a basket weave sling, ammo, dies, and 2 Khales claw mounted scopes; a variable 1.5x-4.5x, and a larger fixed 8x. Overall condition was near-new showing little use.

I had never heard of a 6.5x68s cartridge, and found with a little research, that in its day, it was a very popular caliber in Europe, and still has a following today. Its ballistically equivalent to today's 264 Win Mag., having a slightly larger case but without a belt. Much information is available on the internet, i.e. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6.5%C3%9768mm

This is a fun rifle and a great shooter. I also acquired the rifle's "big brother" - a Sauer/Weatherby in 8x68s caliber. I will post about it also.

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Re: 6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it. [Re: buckstix]
      #393959 - 21/10/25 02:21 PM

Good looking rifles.
My buddy has had a 6.8x68 for 45 years. Good ctg, especially if it has a normal 9" ROT. Some of the commercial rifles only had a 12" ROT which was suitable for light, short bullets only. Seems to me a factory load for it had a 93gr. bullet running 3,700fps.
Since ours seems to shoot the 123gr. Hornady, it might have the 9" ROT, but then if that is a 50yard group, perhaps it's the slow twist.
If the faster 9" twist, the 129gr. Hornady SP at about 3,200fps to 3,300fps is a good long range goat or sheep rifle - deer too, I guess.
I chambered one up on a 6.5x55 Model 96 action and barrel. Had to partially pull the bolt to eject a live round. I only ran the 129's at 3,000fps even in deference to the action. Shot under an inch though, at 100 meters.

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Re: 6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it. [Re: DarylS]
      #393960 - 21/10/25 02:27 PM

The 8x68S is a wonderful round.

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Re: 6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it. [Re: DarylS]
      #393962 - 21/10/25 03:38 PM

Nice rifle in a great round. Greener style safety is interesting.

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Re: 6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it. [Re: Claydog]
      #393965 - 21/10/25 06:06 PM

Very nice piece Buckstix!
Its a screamer, long range outfit on deer etc.
Hopefully 140gn pills will be able to stabilise, then you'll see how go it really is!


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Re: 6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it. [Re: Claydog]
      #393967 - 21/10/25 06:42 PM

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Nice rifle in a great round. Greener style safety is interesting.


Yes, I also questioned why this rifle had both a Greener safety on the side, and a flag safety on the bolt. Then at the range I discovered the reason. You can use the flag safety with the 8x scope, it sits quite high. But the 1.5x4.5 scope sits too low to use the flag safety, and you have to use the Greener safety.

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