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ThreeThreeEight
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New (Old) 6.5x55
#366943 - 22/06/22 01:06 AM

I am waiting for a new acquisition to arrive in the mail. Purchased a Husqvarna 1640 chambered in 6.5x55 Swede.

Rifle looks to be in super condition from the pictures I saw of it. Cheap like Borscht to. I have always liked Husqvarna rifles as they are pleasant to handle and carry. Plan to use this new rifle to slay whitetails and mulies around home.

Busy rounding up some supplies to load for it. Had 6.5x55's in the past but sold them in a moment of weakness, along with the dies, etc. A guy should learn never to do that as sure as hell you will get another rifle in that chambering and need to start all over again with the dies and components.

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Ripp
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Re: New (Old) 6.5x55 [Re: ThreeThreeEight]
#366944 - 22/06/22 02:14 AM

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I am waiting for a new acquisition to arrive in the mail. Purchased a Husqvarna 1640 chambered in 6.5x55 Swede. Rifle looks to be in super condition from the pictures I saw of it. Cheap like Borscht to. I have always liked Husqvarna rifles as they are pleasant to handle and carry. Plan to use this new rifle to slay whitetails and mulies around home.

Busy rounding up some supplies to load for it. Had 6.5x55's in the past but sold them in a moment of weakness, along with the dies, etc. A guy should learn never to do that as sure as hell you will get another rifle in that chambering and need to start all over again with the dies and components.

Congrats on the purchase..

AS to reload supplies, they are still very scarce in this neck of the woods...
Best of luck to you

On the brighter side..9mm and 45acp is more readily available again..picked up 1000 rounds over the weekend.. summer handgun training..

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ThreeThreeEight
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Reged: 18/05/22
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Loc: BC, Canada

Re: New (Old) 6.5x55 [Re: Ripp]
#366946 - 22/06/22 02:36 AM

Yes reloading supplies are few and far between these days. Luckily I have located a set of dies and some new Lapua brass...the bullets I want on the other hand, are proving to be scarce as hens teeth.

Handgun ammunition is hard to get here as well, especially since our POS Prime Minister announced the new legislation they are trying to bring in that will effectively end handgun ownership. Shooters rushed out and bought up virtually all of the handguns available at gun shops and bought up all the ammo. Thankfully I already had a good supply of 9mm and I load for my .44 RM and have lots of bullets and brass....so I should be okay for a long time.

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sharps4590
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Re: New (Old) 6.5x55 [Re: ThreeThreeEight]
#367945 - 25/07/22 04:03 AM

I bought the same rifle a few months before you. As with yourself I've always liked the Husky's, even if the later ones are a bit heavy. I don't remember what powder I used, IMR-4350 maybe(?) but with the Hornady 160 gr. RN it was hovering just over and under an inch at 100. I too have parted with other Swede's but I ain't parting with this one. It goes well with my 1903 M/S.

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NitroX
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Re: New (Old) 6.5x55 [Re: sharps4590]
#367954 - 25/07/22 10:42 PM

ThreeThreeEight, you are da man. And a Mauser 98 Huskie!

Vintage. Perfect. Original. The best.

I rarely see Husqvarnas here.

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Igorrock
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Re: New (Old) 6.5x55 [Re: NitroX]
#367964 - 26/07/22 08:04 PM

By the way; Husqvarna 1640 isn´t any real m98 action but a tad cheaper manufactured version of it. They are very common and cheap in Sverige.

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