Forums.NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact NitroExpress.com: 6.5x68 Opinion

View recent messages : 24 hours | 48 hours | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days | 60 days | More Smilies

*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

You are not logged in. [Login]

Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and others >> Mannlicher Discussion forum & Archive

DarylS
.700 member

Reged: 10/08/05
Posts: 26629
Loc: Beautiful British Columbia, Ca...

Re: 6.5x68 Opinion
13/07/15 06:01 AM

The only thing I shot with my 6.5x68 (on a rechambered ,96 Mauser) was 2 snowshoe hares, one 10 yards behind the other - 210 and 220yards - 1 shot.
My buddy, who inspired me to test one, has always had at least one 6.5x68 - He loves the round.

Most memorable moose for him, was a cow taken on a limited entry tag - 300yard shot. The bullet hit her just West of the bung hole and stopped in the hide at her brisket. 120gr. Barnes "X" - 3,350fps mv. 9" twist required. this was an earlier "X" bullet, which lost 3 of the 4 pedals, yet still made it lengthwise on the adult moose.

To say he loves the round, is an understatement.

The bullet I used, as a 129gr. Hornady, sifting along at only 3,000fps MV (29") - in deference to the older M96 action.

Keith's normal loads for those run in the 3,200fps range - 26" bl. of course.

It was a single shot only and to extract a loaded round, the bolt had to be "pulled" slightly.

--------------------
Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

Post Extras

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

Entire topic
Subject	Posted by	Posted on
6.5x68 Opinion	Bagboy	13/07/15 05:46 AM
Re: 6.5x68 Opinion	DarylS	13/07/15 06:01 AM
Re: 6.5x68 Opinion	Bagboy	13/07/15 06:47 AM
Re: 6.5x68 Opinion	DarylS	13/07/15 11:33 AM
Re: 6.5x68 Opinion	Bagboy	13/07/15 11:57 AM
Re: 6.5x68 Opinion	DarylS	13/07/15 12:07 PM
Re: 6.5x68 Opinion	Bagboy	13/07/15 12:24 PM
Re: 6.5x68 Opinion	Ash	13/07/15 05:58 PM
Re: 6.5x68 Opinion	Yochanan	13/07/15 06:45 PM
Re: 6.5x68 Opinion	DonZ	13/07/15 09:05 PM
Re: 6.5x68 Opinion	DarylS	14/07/15 02:04 AM
Re: 6.5x68 Opinion	Bagboy	14/07/15 03:47 PM
Re: 6.5x68 Opinion	Louis	14/07/15 05:57 PM
Re: 6.5x68 Opinion	NitroX	15/07/15 01:29 AM
Re: 6.5x68 Opinion	rigbymauser	14/07/15 08:42 PM
Re: 6.5x68 Opinion	Bagboy	14/07/15 08:47 PM
Re: 6.5x68 Opinion	Louis	13/07/15 06:21 PM

Extra information

0 registered and 11 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator: CptCurl

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Thread views: 4451

Jump to

NitroExpress.com

Powered by UBB.threads™ 6.5.5

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact

Copyright 2003 to 2011 - all rights reserved