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Marrakai
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Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser
      04/12/21 10:06 AM

Yes indeed.

I would have to pick the 6.5x54 Mannlicher or MS because of the marvelous vintage sporters turned out by the Brits over a century ago. But...

I have a couple of Swedes in 6.5x55 and rate them very highly.

One is an M38 on an 1899 Oberndorf action, unmolested VGC+ with Metallverken Vasteras micrometer rear sight. What a tack-driver in military precision shoots!

The other is an Aussie sporter conversion, with the 1970s timber sporting stock commonly seen here, and a 2-7x28 VX2 on top.
It was my culling rifle, using 140gr Sierra Pro-Hunters, before the Ruger RSI .308, and I never found it wanting for accuracy or killing power. Replaced only because the low-swing safety was needed to carry it safely with a chambered round.

One of my hunting mates has a Ruger M77 Mk.II in 6.5x55 and carried it on several Cape York pig hunts just this year to good effect. His quote: "Everything shot with it died instantly". A rare rifle, all things considered.

Certainly agree that a Sako in this chambering would be a terrific deer or pig rifle.

And also agree with everything positive said about the cartridge.
Personally I have no clue why the .243 or the modern 6.5s even exist!

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* Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser Ripp 04/12/21 03:41 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser DarylS   04/12/21 05:31 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser Ripp   04/12/21 07:15 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser 93x64mm   04/12/21 07:32 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser Marrakai   04/12/21 10:06 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser DarylS   04/12/21 11:00 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser szihn   04/12/21 01:35 PM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser Ripp   05/12/21 03:19 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser Northman   06/12/21 08:55 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser NitroXAdministrator   07/12/21 01:19 PM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser Ripp   09/12/21 05:17 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser Ripp   09/12/21 08:13 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser DarylS   09/12/21 08:53 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser Ripp   09/12/21 09:33 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser NitroXAdministrator   09/12/21 11:46 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser Ripp   10/12/21 12:37 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser DarylS   10/12/21 02:59 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser Ripp   10/12/21 03:27 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser Ripp   10/12/21 03:29 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser 93x64mm   10/12/21 08:31 AM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser DarylS   07/12/21 03:03 PM
. * * Re: Best 6.5mm Cartridges: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser NitroXAdministrator   08/12/21 04:27 PM
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