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buckstix
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6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it.
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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6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it.	buckstix	21/10/25 01:54 PM
Re: 6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it.	DarylS	21/10/25 02:21 PM
Re: 6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it.	DarylS	21/10/25 02:27 PM
Re: 6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it.	Claydog	21/10/25 03:38 PM
Re: 6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it.	buckstix	21/10/25 06:42 PM
Re: 6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it.	Claydog	22/10/25 09:04 AM
Re: 6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it.	lancaster	22/10/25 03:18 PM
Re: 6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it.	buckstix	22/10/25 06:26 PM
Re: 6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it.	jgrabow	22/10/25 02:30 AM
Re: 6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it.	DarylS	22/10/25 02:39 AM
Re: 6.5x68s - I never heard of it - until I bought it.	93x64mm	21/10/25 06:06 PM

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