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The problem with the 6.5MS in Great Britain is that it is not deer legal as the velocity with the 160 grain bullet is insufficient. It WAS until that law was introduced very poipular as a hill stalking weapon. Light, low recoil, and with the 160 grain bullet, apparently, a good killer on red deer.

Would I consider an old Mannlicher rifle nowadays? No! You will struggle to get the ammunition and I don't think that it has the flexibility of the 6.5 x 55 or other more useful cartridges in that size.

Also some of those old Mannlicher rifles are a bit generous on the bore dimensions and not given to modern accuracy standards...especially if they have been shot with a large quantity of cordite loads in the past.

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I agree. I have the 1903 6.5 carbine with a factory original Khales scope. I am building a new custom rifle based on a highly modified Montana Rifleman 1999 short action [actually based off the 7X57], but my caliber this times is 6.5X55 shooting 155 grain Lapua slugs.

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