[SavagePlinker]

What about the 6.5 Swede? It has been taking game for 100 years. I am looking into one in a modern action so I can load to higher pressures than the vintage milsurps.

Mals

They hold more powder than the Creedmoor. I wanted less, not more -- something more pleasant to shoot.

But if super-high velocity is what you want, well, there you go.

 

[SavagePlinker]

One day I will tell the story of the Marlin and Tasco vs. Anschutz Swarovski...great fun.....Lever 30-30 vs AR was also a good day.

Yeah, well, show up at a 600- or 1,000-yard match and let us know how you and old Betsy did against the serious guys.

It's true that nothing is "perfect" but that doesn't mean choice does not matter.

 

[SavagePlinker]

Another very good cartridge, that is really very ahead of its time.

Guy that lives behind me has one....milsurp.....his father had it for years....he remembers it as a kid, so in his family at least 40+ years.

I have seen him hit a steel plate (painted bright orange, our eyes are not as good anymore) about 12" at 300 yards magazine after magazine.

I was impressed....and it was on the other side of a lake...so air temps and such had to be all over the place.

The 6.5 is a great caliber for accuracy or it would not have slowly taken over the PRS crowd the way it has. I was shooting 4" groups at 300 yds yesterday with my Grendel, and I think I can get them even better than that with some tweaking.

 

[2mene22s]

I have a 6.5X55 Swede. built on a Rem 721 , I really haven't played with it much, really just bought it cause I had a couple of Swede Mausers. The long action should let me try some longer bullets.

 

[cowboy4]

They hold more powder than the Creedmoor. I wanted less, not more -- something more pleasant to shoot.

But if super-high velocity is what you want, well, there you go.

6.5x47 (6.5x204) or 6.5x45 (6.5 TCU). Love the Grendel, but the x47/x45 should to simplify things for brass acquisition. Quite a bit of information over at Steelchickens.com about the inordinate amount of energy transfer that those little cartridges achieve.

 

[Ram Rod]

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