Gidday, I'm thinking I might try some 147 in the trusty tikka.
I'm running 44.8 of 2209 with the 143eldx.
Any body running the 147eldm in the tikka 6.5x55 with 2209 or similar?
Cheers Andy
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Gidday, I'm thinking I might try some 147 in the trusty tikka.
I'm running 44.8 of 2209 with the 143eldx.
Any body running the 147eldm in the tikka 6.5x55 with 2209 or similar?
Cheers Andy
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Im running the Swede improved - get very good accuracy and speed with RL23 with the 147's - Criterion barrel.
"Improved Swede" . Oh man; where does that take you?
Summer grass
Of stalwart warriors splendid dreams
the aftermath.
Matsuo Basho.
I wouldn’t bother. Your load is spot on for the 6.5x55. The 147 grain was intended for 6.5x?? (Something else) from memory as the x55 case doesn’t have enough capacity to get full potential from the heavier pill. That said, 6.5x55 handles 160 rn ok, but not like the accuracy over distance the eldx143’s give.
Looking as an option if I run short of the 143.
I also have a 260 tikka turning up and thinking I will run the 147 in that as well.
I have some spare long 5 shot mags and can get another long action bolt stop to make it work.
There were no 143 in steves shipment but a few 147s.
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Am sure @25/08IMP ran 147s in a 260 of his and they were lethal. I reckon they would go epic in a 260, 6.5x55 personally.
I have used them in the past in my 6.5x55 with Re26 powder, accuracy and velocity were good but was not overly happy with terminal performance.
I’m thinking back to a thread I read somewhere; another site. The contributor there reckoned the 147 could not be fully potentialised for reason mentioned in my original comment. Thinking back again, he suggested the 147 was more suited to the 6.5x284. I discarded the reference as I’m happy with the 143 eld-x and 139 Lapua Scenar pills and use them exclusively. Give the 147’s a go if so inclined.
All good. As stated, I love my 143’s and 139’s.
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