Thread: 6.5 what

Greetings All,
Agree with the comments on the 6.5 x 55. I have a T3 with a 6 x 36 Leupold scope. One of the most accurate rifles I own and barely weighs 3 kg if that. The Tikka has a long throat so went out to the shed and measured the crush length with some 143 grain ELDX projectiles a friend gave me to try. Crush length was 81.3 mm. Internal magazine length is 85 mm plus so a good match. The 6.5 x 55 is definitely a handloaders calibre though, one of Nick-D's Unicorn calibres.
Regards Grandpamac.