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Thread: Seriously underrated 6.5x47 Lapua

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    Quote Originally Posted by 257weatherby View Post
    6.5x55 is hamstrung in all the manuals and factory loaders because of all the old actions that could shit themselves with a proper load, loaded hard in a modern action the Swede has legs that would astonish you as is breezes past the tiddler 6.5 cartridges
    Ive heard that story a lot but yet to see any truth in the theory. While it was only one rifle, I did some load development for a mates x55 with a 24" barrel and it showed pressure signs consistent with loading manual data.
    Last edited by Wingman; 23-02-2019 at 07:50 PM.
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