Thread: Any thoughts???

Originally Posted by Kiwiman

you have me very intrigued, yes i do reload but may i ask why it is a reloaders caliber?

Factory ammo is mildly loaded due to all the older weaker actions out there chambered in the caliber.

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Good rifle in a great calibre. If you like the 708 you will love the 6.5.

I regret selling mine, and will own another one when funds allow.

@Kiwiman

As mentioned above the 6.5x55 is a Reloaders dream to get both speed and accuracy.

It's also a very flat shooting caliber too.

If your a Reloader my mates load in his Tikka is 49.5grs of Vitivori N560 powder with 140gr Amax's seated 80thou off the lands with MV of about 2800fps.

Very accurate and easily smashes Red Deer out to about 600m

But remember this load is for someone else's rifle so start lower in your rifle and work up looking for any signs of pressure.

Let us know how you get on.

Cheers
Pete

awesome rifle and calibre!
let's just say they ouch well above their weight.
I'm running the 143 eldx and having excellent results.
today my longest shot on a goat was 576 bang flop.
the farmer couldn't believe it so set him up and he smacked one at 500
he's of to buy one next week!

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Get a more common bullet I worked up a 140 amax load and now they don't make the fukn things any more same with my other 6.5 worked up a 123 amax load and now surprise surprise they don't do that any more by the looks of it either so don't use Hornady any more

Originally Posted by northdude

Get a more common bullet I worked up a 140 amax load and now they don't make the fukn things any more same with my other 6.5 worked up a 123 amax load and now surprise surprise they don't do that any more by the looks of it either so don't use Hornady any more

To be fair they made the amax for a good many years.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Factory ammo is mildly loaded due to all the older weaker actions out there chambered in the caliber.

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Depends on the brand of ammo. Some of the European brands of ammo load their 6.5x55 for modern rifles as it is a popular cartridge there. American stuff tends to be loaded lighter as they dont use the modern rifles in that calibre and most of the 6.5s there are older. But I would also agree that reloading allows for more out of this calibre but that is no different from almost every other calibre.