Search results

LOL! The reason I stopped using my ATN X-Sight on the 6.5 x 55 was that you had to have your eye right up into the eyepiece. Give the 123gn Hornady SST a try. Albeit intended for use in the 6.5 Grendel at around 2,600fps it is a really good killer when driven to 2,900 and flat shooting. It is my...

Good info Shark. I would have to say that all of my loads for the 6.5 x 55 exceed the listed loads for the Creedmore. But no doubt there are Creedmore hand-loaders who do the same thing I do and I have no idea just how much velocity they are achieving with accuracy. Working up the ladder is the...

Samu, I think that is the critical statement when it comes to the 6.5cal in general. "desired MV".. When I first started using a 6.5 the projectiles available were not much of a choice, the only powder I could procure was either IMR (the good old IMR) or Winchester ball powder. Projectiles were...

60 Euro per pound! Crikey, that would take a lot of the enjoyment out of a day at the range. Lapua brass is certainly top shelf. The initial cost is easily outweighed by the longevity and consistency of the brass. While N560 might be great for any bullet weight in your particular rifle that...

With the number of different rifles by different manufacturers, made at different times, and the way chamber reaming dies are made and then wear with use, it is not unusual to see a plethora of different results among so many users even when using the exact same components. Our only real world...

I am not an expert on African game. But after being a professional shooter for many years and then a serious recreational hunter after retiring from the b/s that swamped the culling profession, and being a long term user of the fantastic 6.5 x 55 in numerous rifles, I feel I might be able to...

If you do not consider the shot to be "perfect" do not take it. There will always be another chance. A big calibre is no reason to risk a wounded animal.