Palehorseman
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Took my recently acquired Husky M-38 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser out yesterday and was very pleasantly surprised. Had a box of 131 grn Sellier Bellot ammo and was just going to check function of rifle, started by busting a man sized rock out around 110 paces. Four rounds and scored a hit every time, when went to check, all hits could be covered with my hand. Now this was just with elbows resting on the hood of my old K-5 Jimmy on a hot AZ day. Recoil was very light.
All I have read said it would be hitting way high, (300 meter battle sights at lowest elevation) but I held dead on. Also the diameter of most commercial 6.5 ammo is .264" (including the Seller Bellot) and when I slugged the bore, groove diameter was .295".
I now have the custom Lee Cruise Missile mold from Midsouth, it throws WW cast boolits at .271" on the drive bands but currently working out kinks as the nose for boolit was way too fat, But sizing nose down in a .258" sizer lube die now allows base seating depth at neck/shoulder junction. Looking forward to trying the cast boolits at around 1500 fps.
All I have read said it would be hitting way high, (300 meter battle sights at lowest elevation) but I held dead on. Also the diameter of most commercial 6.5 ammo is .264" (including the Seller Bellot) and when I slugged the bore, groove diameter was .295".
I now have the custom Lee Cruise Missile mold from Midsouth, it throws WW cast boolits at .271" on the drive bands but currently working out kinks as the nose for boolit was way too fat, But sizing nose down in a .258" sizer lube die now allows base seating depth at neck/shoulder junction. Looking forward to trying the cast boolits at around 1500 fps.