Light cast bullet loads in the 6.5x55

[Steve in Merritt Island]

Yesterday I went to the Lakeland (FL) gun show. While there I picked up a 6.5x55 in a small ring M98 action, fitted with a Swede M96 barrel, that has about the ugliest stock I had ever bought. While I have lots of Swede GI ammo and several boxes of Norma, naturally, I want to reload for this rifle. I have found lots of data on deer loads, but was looking for something in print on mild cast 6.5 stuff in the 1200 to 1600 fps neighborhood. I have several boxes of LBT 155 grain I was hoping to use. Any ideas from the family out there?

 

[dagger dog]

Steve,

Lyman 48 has their #266469 140 gr round nose with gas check cast bullet#2 alloy sized to 0.264" with IMR 4227 starting@17grains for a velocity of1630 and a MAX of 25 grs @2098 fps. The IMR4227 was ther most accurate powder at the starting load. They used Federal brass and Fed 210 LR primers.

There is a 150 gr available also, and other powders if you have a specific powder in mind PM me and I'll see if I can come up with the loading from the Lyman cast bullet manual

 

[atblis]

IMR 4759 maybe?

 

[Fatelvis]

16.0 grns of 2400. The load that works great in every case capacity from the 7.62X39 to the 30-06. It is position insensitive and accurate.

 

[rcmodel]

If you want to reload cast bullets for anything, you need to buy the Lyman #49 reloading manual.

And/or the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook 3rd. edition.

rc

 

[lopezni]

get a Lyman reloading manual. They sell for $19.99 and have load data for cast bullets in every caliber.

 

[Kernel]

11 grains of Unique should be good for 1,200 fps.