SectionalDensity
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Greetings,
I was wondering if any of you experienced 6.5x55 Swede shooters could help with a problem I'm having. I have a couple of old '96 Mausers...one original and one "sporterized" by Kimber. I'm able to chamber and shoot pointed bullets just fine. I usually use 140gr SMK or 140 gr Hornady BTHP match bullets. However, when I try to use the Hornady 160gr RN bullets, they won't chamber unless I seat the bullet WAY down in the case. The Hornady guide recommends C.O.L. to be 3.035 but if I seat a bullet in the fired case and chamber it, it pushes it down to 2.755. If I try seating it in a sized case at the cannelure it simply will not chamber at all. I always thought that these rifles had uber-long throats so you could seat a submarine in the case and still have enough room. Plus, I could swear I was able to chamber that same bullet years ago but now I'm wondering if it wasn't a different bullet.
I know I can simply load that bullet to 2.755 and have it chamber but if you've seen it seated down that far, well....it looks really weird. Plus, I'm wondering if it's actually safe to seat it down that far. I have a pic I can post if that helps. I'm just wondering if this is something I should expect with these old Mausers. One is 1905 and the other 1903. One might expect this on modern rifles but I sure wouldn't have expected it in these older ones.
Any help or insight would be appreciated.
Thanks!
I was wondering if any of you experienced 6.5x55 Swede shooters could help with a problem I'm having. I have a couple of old '96 Mausers...one original and one "sporterized" by Kimber. I'm able to chamber and shoot pointed bullets just fine. I usually use 140gr SMK or 140 gr Hornady BTHP match bullets. However, when I try to use the Hornady 160gr RN bullets, they won't chamber unless I seat the bullet WAY down in the case. The Hornady guide recommends C.O.L. to be 3.035 but if I seat a bullet in the fired case and chamber it, it pushes it down to 2.755. If I try seating it in a sized case at the cannelure it simply will not chamber at all. I always thought that these rifles had uber-long throats so you could seat a submarine in the case and still have enough room. Plus, I could swear I was able to chamber that same bullet years ago but now I'm wondering if it wasn't a different bullet.
I know I can simply load that bullet to 2.755 and have it chamber but if you've seen it seated down that far, well....it looks really weird. Plus, I'm wondering if it's actually safe to seat it down that far. I have a pic I can post if that helps. I'm just wondering if this is something I should expect with these old Mausers. One is 1905 and the other 1903. One might expect this on modern rifles but I sure wouldn't have expected it in these older ones.
Any help or insight would be appreciated.
Thanks!
I can't imagine trying to feed my GF's M38 a round nose. It simply functions so smoothly as is with 140 gr spritzers, and shoots so accurately, that I've never even considered a round nose. 
