What rifle was he shooting?

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Years ago, before I became interested in firearms, I found bandoleer of rifle rounds belonging to my father. I am trying to figure out what they went in. He died when I was young so, I can not simply ask him. The bullet is made by Norma (?) and it is stamped 6.5x55. I think this is what he was hunting with. I have seen one photo of him with a strung deer he shot, but no rifle in sight.

If you have any ideas, please throw them out there. Thank you.
 
6.5x55 mm Swedish Mauser is a very nice hunting cartridge. And Norma factory ammo is the best factory hunting for that cartridge as well.
As for a rifle,,,, it is hard to say... the Swedes made 4 military issued rifles (m/94 carbine, m/96 rifle, m38 rifle and AG-42 rifle) in that chambering. The Norwegians made rifle and carbine versions of their Krag rifles in 6.5x55mm, as dod the Danes...
They (all the above) also made a bunch of sporter rifles in that chambering.
Winchester, Ruger and Remington have all made rifles in 6.5x55mm as have some German, Norwegian and Finnish and Czech rifle makers...
So you will need you supply more info...


Maybe a surplus Swede straight-pull?
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The Swedes never made a straight pull issue rifle. You are thinking of the Swiss and their 7.5mm rifles. 500 miles south
 
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That's all I have. Was it common for vets to bring home weapons after the war (he was in WWII)?
 
The Swedes were semi-neutral during WWII and WWI.
Although they did have "" Volunteer Battalions"" fighting the Russians in Finland from 1940 until 1944.

So the chances of him bringing back a war trophy (captured) rifle chambered for 6.5x55 is pretty (extremely) remote.

Unless you find more photos or talk to another old family member, you are just grasping at straws.
 
Depending on how long ago it was, it may have even been an American made hunting rifle that was chambered in 6.5 Swede.
 
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The Swedes were semi-neutral during WWII and WWI.
Although they did have "" Volunteer Battalions"" fighting the Russians in Finland from 1940 until 1944.

So the chances of him bringing back a war trophy (captured) rifle chambered for 6.5x55 is pretty (extremely) remote.

Unless you find more photos or talk to another old family member, you are just grasping at straws.
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That's all I have, he was the last of his family.

Well thank you all very much, I now have much more info than I did yesterday. Thank you.
 
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