New impulse buy

[nhenry]

Ordered a true unicorn that, to my knowledge, was never meant to be in the USA.
Guesses on the rifle/chambering?

Side note: will be selling some firearms to offset this financial undertaking

 

[coleslaw]

6.5x55?

 

[nhenry]

6.5x55?

Well that was fast

 

[Bullshot]

Should get the job done on most anything with antlers worth shooting with it.

 

[Slam]

Nordic soldiers, white clothing, skis, Mauser rifles and the 6.5x55 made a lethal combination!

 

[It’s Bucky]

My wife killed her first deer with a 6.5x55. Her grandpa’s rifle, and one of his favorite cartridges behind the FN Belgian Mauser 220 Swift.

 

[44hunter45]

Love this cartridge. It's been good to our family.

 

[Mustangs Rule]

When Winchester began making CRF model 70's again in New Haven Connecticut, I bought a Stainless Classic/Featherweight 6.5X55 Swede in 2002, for under $700. It of course has the classic heavy bullet twist. About that time Frank Sanchez a former Weaver Scope employee ran the Weaver Scope Repair service in El Paso, Tx. I bought a stainless steel fixed 4X straight front scope from him. Weaver and Winchester, American classics.

I have never in my life had more reloading pleasure, experienced more Field Utility super- performance on a broad range of big game animals, and finally was just bedazzled with accuracy.

The extra-long 140 grain Lapua Naturalis Round nosed bullet looks like a defiant "middle finger" and has proven murderous even on big wild boar when shooting through the inch thick cartilaginous shoulder plate.

The 129 gr Hornady spire points shot one fat hole three shot groups at 100 yards with that 4X scope.

I have shot so many deer and antelope with it and two cow elk.

Sadly, my powders of choice are no longer available, R-19 and R 22. Both provided top accuracy and velocity.

 

[noharleyyet]

What platform noah?