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This one.

I'm very happy with my CZ 6.5. And the safety ain't backward no mo'.

Fordisto - That is nice!

Or this one.

Some nice rifles....

I really like my CZ550 American in 6.5x55SE. Her name is "Ingrid" and she wears a Trijicon Accupoint TR20-2G 3-9x40. I sure miss prowling the dark ridges of Arizona's Mogollon Rim country with her. Living in MI now she's in the safe and my bow is getting the workout. Someday I'll be back out west again and ole Ingrid will be hunting Antelope, Mulies, Coues, Elk, Bear, Lion, Sheep and 'Yotes. I've got great loads worked up with 160 gr Woodleighs Protected Point Weldcores and Nosler 130 gr Accubonds. Next is a good varmint load, maybe the 85 gr Sierras.

Gotta love Swedey!

I have a new E R Shaw 26" varmit barrel on order in 6.5x55
for my 110 Savage.
I also shoot the 6.5 rem mag and the 264 win mag
Got to love them 6.5's
my savage 6.5 rem mag

my 264 mag remington

my 96 Mauser 6.5x55

Must be one of them newer model 1996 Swede Sniper rifles Ones made a century earlier had less refinements, compared to your scoped heavy bbl model, w/thumbhole and cheekpiece model!

FYI, 'I have to admit I took a liking to the Tikka M595 Continental. It's a handsome and well-made rifle with a slick action. Accuracy was very good, as seems to be a trait of Tikka rifles. This can be seen in the fact the 1999 British Long-Range Benchrest Championship was won by a Tikka Continental in 6.5x55. Group size was an almost unbelievable 10 rounds into 4.4 inches at 1,000 yards. Anyone looking for an accurate out-of-the-box varmint rifle would do well to consider a Tikka.'

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The best available Modern Factory Rifle in 6.5x55 is the one you like best. I own in 6.5x55 a CZ 550FS, Winchester Featherweight M70, Husqvarna, and just bought a Tikka T-3 Hunter (one of the smoothest factory bolts I seen in a long time).

The bottom line is that the cartridge is the real star! Oh, I'd love to have a Sako Bavarian Carbine in 6.5x55 some day, but the reality is that they are all good picks. Its similar to a Football Player dating most of the Cheer Leaders- They are all beauties, so you just need to find the one you like the best and are most comfortable with.

Yep Tens, you still have the Sako, Ruger, and Remington to go

Re the 140 grain Remington bullet: I believe these are the two diameter bullets, made for the original .264 Winchester. I have a box from Midway, repackaged, and I just measured the diameter behind the cannelures at .264 but forward of the forward cannelure the diameter is smaller, about .259. These bullets don't shoot very well in either of my 2 6.5x55s either.
Re the Winchester Model 70 FWTs: My push feed has a really long throat and prefers long bullets. The more recent CRF Classic has a much shorter throat and shoots fine with 129 grain Hornadys. Before you load for one of these rifles you should find out how long the throat is. The old rules about overall cartidge length may not apply anymore. And the Mod 70s used the long action for the 6.5x55.

A pal had a Sako 75 in 6.5 Swede ..... a sweet rig indeed...
Gus

Would it be fesable to re-chamber a LA 6.5x55 to 6.5'06 ?
Is the slightly larger base dimension significant ?

I think that the case diameter difference just ahead of the extractor cut, 0.008", plus or minus 0.001", depending on the manufacturer, is significant in terms of case stretching that may limit case life.

I think that the 6.5-284 is a better case choice if you're looking for more velocity from a 6.5x55 barrel and is the path that I took on a mid-1980s vintage Winchester/USRA 70 Fwt. The 6.5-284 has a case capacity of 66 grains of H2O, while the 6.5-06 has 68 grains and the 6.5x55 has 57 grains.

JEff

Could probably rechamber to 6.5x57 as well. My CZ550FS shoots my handloaded Hornady 129g SST's into .5-.75" It also shoots Hornady Light Magnum 129's and Winchester 140's into <1.0"

A rechamber to 6.5x57 would face the same case diameter issue, since the 6.5x55 case has a larger diameter just ahead of the extractor groove.

JEff