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Winchester 6.5x55
#9320471 11/08/14
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Anyone own?

Too bad Browning does not do the 1885 in Swede, with the same quality wood as in the past, but satin finish for non-glare field use.
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Re: Winchester 6.5x55
65BR #9328030 11/11/14
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I have a Winchester mdl 70 Fwt in 6.5x55. I cut the bbl back to 20" and mounted it in a mannlicher stock. It is the favorite of my grandkids when they come out deer hunting!

Haven't seen a Win 1885 in 6.5x55, must not have made very many. Just found a Browning 260 Rem 1885, so bought it.

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Re: Winchester 6.5x55
65BR #9328742 11/11/14
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Just make your own. It's still cheaper than the outrageous money changing hands over various other 1885 iterations.

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Re: Winchester 6.5x55
Bricktop #9328840 11/11/14
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HC - love FL stocks, pics?

Brick - how does she shoot? Specs?
Re: Winchester 6.5x55
65BR #9329778 11/11/14
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Originally Posted by 65BR
Brick - how does she shoot? Specs?
It was a 7mm Remington Magnum originally that I had re-barreled by McGowen to 6.5x55mm. Barrel is a 1-in-8" 28 inch octagonal (factory profile and length) and makes for a heavy damned package. Accuracy is great: 0.731" groups with 140 grain Hornady SPs over 43.0 grains of H4350 in Lapua brass (that I bought from you) at 2717 FPS.

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Originally Posted by safariman
I do tend to fit in well wherever I go in person.

Originally Posted by Fireball2
The campfire is the most outside exposure I get. No TV, no newspaper.
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Re: Winchester 6.5x55
Bricktop #9329831 11/11/14
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Bricktop,

Nice work!

I've often wondered why you couldn't just re-barrel a High Wall with a light weight 24-26" tube like the Browning Low Walls have.

The fore end would be an issue that shouldn't be to hard to resolve or replace.

That would lighten the otherwise excellent High Wall package into something more reasonable.....

There's a cottage industry just waiting to be developed... IMO

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Re: Winchester 6.5x55
Blacktail53 #9330275 11/11/14
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Winchester is listing a Low Wall in the Swede. No, I haven't ever seen one, either frown

A Low Wall in .30-30 would also be darn interesting.

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Re: Winchester 6.5x55
Blacktail53 #9330323 11/12/14
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Originally Posted by Blacktail53
Bricktop,

Nice work!

I've often wondered why you couldn't just re-barrel a High Wall with a light weight 24-26" tube like the Browning Low Walls have.

The fore end would be an issue that shouldn't be to hard to resolve or replace.

That would lighten the otherwise excellent High Wall package into something more reasonable.....

There's a cottage industry just waiting to be developed... IMO
I didn't want to get into the expense of wood, otherwise I'd have considered that. It handles well and shoots well, so I can get past the weight part.

I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum.

Originally Posted by safariman
I do tend to fit in well wherever I go in person.

Originally Posted by Fireball2
The campfire is the most outside exposure I get. No TV, no newspaper.
Re: Winchester 6.5x55
Bricktop #9332505 11/12/14
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I have not re barrelled my Browning 1885, but I have my Uberti.

I made a drawing and modified the extractor.

I am sure any gunsmith could do this on conditioned responses, but few that could figure it out on the first try.

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Re: Winchester 6.5x55
Clarkm #9332650 11/12/14
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BT, nice Swede. I'm on the hunt to find a donor or maybe have a CVA Apex barrel cut and stubbed and made into a Swede.

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1. Never tell everything that you know.
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Re: Winchester 6.5x55
OSU_Sig #9332916 11/13/14
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Good stuff. Brick top - Glad your Swede pleased.
Never met one that didn't. Nor Lapua brass smile
Re: Winchester 6.5x55
65BR #9344554 11/17/14
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[quote=65BR]HC - love FL stocks, pics?

Here's a few:

Winchester Mdl 70 6.5x55

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Mannlicher Schoenauer 6.5x54

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Mannlicher Schoenauer 7mm Mauser

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Husqvarna 30-06

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Mauser 257 Roberts

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Re: Winchester 6.5x55
hclark #9346906 11/18/14
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Nice sticks! Thanks for posting.

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