I've noticed the 6.5X55 has a strong following here and on other sites.
And was thinking about one... But I don't reload and was concerned about availability and effectiveness of factory ammo.
I checked Midsouth and Natchez.. not many offerings. ???
Rob
If you're feeding a 6.5x55, there is no better ammo than the offerings from Norma. A bit Pricey, but very accurate and very effective. I know Federal, remington, Winchester, and European ammo companies offer it too.
I think it was Steelhead (among others) that has reported excellent results on deer from the Norma 156gr Oryx loads (which is a bonded bullet).
I know they work very well on moose -- I have skinned several shot with this bullet by some other guys in my hunting group.
All the recovered Oryx bullets that I have seen look like the above picture from Norma's website, and in my opinion, seem to perform much like the bonded Woodleigh bullets (and that is a good thing!).
John