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Mistem,

I purchased a 6.5X55 swede a about 2 weeks back. My load is almost identical to yours the only difference being I used a CCI 200 primer. My velocity was 2920 average. I had just enouph season left to hunt I used the load on 2 deer and results were spectacular, both pass throughs and quick kills. One at 60 yds the other at close to 300. The close to 300 yd deer had an exit wound the size of a 50 cent peice and i suspect one could easily stretch this load to 400+ and get good results. Accuracy is excellent.

I suspect this load may work well on elk sized critters also and thought Id ask if you've had the opportunity to try the load on larger critters than deer.

Thanks



Tristan

Norma 156 gr Oryx.

Money is no issue to Daddy Warbucks.

just under 2700 feet per second in my gun. i'll let you know how they work on my new mexico bull elk next year.

3 shot 100 yard target. good enough for me

chase -

I got my load from Denton, pressure tested in modern firearms. AS ALWAYS work up carefully.


denton
Campfire Outfitter

***49.5 grains H4350 with a 120 grain Sierra bullet and 3.000" COL gives me a measured 59.4 KPSI and 3075 FPS out of a 24" barrel. I back that one down a grain just for luck. Should give you about 3025 and around 57 KPSI, which is a conservative load for a modern rifle.***


47.5 grains H4350 behind a 129 grain Hornady bullet, 3.000" COL, gives 2951 FPS. I don't have a pressure measurement on that. Same 24" barrel.


There are more loads listed:
Reloading Big Game Rifles--Forum

Campfire Pet Loads --- Good 6.5X55 Loads

I'm shooting 49.5 gr IMR 4350 -- 120 gr N BTs. 3000 fps
Win 70, 22" bll.

Good Luck

Jerry

Not much that T-3's won't shoot.

I was getting some good ( maybe too good ) velocities with R26 and various 129-130 grain bullets. At 90 degrees same charge resulted in flat primers with the LRAB but not others so I don't want to quote the load. It just now cooled off here so I will check a few in cooler weather before I go to the trouble of pulling the bullets which I understand the LRAB doesn't like. I'll be happy at 3,000 fps which should be do-able and not flatten primers in hot weather.

Picked up one of the T3 Lite SS when the were on sale at EO. 120g NBT's over 49g R-19. During work up the worst group was 0.86". The best, at 49g, was 0.43"

My old 96 swede does like the 140 partition at 2700

Not a Tikka but these Scenars in the 123 gr flavor print 5-shot groups UNDER .5" in my 6.5x55.
I reload, so I tried some of the 142 gr NLRAB's pushing them right under 2900 fps and getting .33 group (4 shot)