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6.5 WSM built on Winchester 70 Super Grade





Doug~RR

Beautiful rig. What kind of speeds you getting with 140s?

Swede. (please excuse the demon eyes, I was possessed)

SWEET!!!

MM, I am shooting 130s around 3250fps. I have not tried any 140 grainers.

santeerangerman;
Thanks for the .264" thread. Who'd have thought it was such a popular bore size?

This is the 1903 vintage 96 Swede that I modified back in the mid '80's for my father. I cut down the barrel to 20", bedded it, made a fore end cap, reshaped the stock and checkered it, welded on a new bolt handle, installed a Mk II safety and finally installed a Dayton Traister cock on open kit and trigger.


He used it for many years and then passed it back to me before he died, saying that he hoped one of his grand kids might put it to some use.

As it's turned out, our eldest daughter claimed it as her own and has indeed been putting it to very good use. This is the last deer she's shot with it, her best mule deer thus far.


Thanks to all who've posted their rifles, I've enjoyed looking at them all.

Regards,
Dwayne

6.5x06 tube gun.Use it for hunting anytime Im in open country.
My most accurate rifle

.260 Remington Moutain Rifle

Rabbit,

that is one fine, and gorgeous rifle!!

Long live that 6.5's :-)

clark98ut,

Sent you a pm.

forepaw

My 2 Tikka T3's in 6.5x55, one with Wild Dog carbon fiber stock and the other with Tarjac Nuskin camo

The top one is a Mod Seven with a swapped in Rem 260 Mountain rifle barrel. Only paper work so far but all good.

Set it up with a VX3 4.5-14.

cant do pics thing but have rem 700 ti from when they first came out. shoots good as long as i keep the barrel C L E A N ! otherwise just so-so. a few deer and 5 or 6 hogs. nosler factory loads, 120bt and 125 part.

Redneck,
Sweet rifles particularly your Win M70 Ultimate Classic SS/Walnut in 6.5X55. My goal is to own one like that some day.
Glad there are many 6.5 mm fans on the forum.

My First camo attmept ever. Stainless 260 A-bolt, Bell and Carlson Medalist, Leupold M8 with custom #4 reticle from premier with handloaded 140 Sierra gameking exit wound.

Hunting .260 Rem

Started as SPS .243 Win, rebarreled with a factory .260 Rem Mtn barrel. Beadblasted the whole thing to match the finish. Glass bedded in a Ti take off.



Long Range Target .260 Rem

Here are the other 6.5x55 guns in residence at my house.

My model 38 Husky



my Ruger 77MKII

What twist would you 6.5 'ers recommend for 140's? 8 or 9?

1:8". Although it really depends on the length, not the weight.