Hey all, just wanted to get your opinion on ammo for the 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser. Have heard good thoughts on the Remington Core-Lockt. I am soon to buy a new stock for my mauser and with that a few boxes of ammo. I'm hoping to get this done soon so that maybe I will be able to hunt the last week of deer season with the Mauser. I'm in hopes of going to the lease and seeing which ammunition shoots the best and will probably start using that. Thanks for your replies.
The Remington will work fine. About all the ammo you can get is loaded down for weaker actions. I don't know which action you have, however if its strong enough to handle modern pressures I would try the Norma 120 grain ballistic tip load. It shoots much flatter, has less recoil and is plenty for deer.
The swede is a great round for handloading. I traded mine off, but you can pretty much match .260 rem loads. I like the 120 bt and 129 sst, as well as 140 gk's
The 140gr corelokt loads should shoot very well in your swede though they will be underloaded.
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For stoked hunting loads check out Norma and Sellier & Belliot ammo. Just make sure their safe in your Swede. I have handloaded the 140 gr corlokts with great accuaracy using h380 and IMR 4350.
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6.5x55 Swede Mauser ammo.
