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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pine Hill Alabama USA
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6.5x55 caliber, Recoil?
How is the recoil of the 6.5x55? If possible compare it to a standard American caliber that is about equal in recoil.
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: \"Good Ontario\"
Posts: 1,755
RE: 6.5x55 caliber, Recoil?
I have one, a mauser action and a 18.5 inch barrel. In my opinion it kicks less than a 30-30. I can't even feel it when I'm shooting.
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: ne bama
Posts: 6,235
RE: 6.5x55 caliber, Recoil?
never shot the 6.5X55 but from all i can tell it is very comparable to the 260 rem
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#4
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Rocky Top Tennessee
Posts: 683
RE: 6.5x55 caliber, Recoil?
A bit more than the .257 Roberts and a bit less than the 7mm-08.
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Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wall SD USA & Jamestown ND
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RE: 6.5x55 caliber, Recoil?
About like a 243.
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
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RE: 6.5x55 caliber, Recoil?
James beat me to it...lol.
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Garfield NJ USA
Posts: 3,067
RE: 6.5x55 caliber, Recoil?
In a M96 Swedish mauser it's an all day shooter. It's pretty much the standard in Europe.
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#8
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Southern California
Posts: 323
RE: 6.5x55 caliber, Recoil?
The 6.5x55 recoils very mildly. I have a Winchester Modle 70 Featherweight in .243, and the recoil from this feels a bit heavier than from any of my three 6.5 Swedes. I will sayh that all of my Swedes are fairly heavy compared the the Featherweight; one is an as-issued military M38, one is an M38 that I dropped into a sporter stock, and one is a CZ 550.
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Brighton Michigan USA
Posts: 3,025
RE: 6.5x55 caliber, Recoil?
A 6.5 X 55 in a military rifle is extremely comfortable to shoot, a *****cat. And a modern rifle in this caliber, even in a fairly light rifle, can be very easy to absorb if the stock is fitted correctly. It is probably on of the best cartridges going for combining mild recoil, potency, and versatility....bullet weights from 85 grains to 160 can be had.........but this puppy really shines from 115 grains to 140 grains
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pine Hill Alabama USA
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RE: 6.5x55 caliber, Recoil?
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