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re: My bullet saved me from the worst shot I've made on a deer in 30 years yesterda
Posted on 11/19/12 at 9:10 pm to faxis
Posted on 11/19/12 at 9:10 pm to faxis
I grew up shooting a tricked out mauser 96 in 6.5x55 swede. Just got done cleaning it up. It's glass bedded in a walnut stock with a timney trigger and a really good bluing job with all matching numbers. SWEET arse rifle but it had an accidental discharge last year because a screw holding the trigger on came loose. Loctited the frick out of it.
The 6.5 is proof that numbers on paper don't mean much. It's pretty mediocre on paper, but that really long skinny bullet performs excellently. Europeans use it for elk and moose hunting.
The 6.5 is proof that numbers on paper don't mean much. It's pretty mediocre on paper, but that really long skinny bullet performs excellently. Europeans use it for elk and moose hunting.
Posted on 11/19/12 at 11:05 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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The 6.5 is proof that numbers on paper don't mean much. It's pretty mediocre on paper, but that really long skinny bullet performs excellently
The 6.5mm bullet has proved to be one of the most stable rounds out there. To increase your "ballistic coefficient" (enter exit wound comment here) you use a longer, more slender round.
For example, a 165gr .308 round will have a better BC than a 125gr .308 round because the bullet is longer and sleeker instead of short and fat.
Then again, when you're slinging out the round at 3000+, it will still shoot pretty flat.
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