6.5 X55

[Guest foxpack]

anybody use the rifle ? my mates got his bang on ready for season cuming ,,scopes are burris 3, awseome kit.

[SportingShooter 0]

Have used one before now,

 

Personally, I like the calibre. Good heavy heads available for it.

 

If I were to have another stalking rifle, it would be a "Swede"

[sussex 5,777]

Yep , tika t3 lite , very accurate round does a good job with very little meat damage . This will be my third season using the 6.5 and can't really fault it ..

[Yokel Matt 918]

I've got a Sauer 202 in 6.5x55 and can't fault it for accuracy, stopping power and minimal meat damage. Negligible recoil, especially with a moderator so you can stay sited after the shot and if you home load you'll be in clover with it, factory ammo can be a bitch to find depending on how good (or useless) your local shop is but aside from that id have nothing else. Roe, muntjack, mountain goats, boar, sika, fallow and a Red at over 400m have all had a taste and not seeded seconds.

[The Seeker 3,048]

Yes mate got a Tikka T3 in 6.5x55 and I love the round, very accurate and low recoil for such a calibre.

[charlie caller 3,654]

Very accurate round without doubt, but it is just too close in performance to a .243, to make it a viable alternative, yes it can fire a heavier round, but at the trade off of trajectory like a rainbow, if I switched from the .243, it would be the venerable .25-06 for me.

[trenchfoot 4,243]

Love mine. I hve found it can chuck a wider range of bullet weight through the same twist than the .243. but got to agree with Charlie about the .25-06 if you can deal with the recoil