6.5x55 swedish?

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joseph wolf

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i have a swedish mauser... absolutely love the rifle and love the round.. flat shooting and long distance... but id like to make a better bolt action for the round... as i know it can get much tighter groups... and i see no one really puts time into it.. anyone have any plans or blueprints that could help? and whatre the chances of building an AR platform for it? or an m-14?? any and all help or comments or knowledge would be greatly appreciated!
 
There are a lot of rifles on the market chambered for 260 Remington, which is a modern equivalent of the 6.5 Swede.
 
Building guns is a fun project and I have done it several times. The downside is it will usually cost you more in the long run than just going out and buying a gun in the caliber you want. Years ago, when there were tons of surplus guns for as litle as $29.00 it was a viable option as you could in fact build a good gun for less. Guns that sold for 30 to 60 bucks now sell in the hundreds. I had an Enfield back in the 60's I got for $29.00 through the mail (when that was still legal) I saw one at a gun show and they wanted over $400.00 for one. I can buy a brand new Remington for about the same price. I still have one 98 Mauser in 7 Mag I got in the 60's for around $65.00. I hope to finally finish it this winter. I know I sure don't have much money in it so far.
 
I'd get a Remington or Savage action, or large-ring Mauser, then have a good barrel made, and add a good stock. Your barrel-maker will help you on the specs for your goals, but you want a 1 in 7.5 or 1 in 8" twist rate in the bbl (maybe even tighter) if you're going long range, to stabilize the very-heavies (160/162s). Like the man says, these days, a used Savage action (rifle) is less than a Mauser other platform in some cases. But not usually.

You could also just run with a factory Sako, Tikka, Howa, Winchester, or CZ chambered in 6.5x55, and it *may* shoot just as well as you want it to, without tinkering or new barrel, or only a minimal amount of tinkering, like glass bedding and/or pillar bedding. Maybe Steyr has one too.

Ask our resident flamboyant troll (JK :) ) WildAlaska about his Blaser rifle with custom 6.5x55 barrel - apparently it shoots itty bitty 1-hole groups. Expensive though.

DSA Arms will make you an FAL in .260 rem, which is approx. equiv. to the 6.5x55. You can also get AR10-type rifles in .260 rem - I want to say G.A. Precision will make you an upper in .260 rem, but I may be smoking dope. But you're better off NOT building a semi-auto, if you want to see what the round can do, so that you can load them long and hot. Turnbolt is the way to go, for safety & extraction reasons; and feeding reasons as well.
 
"as i know it can get much tighter groups"

Maybe. I don't know what you are getting, but those Swedish rifles can shoot some darned good groups; some will consistently shoot MOA with the 139 grain match bullet. There is no guarantee that after you spend a lot of money you will really do any better.

Jim
 
Forget the AR or M1A. The round is too long. There are several commercial 6.5 rifles around though. Mind you, like Jim says, you'll have to spend a bundle of money to get any improvement over a Swedish Mauser. They well known tack drivers with good ammo. If you're not reloading, you should be. Working up a load that is tailored to your rifle is the way to go.
 
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well i know that the face probably hasnt been trued to todays standards.. so i wouldnt be surprised if the barrel could be mated to the action better... although the action is so smooth and trigger so crisp... (yes ive tinkered with it a little already) that i would feel bad if i messed up the rifle.. and yes i plan to use it long range.. so i figured building another rifle.. and i dont mind if its semi auto or just bolt... either way id like a tack driver.. id prefer semi auto... and i had known of someone with a mauser that just plunked on and trued the action with a bull barrel and even trued the bolt and bolt face... his groups were thousand yards easy.. so i know theres room for improvement.. but id rather start witha fresh rifle instead of tearing into a beautiful swede from 1924... which was a gift from my brother way back... and id want a rifle thats as good or better than what it is... i know itll cost a little.. but eh.. if ya want a good tack driver.. you need to spend the money.. so knowing that? what advice now?
 
6.5 Swede from CZ

I bought a CZ 550 American a couple of years ago chambered in 6.5mm Swede--and could not be happier.

I have two military Swede Mausers, and, while they are nice guns and shoot well, I wouldn't trade them, and in the field the CZ is what I'll carry.

With a 6X Nikon scope, and the factory rings, this gun shoots at least MOA with my guesstimate handloads, and a bit better with factory ammo. While the wood used in the stock won't give you goosebumps, the down-range performance will. I handed the thing to my California cousin (with no long-gun experience), and he was able to post MOA groups at 200 meters with no trouble off a Wichita rest.
 
a friend just turned me onto a specific type.. anyone know of it? the cg80 in 6.5x55 swede? its said to be a biatholon match rifle... and im wondering if thats the rifle im wanting? anyone got any input?
 
cz huh? ive seen their rifles... and i wasnt impressed by how they look... but they really shoot that well?? is this the off the shelf version? or a match grade version... because im wanting something matchgrade which is why i was going to take it upon myself to make it...
 
I have a Swedish mauser in 6.5 x 55 and I am really impressed with it. One of the projects I think about is rebarreling a surplus action in 6.5x55.
 
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