6.5 x 55 ammunition options.

[ruffy71]

My son has a 6.5 x 55.

Until recently we had been exclusively shooting Nosler ammunition but I can no longer find it.

I can find Sako and Winchester. Not likely to start hand loading any time soon. Any thoughts or preferences when it comes to these two?

[JamesB]

SAKO is better ammo, but usually much more expensive. PPU is also available and usually both cheaper and better than Winchester.

[Dick284]

PPU or S&B or Lapua, or Norma, stuff made in North America, is sometimes quite funky for case dimensions.

[ruffy71]

Dick can you elaborate on funky dimensions. I am not familiar with PPU. I used to by Norma years ago for my old husqvarna 6.5 but cannot seem to find it anywhere either.

[Tortex]

x2 on the PPU. You can get their FMJ (138gr??) and SP (140gr) rounds in Calgary at Things Military for $30/box. This is excellent ammo for the price. The brass is very good, should you decide to reload.


Mike

[elkhunter11]

Most 6.5x55 loads are pretty anemic, because they are made to be safe in older military rifles. The Hornady Superformance load pretty much duplicates my handloads, for my Tikka and Sako rifles.

[ruffy71]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

Most 6.5x55 loads are pretty anemic, because they are made to be safe in older military rifles. The Hornady Superformance load pretty much duplicates my handloads, for my Tikka and Sako rifles.

Where are you buying Hornady Superperformance, I don't recall seeing that and I've checked Cabela's, P&D, and Prophet.

I have an 1940's husqvarna from when I was a teenager, fell in love with the caliber, so now my son's first gun is a Tikka 6.5. Why in the heck did Nosler stop? I can't see how sales could have gone down. I know Creeedmor rules the roost, but have people stopped shooting x 55's?

[Dick284]

Originally Posted by ruffy71

Dick can you elaborate on funky dimensions. I am not familiar with PPU. I used to by Norma years ago for my old husqvarna 6.5 but cannot seem to find it anywhere either.

Some lots of North American made 6.5x55 have been known to have .473”(30-06/308) case head dimensions instead of the correct .479”

Buy European ammo in this cartridge is all I’m saying.
Privi Partisan (PPU) is reasonably priced and of decent quality.

https://www.prvipartizan.com/

[Big Thumper]

Originally Posted by ruffy71

My son has a 6.5 x 55.

Until recently we had been exclusively shooting Nosler ammunition but I can no longer find it.

https://store.prophetriver.com/nosle...nd-20ct-60022/

[ruffy71]

Originally Posted by Big Thumper

https://store.prophetriver.com/nosle...nd-20ct-60022/

Either my brain is addled or that wasn't there the last time I checked. Likely my brain.

Thank you for all the info. I'll stick with Nosler until I have to switch. We've sited the rifle in with it and shot nothing but Nosler since we bough the gun a few years ago.

I've got all the other options you guys have put out there stored in my addled brain for when the time comes.

Thank you.

[Moosetalker]

https://customhandloader.ca/rifle-ammunition

Could always give this company a try. I reload My own for my eldest daughters Husky.

[David Henry]

Recently picked up an unfired Ruger 77 Mk 2 in 6.5x55 and was wanting to find 100 or so brass to get started with. I will check into the Privi Partisan stuff as it seems to have a strong following. D.H.

[303 Hunter]

Backcountry supplies carries PPU 139 grain sp and Federal Fusion 140 grain ammo, although they are out of stock of the PPU right now.