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The 6.5x55 Swede
This vintage Scandinavian sleeper is one of the most effective hunting cartridges ever.
When you stand it up against the latest hyper-velocity short mags, it's not too impressive. It's too long for a short action, case capacity isn't great, and the bullets look odd because they stick out of the case more than others. The 6.5X55 is one of those cartridges you have to shoot and hunt with before you appreciate how effective it is. Sweden and Norway adopted the 6.5x55 as their military cartridge 12 years before Uncle Sam adopted the .30-06, so it's been around for a long time. What ...
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