6.5x55 with Lapua Mega for Hunting.
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- miancave
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6.5x55 with Lapua Mega for Hunting.
Cartridge: 6.5x55
Brand of bullet: Lapua Mega 155
Real Weight of bullet: 154.96 gr (Average weight across 20 bullets on Balance beam scale)
Brand of brass: Lapua
Brass trimmed to: 54.80 mm
Type of powder: Reload Swiss RS60
Grains of powder: 44.3 gr
Brand, and type of primer: Federal 210 Large Rifle Primers
COL (From Tip to bottom): 76.92 mm
COL (From ogive to bottom, using HORNADY Lock-N-Load Bullet Comparator): 70.06 mm
Bullet @ 0.35 mm off the lands
FPS/MPS: 823 m/s (Using MagnetoSpeed Chrono)
Rifle: Blaser R93 Professional
Barrel Length: 560 mm (real lenght)
Scope: Zeiss Duralyt 2-8x42
Weather conditions & temp: humidity at 64%, 19 °C
Accuracy @ 50 meters: 0.448 MOA (4 shots)
CAUTION: Use this load ONLY on new manufactured Rifles (Blaser, Sauer, Tikka and so on .....)
Greetings for Corjack and all blaserbuds members... Good Hunting, guys
Brand of bullet: Lapua Mega 155
Real Weight of bullet: 154.96 gr (Average weight across 20 bullets on Balance beam scale)
Brand of brass: Lapua
Brass trimmed to: 54.80 mm
Type of powder: Reload Swiss RS60
Grains of powder: 44.3 gr
Brand, and type of primer: Federal 210 Large Rifle Primers
COL (From Tip to bottom): 76.92 mm
COL (From ogive to bottom, using HORNADY Lock-N-Load Bullet Comparator): 70.06 mm
Bullet @ 0.35 mm off the lands
FPS/MPS: 823 m/s (Using MagnetoSpeed Chrono)
Rifle: Blaser R93 Professional
Barrel Length: 560 mm (real lenght)
Scope: Zeiss Duralyt 2-8x42
Weather conditions & temp: humidity at 64%, 19 °C
Accuracy @ 50 meters: 0.448 MOA (4 shots)
CAUTION: Use this load ONLY on new manufactured Rifles (Blaser, Sauer, Tikka and so on .....)
Greetings for Corjack and all blaserbuds members... Good Hunting, guys
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Re: 6.5x55 with Lapua Mega for Hunting.
Congratulations, nice load, nice rifle, nice red deer.
I’ve found the Lapua Mega to be very reliable. What were your impressions on game?
I’ve found the Lapua Mega to be very reliable. What were your impressions on game?
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Re: 6.5x55 with Lapua Mega for Hunting.
Thank you, stokesrj.
Well, the shot was a very close range... about 60 meters. The bullet exited from animal, so I could found it...
Impact on the lungs, slightly crossed and with downward trajectory.
But the most astounding for me is that the deer only ran ONLY 1 METER, no more...
i'am impress, really this round have something magical.
Greetings !!
Well, the shot was a very close range... about 60 meters. The bullet exited from animal, so I could found it...
Impact on the lungs, slightly crossed and with downward trajectory.
But the most astounding for me is that the deer only ran ONLY 1 METER, no more...
i'am impress, really this round have something magical.
Greetings !!
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Re: 6.5x55 with Lapua Mega for Hunting.
I found it a great projectile, it was an awesome performer and accurate.
I took a number of scrubber's with them (wild bulls) and they did a great job.
I took a number of scrubber's with them (wild bulls) and they did a great job.
I'm soft and I don't care.
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Re: 6.5x55 with Lapua Mega for Hunting.
SPEEDY wrote:I found it a great projectile, it was an awesome performer and accurate.
I took a number of scrubber's with them (wild bulls) and they did a great job.
Sure, SPEEDY... IMHO this bullet has not an good B.C. but on shots under 200 mts has an awesome terminal performance.
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Re: 6.5x55 with Lapua Mega for Hunting.
Definitely a bit of a rock, or more a log in this case, I don't think I ever shot over 100m with it but it did the job every time.
I'm a fan of RN bullets for sub 200m work on all game animals.
I'm a fan of RN bullets for sub 200m work on all game animals.
I'm soft and I don't care.
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Re: 6.5x55 with Lapua Mega for Hunting.
Very long looking projectile! The throat must be very long on the chambering! Very surprised the bullet stabilises so well. The twist rate on the barrel must be in the low end ie 1:8 or 10...
I know it's been posted before but does anyone know what the twist rates of blaser barrels are? Are they all the same or do they vary......
By tbe way - great shooting!
Joe
I know it's been posted before but does anyone know what the twist rates of blaser barrels are? Are they all the same or do they vary......
By tbe way - great shooting!
Joe
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Re: 6.5x55 with Lapua Mega for Hunting.
The 6.5X55, 6.5-284, and 264 Win Mag are 1:8.66 the 6.5 Creedmoor is 1:8 and 6.5X47 is 1:8.5". The Lapua Mega stabilizes perfectly in the 1:8.66.
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Re: 6.5x55 with Lapua Mega for Hunting.
That explains the accuracy.....stokesrj wrote:The 6.5X55, 6.5-284, and 264 Win Mag are 1:8.66 the 6.5 Creedmoor is 1:8 and 6.5X47 is 1:8.5". The Lapua Mega stabilizes perfectly in the 1:8.66.
Joe
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I hunt, I shoot, I camp, I fish. They are the great reset buttons in my life.