Thread: 6.5x55 factory load recommendations

Originally Posted by LOC

any recommendations for factory 6.5x55mm loads to test out through a newly acquired shooter? reading comments about soft velocities being the norm in most factory loads. will be used for an all round deer gun at medium ranges rather than punching holes in paper. unlikely to start hand loading in the short term. cheers!

You are right in that most USA factory loads are mild, to account for the multitude of old 96/38 Mausers.
The exception is the Hornady Superperformance 140gn SSTs.
The European S&B and Privi/Highland ammo is loaded hotter than the average USA load.

I only handload the SSTs and 140gn Remmie corelockts, but the factory loads of them will knock animals down well.