What do u use yhe 222 for hunting or just targets pl ? Also love the barrel mod cooling device

You can definitely stoke that 6.5x55 up in a modern rifle using modern components and powders . Funny part is the 6.5x55 pre dates the 30-30! It does everything a 6.5 Creedmoor can do and then some. In my opinion Hornady more or less reinvented the wheel. In my opinion is that the developers of the 6.5x55 got it right the first time over 130 years ago.

Awesome videos! Love hearing your accent. Where are you coming from?

Wow beautiful

What bipod is that?

Darn good shootin pardner. Such a sweet setup you have. Love that scope.

I used the Norma Vulcan on TX WT-deer, it way capable probably over kill. You do not need heavy bullets on WT deer or mulies IMHO and experiences Berger and Norma both use to have bullets in 6.5mm that was way heavier than 160grain. I belive 180/190grains respectively. They will go very slower and they look liken small pencil ;). The heaviest bullet that I have now are berger 144grain and I have yet to load them

useless test

The 6.5x55 has always been one of my favorites, and I particularly like the performance with the heavy bullets. With 156 to 160 grain bullets at about 2500 fps, bullet performance is always predictable. Penetration is excellent and damage to meat is minimal. The heavy bullets, with long bearing surface, always seem to shoot very well too. Sierra made a semi-pointed 160 which was an excellent bullet. WH

Very sensible and informative ! Thanks. 👍 I have a custom Husqvarna Mauser in the 6.5X55….a keeper.

Ive had good luck with the 160gr hornady interlocks. Not the best when loaded to cbto in terms of cycling in my zastava. I believe i was 44.5gr of h4831 going around 2400fps. Open sights on my zastava I had 1" groups and that thing drops bear moose and deer like a tonne of bricks

Did you mention the twist rate of the barrel in your firearm ? I think that matters for heavier bullets.

My only remaining rifle is a Sako Classic 6.5x55SE. A tack driver with tiny recoil. You'd need something fruitier for elephant and cape buffalo, otherwise it'll do any job. That shooters chose anything that barks like a 270, or kicks like a 30-06 just amazes the pants off me. Try a 6.5x55SE in a modern rifle, and you wonder what the heck you've been doing with anything else. Of course, it won't suit anyone whose masculinity is defined by the recoil of his magnum firestick. The 6.5x55SE is for grown-ups with brains.

Glock is better designed for recoil considering the weight difference. Still is snappier. But that light weight though...

Just beautiful!!

❤️😘

The Hornady 160 grain Round Nose is / was such a great bullet ( one shot / one kill ) that a box could last a hunter a decade. So sales were slow and Hornady took that to mean a slow seller / no one liked them, so they discontinued making them. I managed to get a box of bullets, so i'm set for life. But others... Pity. ☆

Been hunting and got +10 moose’s with a Carl Gustav 1900 6.5 and Normas Alaska

I have a Norma Oryx load I like worked up for my .260 Remington (1:8" twist, 22" barrel Savage). If I ever get a chance at a moose I'm all set. In 1953 Ken Waters opened up a .243 cartridge to 6.5mm and that is exactly what Remington introduced in 1997 and fell flat, with the wrong twist and too short of a barrel. Typical Remington. But, for whitetail, I shoot a 130 gr Swift Scirocco II at 2,860 fps. Optimal weight for the bore according to Charles Newton.

222 is KING...

Try 40grn nosler varmagedons ,one holers

Very nice

And best loads were the start loads.

My hunting rifle is a Tikka Continental in 6,5x55 ...been using Norma cases , CCI large rifle ignition cap , Norma 204 powder and Lapua Mega bullets in 156 grains (10,1 gram).. Used this configuration for several years , with very good shooting groups , in most cases only one shot to get a moose to ground. So satisfied with this so my older brothers changed rifles to 6,5x55 and start using my own loaded ammo for their hunt... same result 😉👌 Now even my son use same ammo. For notitication: we all use Tikka Continental in 6,5x55 ...... this rifle shoots incredibly well.

I have had peculiar groups with the Vulkan, and almost keyholes. Going for the Alaska (or the Hornady 160 gr when I find it…). Bondstrike… naaah. Not even legal for red deer in Sweden.

Those 6.5 bullets look so delicious

Tjockt botten? Ultimate Reloader (trog jag det var) har gjort jämförelser mellan olika hylsor. Vissa tillverkares hylsor hade ganska stor spridning på intern volym, andras väldigt liten. Nu kommer jag inte ihåg om Norma var med men Lapua hade åtminstone nästan noll differens. Visserligen kostar Lapuas tomhylsor nästan lika mycket som andras färdigladdade FMJ patroner, jag tror jag såg dem för 109€/100st i 222 Rem...

The best caliber and gun for hunting

Does the supressor make any difference?

A great varmint round for sure

As a 6.5SE addict (7 rifles), I loved the authenticity of the 1890's rounds, plus the coffee break (so Swedish). Btw, the Norma 143 grain Oryx HPBT absolutely loves my Sako S20 in 6.5 PRC. I use their cases almost exclusively for reloading. Thank you, please do more. My daughter lives in Kungsangen, north of Stockholm, so I might just come shoot with you one day. Des O'Neill, Sparta, Tennessee.

Can you see the irons sites through the scope?

Väldigt passande video! Jag själv har precis införskaffat ett Arken EPL4 4-16x44, letar just nu efter en Sako Vixen och har tänkt sätta på en RCC Hunter! :D Är ny när det gäller parallax ratt. Min står i yards och moa... hur ställer du in din parallax?

Stunning rifle, love the Swede here in Alberta, Canada

Nice Design Porinco SM12N.A MNDAA TNLA AA

Very very nice Raifal l love this

Nice rifle man Do you reload 6.5x55 or do you buy factory ammo?

Nice rifle, almost good as my TIKKA M65 30.06 😅

Love the barrel cooler idea 🍻🕶

"Triple two mate, triple two." That and the Sako AII are beautiful pieces, well done. Australia

Got the 270 in the AV, in the same condition, considering selling at the right price

I’d consider myself a purest in many ways when it comes to milsurps but I’m also a deer hunter and respect the history of these rifles. That said, part of the history is sporterization whether people like to admit it or not. I am a sucker for a tastefully done sporter and quite frankly would love to find a Mauser such as this. I have an all original 1912 Swedish M96 but still find myself drooling over yours! Stunning rifle, perfectly done imo, and a guaranteed shooter

I've got one of those in 6mm Rem..😅

I had a Sako Hunters Special 300win mag..beautiful gun..I just tried 2 years ago..Don't moose hunt anymore 😢😮😅

OK, I am blind in one eye and can't see out of the other, carry on. GOD bless

Very nice rifle with a problem. The scope is contacting the barrel, which needs to be fixed post haste. Simple fix with some rings or bases. The open sights need to be removed for better scope clarity. Otherwise, it's a nice rig.

The Creedmoor was a new idea, with a faster twist, higher pressure, and a shorter action, it was improved by new technology, and you also could do the same with the 6.5 ×55, so why have they not, the only one that was available at the time was the Creedmoor with out waiting weeks, but it works and so does the 6.5 ×55 Sweden.

Sako and Tikka forever.

love that Sako.