SIG Sauer SSG 3000 [🇸🇪 6.5x55 SE 🇳🇴 "Comp 200 STR" Sniper Rifle] to 1,000yds: Practical Accuracy

[@9HoleReviews]

Hey guys i made a noob mistake of assuming the UK Land model for the L96 was the year... I know better, but still made the mistake in the dialogue regardless. I'm here to clarify that the L96 was a product of the 1980's and the AW was a late 80's modification. Also, this opens to an opportunity to potentially talk to @royalarmories Jonathan Ferguson about UK L model designations if you really want to be nerdy about it. Thoughts? Also the SSG 3000 "Countdown" course is here kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGine6mCgKp4lcUsi=rwwsHGsTp3riSuwm

[@9HoleReviews]

Also the SSG 3000 "Countdown" course is here kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGine6mCgKp4lcUsi=rwwsHGsTp3riSuwm

[@johndilday1846]

That would be interesting to hears the background story on these rifles.

[@nickkennon72]

As a Brit, I think explaining our wonderful designation to the world could be quite entertaining! Best regards.👍🏻😃🇬🇧

[@ycplum7062]

That's ok. I am a gun dilletante. To me AW is a rootbeer. ; )

[@PalleRasmussen]

Everything gets better withJonathan Ferguson Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK. Which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history. Plus he likes you guys.

[@timdonahuejr941]

6.5x55 one of the best!

[@j.mangum7652]

I had a Husqvarna made M38 and fell in love with 6.5X55mm Sweetie Mau way before everybody was climbing over each other for the latest 6.5mm. I would love to build a short action chambered for this caliber over the Creedmore even though I would be giving up further range for less throat erosion.

[@screwyu1329]

Iv'e own a 6.5 Swede for at least 40 years and have used it on everything that walks or hops here in Australia and found that using the right pills from 90gn HP at 3180 fps up to 140sp doing 2800 fps that if it is feral it's in peril which suits me fine.

[@Drrolfski]

Even today it still makes Lapua Magnum shit its pants

[@6point5by55]

I agree 😁

[@MichaelH-ck4hg]

I have two rifles in this caliber. One is a Swedish Mauser made in I think 1917, and it’s extremely accurate. The other is a Ruger Hawkeye African. I have had it for a few years but haven’t had a chance to shoot it yet. Still, it looks good. Anyway, I like this cartridge. Soft shooting and it’s easy to find ammo that isn’t super expensive. The Mauser is in exceptional condition and I paid only $60 for it in 1998.

[@MadlyChip]

amazing video as allways. warms my Norwegian heart to see our most popular competition rifle on this channel! the 200str still lives good here in scandinavia as the competition rifle for DFS and a common first rifle in PRS. you mentioned options for cartridges and compared the 6,5x55 too the creedmoor. i know people here push the x55 to creedmoor pressure and gets more speed than it that way. an other thing worth mentioning, is that the 6.5x55 is one of the cartridges that really see good improvements from reaming to ackley improved ;) i hope we see more of these rifles on the channel!

[@WayStedYou]

Just like them basically making the 260 remington again with the 6.5 creedmoor which was already a higher pressure 6.5 .308 cartridge basically doing the same thing decades beforehand

[@jmkhenka]

there is no reason not to run 6.5x55 at creedmoor pressures.. But even 6.5 CM with max pressures tend to pop primers..

[@Jayhawkga]

Parker Otto Ackley . I remember remember reading about him in Guns & Ammo magazine in the 80's.

[@farmerbrown84]

Yeah, I'm a 6.5x55 at CM pressures guy. It makes an awesome 1,000m rifle, even with a short 20" barrel (Tikka). When I get it re-barrelled then an AI would be tempting, although 6.5 PRC probably meets that role these days. If Remington had made the original 260 Rem with the proper (fast) twist, then maybe the Creedmoor wouldn't exist 🙂 6.5CM at high pressures is helped by running cases with small rifle primers to give it more support in the case head.

[@turbo_vanner]

im a sjimple man, I see 6.5x55 and I hit that like button.

[@johnsanko4136]

The SSG is just such a cool rifle. I love the olive plastic stock.

[@nomadmarauder-dw9re]

There are SSG 69 rifles still used in combat. And I think the Austrian army still uses them.

[@Inflorescensse]

The olive plastic is why I had to get its midget brother the scout.

[@9mmARman]

I've been a fan of the 6.5x55 since the early 90's when we were buying M96 Mausers from Century Arms for $69 each. I think the 200 round battle packs of their military ball ammo (which was all match grade) sold for $29. I'm down to my last 2 boxes of that ammo. I know we now have the 6.5 Creedmore which is at least as good as match grade 6.5 Swede, but I still want to have a modern custom rifle built in the Swede. I picked up a M38 Swede from my neighbor who unfortunately had it drilled & tapped for Leupold bases and had a new bolt handle welded on to clear the scope. As much as it hurt to see a rifle in close to perfect shape modified like that, it is a shooter as accurate as any basic modern rifle, and I get more use out of it in this configuration anyway. Now I just need a club with a longer range to shoot it to its, and my, full potential.

[@jfess1911]

Just be aware that the chamber design was changed somewhere around 1990, so the newer SE, SKAN versions have shorter throats and a slightly higher chamber pressure. SAAMI made this same change in 1993. In Europe, they differentiate between 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser and the other versions and ammo spec'd for one design may not shoot well in the other.

[@A407RAC]

Go for a Tikka T3 action in 6.5x55SE, you will not be disappointed :)

[@9mmARman]

​@@A407RACI will look into it. Thanks!

[@chrisparker9886]

​@@A407RACA Sauer 100 also.

[@ToeJuice]

The man in the thumbnail is a very well known Norwegian shooter named John Olav Ågotnes, he shoots the same disiplines as i with the same rifle, the 200 STR. great rifle

[@9HoleReviews]

perhaps one day we'll get a 200STR on the course!

[@ToeJuice]

@@9HoleReviews That would be excellent, i have a couple of videos uploaded on my channel with my 200 STR. including my attempt at stangskyting at this years Norwegian championship

[@tootallno]

@@ToeJuice Its fun and not easy. Did it the first time when I was 16. Did not go to well :)

[@danb6398]

6.5x55 was the first rifle I purchased when I was 16. Still have it 42 years later and still love it. Balls on accurate.

[@goranberggren5874]

My Carl Gustaf moose hunting gun is a 6.5x55. it was sold with an accuracy warranty. A miss is always my fault 😬

[@rodneyalaking8241]

Vibes of Behind Enemy Lines. The sniper targeting Owen Wilson’s character “Burdett” used the 308 version.

[@justinriley8651]

Burnett

[@rodneyalaking8241]

@@justinriley8651 that’s him.

[@rodneyalaking8241]

@@justinriley8651 It looks like the same rifle, right?

[@9HoleReviews]

we've also filmed the original black SSG 3000 in .308 ... in a track suit top

[@9HoleReviews]

we've also filmed the original black SSG 3000 in .308 ... in a track suit top

[@keepyourbilsteins]

Thanks for validating my decision to buy that cosmoline encrusted Swauser out of the barrel at Rose's 34 years ago.

[@rondobrondo]

I actually ended up buying some slate black industry handguard panels that were on sale because this channel had subliminally placed them in my mind lol, I actually kinda like them

[@DaveGrimes-i4s]

You have become my “go to” channel for no BS reviews. I really appreciate the information without the typical biases. No unnecessary exaggeration and excellent real world information. Thank you

[@MatsGarage]

That spicy shot face at 5:15 LOL !

[@clangerbasher]

I follow a Norwegian YT channel that features some of their practical long distance competitions. Slightly mind blowing to me.

[@9HoleReviews]

would you share with us? Id love to learn

[@themetabaron8722]

These videos are so thorough, its almost like ASMR.

[@hristoapostolovski5407]

I live in Sweden , the STR 200 in cal.6.5×55 is the most common target rifle at 300 meters , it must shoot below 45mm spread at 300 meters , Norma makes a special target load 6.5×55 that they sell to all Skandinavien shooting clubs fore the cheapest price they can , if you are using Norma Diamond ammo that have black tefloncoatoting then the barrel will endure twice the amount of bullets before worn out , Have heard you get worse accuracy with the Diamondline , It quite common to outshoot a barrel

[@henrikjansson804]

We get 21mm three shot groups with Diamond Line at Hacksjöbanans 300m range, so no worse accuracy there.

[@bernt-andrenergard3338]

Side note. Barrels for Sauer 202 (and magasines) will fit in the Sauer 200STR, with some minor modifications. Sauer 202 are offered in all major European hunting calibers. The barrels are usually in hunting-profile. I have seen these 200str's converted to 9.3x62 and 30-06 among other. .243 would've probably been a fun conversation. The other way around many people use barrels from 200str in sauer 202 for competitions like "jaktfelt". Old, worn out 200str barrels are in some cases cut as to use the back portion to make threads on the inside. This way you can thread any barrel you want to put in the gun, while still using the original locking system. This is depicted at 25:43 where you see multiple threaded barrel nuts used to mount other barrels in the action. And by the way, it's Scandinavian Target Rifle, not swedish. This was a collaboration between Swedish, Norwegian and Danish target shooting organizations, to get a common target rifle, increasing the chance of big manufacturer's taking a intrest in the competition to develop the rifle. Im guessing its only sweds wanting to trick us into beliving the S stands for swedish. Fun fact: there is a dubble stack version called the Sauer 205. Its pretty rare. There are also Sauer 200TR and Sig Sauer 200TR Match, wich is basically the same as 200STR. There is also a Sauer 200 sport, a singleshot variant, in 6mm Norma BR, wich is also very rare. Sauer 200STR in norway costs around 2000USD new, and from around 1000USD used.

[@ukriroutalempi5124]

I have 6,5x55SE Tikka T3. Very nice caliber. I wanted that caliber, because it is nordic. Now I have gun, made in Finland in nordic caliber😊

[@gainforlife5877]

Yeah. That cartridge has served us very well, and now we´re getting the 338LM for the longer takes. Made in Finland. Rifles are a permit matter to me, but truth be told i´ve given in on the 338LM and actually applied for a permit for a RPR. Remains to see where that´ll take me.

[@hb9145]

Tikka + 6.5x55 = win

[@neildomo-san3332]

Seeing you pull 2 of them made me go wow, im my soul😮‍💨.. amazing coverage, love all your sniping rundowns and knowledge of history and lore of every gun.

[@Maik_Grnto]

Anyone else think it would be cool to see Henry & Josh do the Texas Plinking 1 MOA @ 1000yd challenge. It’s almost surprising they haven’t gone on since they’re both in Texas.

[@AakeTraak]

I appreciate the appropriate M90 camo.

[@imadequate3376]

6.5x55 is probably the longest served rifle cartridge in existence. Its still extremely popular today and i dont see it going away any time soon.

[@bigdirtyred]

7.62x54r is

[@Sman7290]

I believe the 7.62x54R is the longest serving military cartridge.

[@ketchman8299]

7.62x54R is the longest serving cartridge, dating from at least 1893. But the Swede is a very close 2nd (?)

[@cordellej]

try 303 british dating from 1889

[@ketchman8299]

@@cordellej the .303 stopped being used as an official service round in the '90's. The 7.62x54r is still in official service as a service cartridge.

[@brandiwynter]

That was awesome. As a 6.5mm fan, regardless of variation, I absolutely loved this video. A Swedish Mauser is one of my grail guns. I have no experience with the 6.5X55 Swede but I've read so much good about it that I already love the caliber. That miss/hit was about as hard to call as anything I've ever seen. To me it looked like a hit but off the left edge but I'm strictly amateur so I defer to both of your expertise. Great video!!

[@SonsOfLorgar]

It's the rifle and cartridge I learned to shoot with over iron sights as a 15yo in 1999. But you know which gun it absolutely shines in according to the old vets that used it? The first adopted version of the FN MAG '58😊

[@arcuz7862]

Jeus, that's some serious hate coming out of that barrel.

[@pancakerizer]

Välfärd, not hate

[@daveingram8036]

What I really liked about this video was the old - presumably Swedish - guys firing bolt action precision rifles really fast and getting (apparently) good hits on target at medium ranges. I have to admit its a bit of hobby horse of mine having been trained many years ago to rapid fire bolt action precision rifles (enfield mk 4)

[@MikeMk1]

Man, I wish 6.5x55 was more popular here in the States. Absolutely love this cartridge, but it's difficult to find rifles chambered in it aside from the usual m96's, m38's etc and the occasional Sako, Tikka or Remington hunting rifle build.

[@johndilday1846]

I couldn’t agree more. I have a M38 with a rough barrel, but it still shoots pretty well with iron sights. I really think this is a great round.

[@hb9145]

Swede... It was a joint Swedish-Norwegian commission. The Swedes wanted a rimmed cartridge, but the Norwegians were able to convince them.

[@RedRambo30]

Was watching the vz58 video and this popped up my notifications 🔔 this is going to be a good one

[@ToeJuice]

just some clarification, the 200 STR was not designed specifically for stangskyting, it was designed for precision target shooting with iron sights. stangskyting is only a sort of bonus discipline in Norway, we often refer to it, and Felthurtig as "texas shooting" Felthurtig is another discipline which requires a shooter to go prone and shoot down three separate targets at different ranges in the shortest amount of time. Also, the dualing part is mostly done in Felthurtig, not stangskyting. stangskyting is only the one with the most hits on the targets gets the victory.

[@9HoleReviews]

thanks i'll have to address this later

[@TherealRaust]

@@9HoleReviews To add on to this: Stangskyting is named after Colonel Georg Stang, and is a discipline meant to simulate the shooters performing an ambush from a set position. The discipline is split into two sets of 25 seconds, where you must get as many hits as possible. One set is on the short target, and the second on the longer target. You start with 6 rounds in the weapon, and each additional mag holds 5 rounds. To my knowledge the best shooters have gotten around 21 hits on the short target, and 18 on the long one, but that's incredibly hard and rarely seen. This will also depend on the range of the targets and weather conditions. Felthurtig on the other hand, is meant to simulate the shooters getting ambushed from a standing position. Standing, kneeling and prone are legal shooting positions in Felthurtig, but most shooters go prone for increased accuracy. The best shooters can get all 3 targets down in less than 6 seconds.

[@hvorherretilhest]

the story of the LRD chassis (featured here in two still photos) is actually very interesting as well. Sig Sauer bought the rights to produce the chassis from the two swedish guys who had started the project to support their hobby, milling chassis in their spare time. Sig Sauer marketed the rifle as the 200 Phoenix.

[@wathaet1386]

Jo (one of the two) is one of my favourite people in the community. Such a nice guy.

[@dgbdegagerlvin2354]

Thanks!

[@9HoleReviews]

Thank you so much!!!

[@MrPureblindman]

the "proto chassis" to me is kind of the grandfather of SIG (us) doing the P320 and 365 FCU you can buy and build out custom made to your liking and have a few different size handguns and maybe calibers with just one FCU. Pretty wild they did this in the 90s without any aftermarket wanting to support it that much and also wild how it seems like it would flourish today with how custom and combo builds everyone like to do out of 1 gun.

[@XERGE7]

Henry you are a legend! Bought a Swedish Mauser because of you and am very content with it. Keep it up greetings from the Netherlands

[@RohannvanRensburg]

I've had a crush on this rifle ever since I was 14 after watching Behind Enemy Lines.

[@SuperRip7]

I was laughing at the beginning of the video. I don't know why a 6.5 Creedmoor exist. Congratulations of your perfect score Henry.

[@eargesplitten9876]

It fits in a short action, I think that's about it.

[@CiviTac]

@@eargesplitten9876also easier to reload in the U.S. vs 6.5 Swede I’d imagine

[@joshjamesguitar]

Also if you only run factory ammo the 6.5 Creedmoor has the same velocities from a smaller case that fits in short action, that's because the pressure rating for the 6.5x55 is a fair amount lower. You'd have to reload 6.5x55 over is normal pressures to surpass the 6.5CM in performance.

[@eargesplitten9876]

@@joshjamesguitar Oh for sure, I'm not saying 6.5 Creedmoor is worse, I'm just saying that the only real difference if you're not hotrodding the 6.5 Swede is that the 6.5 Creedmoor fits in a short action, which opens up more platforms it can run in.

[@espenottesen3782]

10 round magasine for the 308. From accurate mag. I use this with a space for 6xc custom barrel.one of my friend has 6.5 creed barrel for it. The tapperd 6.5x55 needs a «banana» type mag to feed reliable for 10 round capasity. +5 extention avalable for the 6.5x55.(lrd) Works verry well. 500 gram 2 stage trigger is what I run on mine, in a Vision PRC chasis for prs. 6.5x55 is probably one of the cheapest cartridge we run i Norway, due to the 200 str beeing the most common target rifle in Norway. I know they made a 223 Version for Denmark.

[@tomeng9520]

6.5x55mm (6.5 Swedish) The 6.5 is a very old cartridge that has always been extremely popular in Europe, and for good reason. It has been an excellent long range competition cartridge with excellent 6.5 bullets available. There have also been companies such as Lapua and Norma that have always loaded superb match grade ammo for it. Over the years I have become a fan of this cartridge based off of its history, pleasant shooting qualities, and great long range accuracy. Unfortunately, the 6.5x55 has never really been considered for much long range shooting in the USA, although to serious long range shooters and European shooters its no real surprise at how well this cartridge does. In the USA there was a brief bit of interest in this cartridge a few years ago but the thing that has hurt it recently is the introduction of the short action 6.5 cartridges such as the 260 Remington, 6.5x47 Lapua and 6.5 creedmore. These all produce performance on par with the USA loaded 6.5x55 ammo, but in a short action. But, you see, the 6.5x55 actually has more case capacity than the others but because there are so many very old rifles built and chambered for this cartridge, most of the ***USA manufacturers are not willing to load this cartridge to its potential***. Instead of labeling the ammo *modern firearm use only* they have decided to handicap everyone using the 6.5x55. In Europe, this is not a problem so Lapua, Norma and others load it to much higher velocities. HSM here in the USA is also working on a hot version of the 6.5x55 with the sierra 142 SMK as well and that should be out very soon and readily available for the USA shooters. The 6.5 has long been known for its excellent accuracy and absurdly high ballistic coefficients. With some of the European loads available and with HSM introducing a full capacity load, the 6.5 can be seriously considered for sniping. Additionally, I can really see the benefits for Law Enforcement applications, as it generally shoots a lighter bullet then the .308, but heavier then the .243, falling nicely right in between. The 6.5 deserves consideration for military application also, and has been chambered in some older military sniper rifles (WWII vintage). The round actually outperforms the .308 match loads in both the 168gr and 175gr, and its less susceptible to wind and arrives on target with as much energy at ranges over 600 yards. The penetration should be good as well with the superior sectional density of the 6.5 bullets. The only other problem I can see is the lack of sniper grade weapons chambered for the 6.5. But most of the custom sniper rifle manufacturers will chamber their rifles in any caliber the purchaser wants (Sometimes for a small additional fee). Hopefully rifle manufacturers will realize the great potential of the 6.5 and start to produce their sniper rifles in 6.5x55, though with the popularity of the other 6.5 short action cartridges, I doubt this will happen. Recommendation: The 6.5x55m makes a very good Law Enforcement round as well as a very capable military sniping cartridge. When using the heavier bullets the round is excellent at ranges up to and potentially beyond 1000 meters far out performing the 308 rounds. www.snipercentral.com/6-5x55mm-6-5-swedish/

[@farmerbrown84]

A Tikka with an MDT chassis with Lapua factory (139gn) factory ammo is a laser, although the velocity is a bit light. Loading it to Creedmoor like pressures will get another 100 m/s (330fps).

[@wtfimagination]

The 6.5x55 was extremely popular when long range and PRS shooting took off here in Sweden but now the 6mm calibers rule those disciplines. It's still used in the old disciplines that only has that as an option but that is slowly dying. 6.5CM does pretty much everything 6.5x55 does but in a short action so there is little reason to use a 6.5x55 for practical reasons when selecting a new gun. Here the 6.5x55 norma diamond line rounds costs much less match 6.5CM so for those that don't shoot much the old caliber can make sense. There are no good 10 round magazines for 6.5x55, only mag extensions that don't work in all chassis/stocks so it's handicapped in PRS. There are also not a lot of stocks and chassis for a 6.5x55 action. I have mine in a McMillan stock that is long discontinued but otherwise there is not much and no new products are coming. More and more police and military adopt the 6.5CM, mostly in gas guns for DMR and sniper use. For them the bolt action rifles are using magnum calibers since they fill different roles. There really are few places for 6.5x55 outside of enthusiasts, hunters and those that already have one or value the cheap ammo.

[@farmerbrown84]

@@wtfimagination Yeah, I have thousands of Norma cases available, so it made sense for me and Lapua bullets are pretty reasonable in 6.5. You're right on the magazines too.

[@christopherdolan7330]

12:32 'At 9-Hole Reviews, we fire the whole bullet. That's 65% more bullet per bullet.'

[@Sig_P229]

Wow. The bots are showing extra love for the Sig today lol

[@andrewmack191]

As a huge 6.5x55 fanboy, this sparks joy. My $500CAD frankenrifle is so outstandingly an -A it's boring.

[@kriztov265]

Ive run a 1941 6.5 for years and have always given the new improved cal shooters I know a serious run for their money. I was challenged by a good friend who got sucked into the creed dream and almost lost a friendship over the results. Given I shoot handloads and he was burning factory rounds the age difference in the rifles should have seen him grease me , but you know old age and skullduggery will always win over youth and exuberance . :) Great video as always gents.

[@gullintanni]

The Germans got a bit of a shock when they invaded Norway and met an army filled with active sports shooters using the Krag with 6.5 swede cartridges.

[@scholasticaltactical9058]

Those bullets look super cool coming in, and what a splash.

[@romeotango8650]

Prices for this rifle just went by 40% on gunbroker!

[@skalagrim99]

Been hunting with a Tikka T3 Hunter in 6.5x55SE for the last 15 years. Couldn't be happier with it.

[@francescodininno6852]

Fantastic rifle !!!!! My ssg3000 is set up for match prs: 6mm xc and chassis vision. Fantastic!!!

[@Mackan134]

It looks like you like Swedish M90 camo and other stuff from us. I'm really glad of that my friends. I love your work on this channel and envy the long range shooting ranges that you've got :) My range is max 300 meters. The best 3 shot group by me is 20,82mm cc at 300 meters. That's not a bad one and i wana bring my custom Tikka T3 super Varmint 308 Win to maybe 600 meters or more some day :) For now i enjoy your videos ;)

[@jasonjackson4302]

Fabulous video! Certainly not an obsolete caliber!

[@rdsii64]

looking at the replay, I can clearly see the lateral frag line. No maybe about it, THAT WAS CLEARLY A HIT!

[@kebabsvein1]

Stangskyting is a pretty interesting. If you watch older competitions in the 80s, guys were still using modified Krag Jørgensen rifles with speed loaders. Super cool

[@Anders57292]

Would be cool to have Henry and Josh over to try stangskying out in Norway.

[@Kraakesolv]

​@@Anders57292Absolutely!

[@oteliogarcia1562]

it's shooting centerfire cartridges at biathlon speed.

[@out_of_headspace]

What a fantastic rifle, cartridge, and shooter. Top tier Guntube content 👏🏻

[@tbo2307]

The STR was NOT designed to shoot the american «6.5x55 Swedish mauser» (SAAMI) - it was designed to shoot the 6,5x55 in its SKAN version.

[@fatcat3211]

Sick accuracy with a Sig.

[@viking1ur]

I use the 6,5x55 Swed from 1984 and nothing can beat it within the non magnum caliber. I loaded a 160grain hornady roundnose for my dear hunt. It hit the center at 100 meter. I also had the 140grain nostler that I used for longer range. This hit the center at 200meter without adjusting the sight. At long range I had time to reload the chamber with the nostler. I had 2 inch collection at 200 meter with my sako finnbear even with a limit of training.

[@sauertakedown]

This was an perfect video of this suprem rifle, they are actualy better than you think. I own a number of Sauer’s include 200 STR and SSG3000. This video got me inspired to make a video my self of this rifle, it’s origin fact’s features and what you can do with it. An go in deap video.

[@karsonbranham3900]

Outstanding performance by the platform, and the shooter!

[@gainforlife5877]

I campaign a STR2oo. Around here they´re to this day as available as they come, and albeit per design a tad old by now they still deliver beyond what most can imagine. As Henry&Josh bring up there´s since a good while the so called "Jet chassis" system, and as much as it´s no doubt a very viable option please also keep in mind that for a looooong time so called 300 meter Mauser was the reign. This through decades and was for a very long time the largest sport to us there was. Nothing even came close. Hence that many a STR is used with it´s walnut or laminate stock to this day, mine incl, but as they´re SO simple to "dress up" for instance with a Jet chassis is really is two different guns all said. As Henry shows in bits the development on suppressors has come a long way. I personally run a by me modified Stalon, which again is something that lets me shoot the at times high speed 6,5´s sans hearing protection. It´s kind of a.. rather weird experience as the gun sounds off as little as it does.

[@BeckRichard]

Just as an afterthought, before the Vision chassis, a Norwegian company called GRS made the GRS Bolthorn chassis for the STR 200/SSG 300. No longer in production as far as I know, but one of the better chassis for prone shooting out there for the STR 200/SSG 3000.

[@snowstalker36]

Your comments about SiG Sauer USA screwing up the marketing are absolutely true. I was on a civil rifle team in the late 90s and early 2000s, and this rifle was exactly what we were looking for when we were buying new club rifles in '98-'99. Since they would have been club rifles (used for newer shooters who didn't have their own yet, or hadn't done that discipline much yet), and expected to swap barrels and cartridges between shooters borrowing them they would have been great. Most of us used 30-06 at the time and we even had one guy who shot 6.5x55 handloads because he'd started with surplus Norwegian Krags, but there were others using .308 and some other niche stuff so the options on this would have been great! But we didn't know these rifles were even options when we were shopping, and it doesn't sound like the company would have worked with us to get all the spare components we would have wanted even if we had.

[@raymccumstie1439]

These were heavily marketed here in Australia and I know a few people bought them. I never had the pleasure to shoot one but I handled one at my mates Gun Shop they are a very nice piece of kit. My mate owned several Sako TRG's and other big $$$ rifles at the time and considered these a great in between rifle.

[@hatake-kakashi7489]

I love my Sig Sauer SSG 3000 that had the new American stock it which was at the 20:01 part of the video. In one review in KZbin the author claimed it doesn’t like hornady match bullets… and it’s true in mine as well.

[@crtxdistortion657]

I had one of these. Sold it and got a TRG-22. The TRG has only one point over the SSG, a ten round mag. The SSG one over the TRG, the quick change barrel. Both excellent rifles. Worst Swedish accent ever. 🙂 The Sauer 200 (not the STR) is chambered in 3-06, 7x64, 9.3x64, 270, 7x57 and other rounds. Almost the same action (interchangeable barrels). The SSG 3000 Patrol stock is actually pretty decent.

[@supertruckertom]

There were 10 round single column magazines available, long ago. Sig Mil side had some out of a Czech distributor.

[@crtxdistortion657]

@@supertruckertom And AccurateMag(?) had some recently too. But the 6.5x55 is a bit problematic to load in a single stack 10 round mag.

[@tsechejak7598]

Stand corrected AW also glued receiver to chassis like L96a1 green meanie, even though most other chassis the receiver is removable from the chassis. SSG-3000 was introduced in 92, possibly earlier but production catalogued as early as 92 and L96a1 intro into UK military was in the mid 80s, 87 at the latest, (pre M24 introduction but after M40a1 introduction).

[@TheRisto2]

Timeless classic.

[@sunbeamcostrength]

Sig did make an attempt at a regular hunting rifle version of this. The SHR 970. It is a dm, switch barrel in standard and magnum length.

[@mrkeogh]

I'll give you 4.5 out of 5 on that bonus run, Henry 😄 Have been a huge fan of the 6.5 Swede for 20 years (and of the Sauer 200/STR because they make a lefty version!) so this was a treat. Hope it was as much fun as it looked 😀

[@chungboto]

Thank you for testing this rifle!!!!

[@henrikjansson804]

That is some really good shooting and spotting by you Henry and Josh! My shooting club in Stockholm still rocks three 200 STRs in 6,5x55mm mainly with Vortex PSTs on top. With Normas Diamond Line Moly cartridges, we achieve 21mm three shot groups at 300m and everything above 50mm is frowned upon. Really nice to see you stretch it out to a 1000y and getting good hits. By end of september we will go to the local military firing range to atleast go to 600 m and try to get good hits. Will keep you updated. 👍

[@henrikjansson804]

Also, nice M90 camo there Henry 😉

[@9HoleReviews]

cheers :) I'm quite jealous that you guys get the good ammo!

[@LarsHjelmskog]

Oooh! I love my SSG 3000 chambered in 6,5x55. Custom chamberings I know of; 6,5-284 Norma, 284 win, 280 AI

[@SteinarX-e8c]

Finally! My favorite gun!Thanks Henry!

[@raoulchapman7310]

I love how, on the 1000 yard shots, Henry had the next round chambered before the bullet impacted.

[@tstellar4190]

holy shit seems like his follow up shots nearly hit the same spot each time. Hella of gun and shooter

[@LiveFreeOrDieDH]

Captions at 9:45 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] I couldn't agree more! 😁

[@comradejimmy6212]

I've been a fan of sig sauer since I saw this in behind enemy lines

[@dgoodman1484]

The Swede lays out the smack down on the needsmore! Sweet! Course luckily a clipped ear isn’t the same as a hit so not sure I’m giving you that one 😁😉👍🏼

[@Lt._Nut]

Am I the only one who noticed that the guys in those Stangskyting competitions are using the “Mad Minute” technique that the British used with the Enfields?

[@daveingram8036]

No..... (smug expression)

[@GIR9595]

Fantastic shooting and an interesting discussion! Your comparison of how the stock/"chassis" system works was particularly cool having read all of Stephen Houghton's books on the L96. Seeing it side by side helped me understand that a lot better than I did just reading a description in the books. But speaking of I have a minor correction. At 30:40 ish Henry infers that the L96 designation refers to the year it was adopted/developed. The AI PM rifle won the MoD competition in 1985 but large scale production and issue took a while after that. The L numbers have no bearing on which year they were introduced (eg L1A1, L129A1 etc.) I'm sure you're probably already aware just misspoke!

[@outspokenguy3834]

When it comes to Norwegian police and military snipers here we do not use the 6.5 cartridge. Delta has used the ssg3000 chambered in 7,62x51. So yeah rifle been used, but not in 6,5. Our police as well as our military is very uniformed when it comes to weapons. As for sniper rifles the VS 84 S/NM 149 7,62x51 and Steyer SSG 08-A1 has been used, but will be replaced after problems with the rifles. (they just went of without people even holding them.) New rifle will be the DD m5 rifles. As for the Military its the Barrett rifles in 7,62x51 338LM and 50cal with the HK 417 as a DMR rifle. Its late and i might have forgotten something. But think i remembered to add most of the info here.

[@kevintan2307]

Henry being a beast with a laser!

[@chillumvillain6801]

I would love to have a video on the pros and cons of no FSB vs. having a FSB.

[@Stormzilla]

5:10 I love Henry and his reactions

[@glennsamson3050]

Beautiful rifle, great cartridge.

[@Simple_Youtube]

Geeze that bolt is smooooth

[@cheesenoodles8316]

Excellent video... 6.5 Swede my favorite rifle caliber.. via a beater M38, easy shooting and accurate. So grabbed an M41b..... she is a bit long and heavy.

[@Starcraft98marine]

As a .308 fanatic. I have to say I’m impressed.

[@SS-tr5ru]

My first agency’s swat teams still have these in inventory

[@PRSLongRangeShooter]

Great video

[@RickKerr]

Really enjoyed this video!

[@KevinMc7-s8o]

I like this guy... Great demeanor Humble Happy 😊 Likable Love your content too

[@emoryzakin2576]

That was insane. Very cool

[@farmerbrown84]

One thing - I don't like using bipods with rubber feet off hard/glossy surfaces. Concrete is bad or surfaces with gloss paint. The bipods tend to "hop" which can effect accuracy. If you shoot a few shots off those sorts of surfaces, and then try the same shots with a cloth or something that can move beneath the rubber on the feet, then you will get much better results. Yeah, yeah, people might say I have crap technique, but for me, it truly makes a difference.

[@contingencyscholar]

Waiting for that follow-up episode! Great review as always. I’m thinking that you could push this platform out further, but it would be awesome to see it “stretch its legs,” in a 30-06. The Swedes did it again… wasn’t there another gold medal run from Sweden? If it is available in Sweden, I’m building a longboat and hiring workers from the parking lot at Home Depot!

[@ericlance9057]

Great video!!! Great round!!

[@RobertWalker-lx3qu]

I have a 6.5x55 built on a M70 Winchester 1980's action with a 30" PALMA profile barrel the stock I carved out of walnut is steel pillar bedded scope was a 8.5-25 x50 Leupold used it for F class open shooting 800 900 1000 yards will hold a 0.5 MOA waterline with Lapua 139 grain projectiles at 2970 fps only out of the X ring from pilot error best shooting cartridge there is, would very much like a STR200, also have an F class .308 that too is a tack driver.

[@kappasaisai]

Congrat for perfect run !

[@ucsvt]

can relate, you sometimes do get a taste of the powder if the adjacent rifle is braked

[@peterconnan5631]

I would love to see a rifle like this in .270 on the course. I know it would be more challenging at the lonher ranges, but in the mid-rangr I think it will perform well. Another thing I have noticed locally is that a lot of shooters seeming to be abandoning chassis for slightly more traditional options, often laminated wood with adjustable cheekpieces like the Boyds.

[@TheRisto2]

Rating of the show. 5(5). Great content as usuall.

[@davidlim2682]

Great run

[@SgtSteel1]

Really nice rifle. Aced that 1000 yd challenge without a hitch.