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Finally scored some 6.5x54 M-S without breaking the bank or having to go across the border to find it!! 156 gr PPU $36.95/ box CDN $ Now I just need to get a permit to try it out :)

Hi all, I just verified today my Krag is indeed a 6.5 x 54 M-S. I'm wondering what the max. pressure this rifle would handle. I also picked up a box of Norma 77 gr. while I was at the gunsmith's shop, how would these perform in this rifle? During my searching, I came across a collector who has a 6.5...

<r>Side of bolt.<IMG src="https://kragcollectorsassociation.org/kca/phpBB3/images/yabbfiles/Attachments/20150104_003942-1.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://kragcollectorsassociation.org/kca/phpBB3/images/yabbfiles/Attachments/20150104_003942-1.jpg"><LINK_TEXT text="https://kragcollectorsassociation...

<r>Bottom of the bolt. You can also see the engraved 8762 here on the bolt handle.<IMG src="https://kragcollectorsassociation.org/kca/phpBB3/images/yabbfiles/Attachments/20150104_003928-1.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://kragcollectorsassociation.org/kca/phpBB3/images/yabbfiles/Attachments/2015010...

<r>Bottom of extractor<IMG src="https://kragcollectorsassociation.org/kca/phpBB3/images/yabbfiles/Attachments/20150104_003758.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://kragcollectorsassociation.org/kca/phpBB3/images/yabbfiles/Attachments/20150104_003758.jpg"><LINK_TEXT text="https://kragcollectorsassociati...

<r>I noticed the ball on the bolt handle seems to be a bit bigger tham most rifles I see.<IMG src="https://kragcollectorsassociation.org/kca/phpBB3/images/yabbfiles/Attachments/20150104_005108-1-1.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://kragcollectorsassociation.org/kca/phpBB3/images/yabbfiles/Attachment...

<r>I made a plug out of a pencil and closed the bolt on it. It measured 55 mm. A 6.5x55 cartridge wont go in all the way so I marked the cartridge at the edge of the chamber and it looks like the same measurement as the6.5x54 M-S. Is it possible to be any other than this cartridge?<IMG src="https://...

Thanks for the extra info, I'll see what I come up with and post soon. Thanks again.

<r>Another picture, at the edge of the wood, it has 19SS or tats what it looks like, may be 1955.<IMG src="https://kragcollectorsassociation.org/kca/phpBB3/images/yabbfiles/Attachments/20150101_212850-1.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://kragcollectorsassociation.org/kca/phpBB3/images/yabbfiles/Atta...

<r>Is there anything else I could post to find out more?<IMG src="https://kragcollectorsassociation.org/kca/phpBB3/images/yabbfiles/Attachments/20150101_213018.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://kragcollectorsassociation.org/kca/phpBB3/images/yabbfiles/Attachments/20150101_213018.jpg"><LINK_TEXT tex...