6.5 X 55 MM Krag vs Mauser
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:52 pm
I recently heard a noise and opened the gun safe to find my Norwegian Krags and Swedish Mausers shouting at each other (in Swedish and Norwegian I think) about who is the better 6.5 MM rifle.
Figured I should pull them apart and start a test. We'll call it the 6.5 X 55 MM Scandinavian winter shoot off. Norwegian Krags vs Swedish Mausers.
Started handloading ammo and fired the first test series yesterday with two Swedish Mausers to set the baseline. The CG63 and the M96 Marksman's rifles were the test rifles. Both with metallic match sights.
In case you checked the weather channel it has been Minus 5 Degrees F here for the past five days.
The test range is my heated (by wood stove) shop with shooting bench and back window opening to the 100 yard backstop.
Very Scandinavianish.
After some adjustments to zero the sights, we fired several ten shot strings and here are the results. Tomorrow is back to the loading bench and loading a second series to shoot in two similar Norwegian Krags.
Stay tuned for more as the games continue.
Jeff The Caterpillar Man
Figured I should pull them apart and start a test. We'll call it the 6.5 X 55 MM Scandinavian winter shoot off. Norwegian Krags vs Swedish Mausers.
Started handloading ammo and fired the first test series yesterday with two Swedish Mausers to set the baseline. The CG63 and the M96 Marksman's rifles were the test rifles. Both with metallic match sights.
In case you checked the weather channel it has been Minus 5 Degrees F here for the past five days.
The test range is my heated (by wood stove) shop with shooting bench and back window opening to the 100 yard backstop.
Very Scandinavianish.
After some adjustments to zero the sights, we fired several ten shot strings and here are the results. Tomorrow is back to the loading bench and loading a second series to shoot in two similar Norwegian Krags.
Stay tuned for more as the games continue.
Jeff The Caterpillar Man