My 6.5x54 M.S. is coming.
Im looking for brass in Australia.
Also for reloading dies and reloading data.
Preferably Hodgens or ADA powders.
Aussie reloaders can you help?
Thanks!
Orion

Orion,

Welcome Mate! Nice Classic Caliber.

Reload data is available in the Hodgdon, and Hornady Load manuals.

If you can't locate some, then starting load data for a 6.5 x 55 or a 260 Remington will suffice. Then you can work up.

Enjoy that classic Rifle.

seafire,
Oregon/USA

Orion
My best reload for a Mannlincher-Schoena�er Model 1903, with 18" barrel and Lymann Aniversary 4x40 is this:
Cases N (dominion) berdan primer RWS 5608; Reloader 19 # 42 grs.; Hornady 160 grs. RNSP with O.A.L. 2,976" (75,60 mm), Vel. average five shots: 2.198 fts - 1.716 fts/lbs. Five shots at 150 meters in 1,500".
Other: cases RWS boxer type; Federal 210; Hodgon 414 # 41 grs.; Hornady 160 grs. RNSP with O.A.L. 3,071" (78,00 mm), five shots at 150 mts. in 2,500"
Both reloads are sure in my rifles. Please begining with 10% low.
Sorry for my bad English.
H�ctor C. Roveda

Hector,
When you hunt with a great rifle like the 6.5 x 54, then that makes your language EXCELLENT, no matter what dialect you are speaking.

You become a class guy with a class rifle.

Cheers.

seafire

Herr Carcano

As a man whose opinions that i have come to respect in the pass, please shed a little light on the information that you speak of so we can take a look at this academically.

Off line is fine if you desire, please feel free to email me.

seafire

Lee manual circa about 1956

120 gr jacketed ,35.5gr 4895 2700 ft./sec. not max.
36.0gr 4064 2700 ft./sec. not max.

129gr. jacketed 34.5gr 4895 2475 ft./sec. sug. max
37.5gr.3031 2580 ft./sec. sug. max

140gr. jacketed 35gr.4895 2400 ft./sec. sug. max
36gr.3031 2450 ft./sec. sug.max

160gr. jacketed 37gr. 4064 2260 ft./sec sug. max

Ihope this does you some good. roger

Thanks to everybody,you have been a great help.

Waidmansheil!
Orion

Orion:
Here I prepare you what I do with a Mannlicher Shoenauer 6,5 x 54 from 1903.
I explain this so you can see that my gun is not a extremely strong one and I maintain the loads in the light side.
Try also to enter a forum about mannlicher were someone describe what hapends to him with a bad bullet election.


bullet weight brass primer powder Weight/grs velocity
hornady 140 rws lrstd AAC4350 40 2229
hornady 140 rws Lr std AAC 4350 41 2250
hornady 160 hirtenberger Winch LR std IMR 4350 38 2137
hornady 160 hirtenberger Winch LR std IMR 4350 39 2213
hornady 160 hirtenberger Winch LR std IMR 4350 39.5 2318
hornady 160 hirtenberger Winch LR std HOD 4350 39 2089
hornady 160 hirtenberger Winch LR std HOD 4350 40 2151
hornady 160 hirtenberger Winch LR std HOD 380 35 1993
hornady 160 hirtenberger Winch LR std IMR 4895 33 2113
hornady 160 hirtenberger Winch LR std 34 2231
hornady hirtenberger Winch LR std

For my use I stay with 39 gr of IMR 4350 and 160 gr Hdy bullets.
All the loads are accurate for hunting use.
Aproach each load starting 10 % lower.
Con gratulations you have a great caliber.
Guillermo Trotz

Herr Carcano:

Those manuals are not widely distributed in No America.

Starting loads for the 6.5 x 55 and the 260 are close.
Only max loads are of course not realistic for the 6.5 x 54.

However, according to load manuals over here, the 6.5 x 54 loads are different I guess.

In the Sierra latest addition manual, I will use the data for IMR 4064 powder, which is a mid range powder. I apologize of not knowing a European equivalent. I will use a 140 grain bullet as the 160 is not listed for all three cartridges.

Max load for the 6.5 x 54 is 36.7 grains for a velocity of 2400fps.

for the 260 Rem,. max load is 37.1 grains for a velocity of 2600 fps.

for the 6.5 x 55, the max load is 40 grains for a velocity of 2700 fps.

starting loads for the same cartridges in the same manual are as follows

6.5 x 54, starting load of 28.7 grains for a velocity of 1900 fps.

260 Rem, starting load is 32.0 grains for a velocity of 2300 fps.

6.5 x 55 , starting load is 34.1 grains for a velocity of 2400 fps.

Pressures are not listed, but the rifles used are as follows

6.5 x 54: Custom Mauser

260 Rem: Savage 12VSS

6.5 x 55: Model 96 Mauser

That is the prospective from this side of the Atlantic.

Cheers
seafire

Thank you

WEI> HEI

Orion