06 January 2004, 09:18
Mule SkinnerRe: 6.5 Swede loads
Save your money and buy good ol' Winchester brass. With a little case prep work they can be made at least as good as and many times better than Norma or Lapua brass. I have already spent the money and done the research and believe me, the Win. or Rem. cases I prep are every bit as good as the foreign makes. Also, the Norma and Lapua brass seems to be very soft to me. Good Luck!

06 January 2004, 09:39
Bwana-beWell, my father's working load for his 96 is 140g SGK over 50g of RL19. This is max in his rifle, but he worked up carefully, and has since shot over 100 rnds w/o problem.
He gets about 2850 fps from 22" ofb barrel.
Check Saeed's load development; he does the same thing, and even goes a grain higher. Work up carefully!