I already have a Sako in 6,5x55 but I bought an old Brno 6,5x57 Stutzen with double set trigger in mint condition.

Does it has more velocity than the 6,5x55 or it's much pretty the same ??

I leave it like that or I should phone my gunsmith...???

L

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I bought an old Brno 6,5x57 Stutzen with double set trigger in mint condition.

I'm not sure what ammo availability you have in Uruguay....Here (if you're a handloader) they are almost identical in velocity. Both are extremely good rounds.

If you must "smith" it the 7 X 57 is an excellent choice.....However that 6.5 X 57 BRNO just might be quite collectible....

I'm not a collector so I'd sell it "as is" and buy an action and a barrel and make something different.....Does .257 Roberts trip your trigger?

Yes, please don't alter such a rifle. Trade it if you want something different. An excellent round just the same.

What to do with it..

Hell that's easy... Sell it to me!!!

I've been lusting after one of those for years..

Thanks gentlemen.

I can buy ammo for this caliber in Argentina.
So maybe I can give the ol'rifle a chance

I agree, it will be a pity to "touch it".

Thanks again
L

No...No... No... My idea is much better..

I would shoot the heck out of it. The 6.5x57 can be loaded using 6.5x55 data. The two cartridges are very similar ballistically.

Pics?

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I would shoot the heck out of it.

Lorenzo,

I agree 100% with Z!

You'll be amazed at what a good 6.5mm 140 grain RN bullet will do on a Wild Boar.

Isn't life the pits. O! now every one know that you also have a 6.5x57. Just shoot the dam thing.

I would shoot it. I have/had both 6.5X55 Sako and a Steyr 6.5X57. Basically the same power levels. I found I could get about 50 to 75fps more out of the 6.5X57. The 6.5X57 has a slightly larger case capacity, but not enough to really make a differance.

Lorenzo: Any chance of a picture / two of that BRNO? --- John303

Lorenzo,

I have to agree with the other posters, it would be a great pity to alter what sounds like such a marvelous old piece.

I have an original Rigby 275 and a William Evans 6.5x54 Mannlicher. The wonderful build quality and feel of these things surpasses anything ( and I mean anything ) being built today.

You are also twice blessed that you can buy ammunition in Argentina, makes the whole process a no brainer in my opinion.

Please use the thing as is and if you decide it's not for you, either hand it on the wall and enjoy it for what it is, or sell to someone who may appreciate it for what it is.

I think each yeat their will be less and less of these marvelous old pieces from the past. I think part of our legacy as shooters is to try and hang on to as many as we can. Even better if we can "collect" them and get some use out of them also......

Good luck which ever way you choose to go.

I have handled a few original Rigby bolt rifles belonging to friends of mine and some other British bolt rifles, as well. I do not find these superior in handling to certain other bolt rifles and the workmanship is far surpassed by many of today's custom rifle builders in North America.

I like old Brnos, have eight of them and have had others. I have two 21/22 rifles to be stripped for actions and will have much better custom pieces built around these. I also see nothing "wrong" with having a professional install a scope on one of these as it makes them more useful to the shooter and does not impair them in any real way.

I would not alter a minty one, but, I seek out and find rather frazzled specimens with flawless actions and go from there, my minty 21H 7x57 is scoped, but, it is the "flattop" version and I used high Leupies and a 2.5x Compact to clear that butterknife bolthandle rather than grind a "divot" in it.

All in all, I would choose a G-33/40 custom built by a top US smith for "feel" over any British bolt rifle I have ever handled.

Dewey,

Respectfully, there are trade guns and bespoke guns built by the British trade. My Rigby has the best laid stock with the most beautiful cast off and perfect alignment for the cocking piece peep and shallow V express. Obviously stock fit for scope height is a bit low, but again, think of when the thing was built.

Secondly the feel of the action and the feed of the cartridges from magazine to chamber is amazing. More than once I've checked to ensure I picked up a shell.

Seriously, I don't have any negative thoughts towards some of the better North American builders, some examples of their work that I've seen has been exemplary, BUT I repeat, nothing matches the bespoke Brits for sheer handling and feel as a field rifle.

Apologies, not trying to be difficult, just voicing my opinion.

Well, each to his own, I have had a few friends with very large collections of bespoke British guns, including various Purdeys, Bosses, Dicksons, Dan'.l Fraser and quite a few Rigbys. I have owned a couple of Brit. guns/rifles and carried them in wilderness BC.

I do not agree that ...the bespoke Brits... are superior to the best guns/rifles made in a few other countries, Germany, Austria, Belgium, the USA, Canada-very few and Italy for shotguns. This is based on actual handling and quite a lot of shooting of these; no specific maker or nation makes THE BEST firearms, in my experience over 52+ years of shooting.

But, the important issue is what makes the "nut behind the butt" happy and obviously, you are a Rigby man and good on you!

Cheers Dewey, appreciate your opinion, certainly respect it, and wish you the best in all your endevours.