6.5 MM woes

[David2011]

Didn't see this mentioned but could have missed it. The original 6.5x55 FMJ was an extremely long bullet with straight sides and a round nose. Nothing anywhere near its case size has a bullet that sticks out nearly as far. The 6.5 Sil looks like it was made to be shot in Swede chambers. Not sure you could ever seat that boolit deep enough to not hit the lands in a .260 of any flavor. This is a soft point but has the same shape.

[Rcmaveric]

Didn't see this mentioned but could have missed it. The original 6.5x55 FMJ was an extremely long bullet with straight sides and a round nose. Nothing anywhere near its case size has a bullet that sticks out nearly as far. The 6.5 Sil looks like it was made to be shot in Swede chambers. Not sure you could ever seat that boolit deep enough to not hit the lands in a .260 of any flavor. This is a soft point but has the same shape.

You are right. I had to nose size the 6.5 RCBS bullets and the NOE 6.5 Grendel bullets to keep them from falling into the cases and chamber correctly. I was able to get the NOE 6.5 Grendel bullets to some what shoot, but it was a lot of work and time and not as accurate as these preliminary results and tests with the NOE 6.5 Creedmoor bullet. I knew the RCBS was designed for the Swedes but it was all i could get my hands on at the time. Call me hard headed and i thought i could make it work. The Creedmoor bullet and the RCBS bullet are both 140 grains. I have been trying to get the 260 to shoot since January last year. Information is scarce for the 260 Rem and cast so i was making my own head way with it unguided. I didnt find the NOE 6.5 Creemoore bullet till about this January. I plotted on it for a long while then jumped on it at the sale. Happy i did. The 6.5m bullet molds are hard to find and most often designed for the military riffles.

I was thinking of having a custom mold made until I found the NOE Creedmoor mold.