Mold for Swede 6.5x55?

[crabo]

Any good recommendations for a mold for the 6.5x55 Swede?

[curator]

I fiddled around with several commercial molds for my M96 Swede finding that all of them were a bit too small. .264 when I needed .267. Finally, I sprung for a "custom" mold made by LBT and found true Swede happiness. I made a throat slug and sent it into LBT's Veral Smith who cut the 2-cavity mold to fit the throat on my rifle. I got a .267-140 SP/GC design which shoots fantastically if properly cast and loaded. Many shooters on this forum have found that a velocity of right around 1800 fps is most accurate with cast boolits in these rifles. Mine is no exception, but it will shoot 5-shot groups of one inch or less at 100 yards from the benchrest position if I do my part.

[zomby woof]

I have a 266469 that drops at .266 that shoots great. My bore is .267. I recently bought the NOE 269145. it also shoots very well.

[Donor8x56r]

I recently bought the NOE 269145. it also shoots very well.

I 2nd this one.I use mine in M91 Carcano and it shoots way better than I can handle it.I tried this rifle with other casts ( designs) and NOE beats them all hands down.

[Freischütz]

I've used 269145 in the 6.5x55 and 6.5x52. No leading and good accuracy. So far I've just used light loads (10 gr Herco). In a swedisch Mauser that load's recoil makes me think of a 22 lr.

[Maven]

"...I sprung for a "custom" mold made by LBT and found true Swede happiness. I made a throat slug and sent it into LBT's Veral Smith who cut the 2-cavity mold to fit the throat on my rifle. I got a .267-140 SP/GC design which shoots fantastically if properly cast and loaded." ...Curator

I have that very mold as well and am in complete agreement with Curator.

[ukrifleman]

I use the Lee 170gn, 6.5 Swede`Cruise Missile` mould from Mid-south Shooters Supply in Tennesee, for my M91 Carcano, it casts at .270.
I have 2 moulds, one full-sized and one cut down to produce a 150gn bullet.
ukrifleman.

[PS Paul]

http://www.castpics.net/subsite2/ByFireArm/Accurate%20loading%20of%20cast%20bullets%20for%20t he%206.5%20Swede.pdf

The link will take you to an EXCELLENT article on the Castpics site that Larry Gibson wrote with a couple of suggestions on this subject......
Paul

[crabo]

Paul, thank you for the link. There is some great information there.

[PS Paul]

You bet, Crabo! You know, after reading the article, I sent Larry a PM and told him how much I enjoyed it and how VERY much I appreciated the info becasue it has helped..... I was surprised to find out Larry is moving away from Puget Sound and going to AZ for retirement! Lucky him becasue I am flat SICK of the weather up here.....

Otherwise, good shootin'!!