My last custom rifle

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

Harry I'm going to start with the 139gr Hornady SST and the 140gr Nosler Accubond. I'm just breaking in the barrel and getting it sighted in to use for the end of deer season and shooting factory Winchester 140gr PSP. so far so good.

FWIW , my CZ 550FS has made meat using the Nosler 140 BT 43 grains of IMR4350 lit by a CCI200 . Uhm 6.5x55 of course .

[Opening Day]

Originally Posted by Bruce Day

I’ll bet this rifle cost far more than an annual membership in the Parker Shotgun Collectors Association.

What does this comment have to do with Rich's rifle. Just stirring the pot Bruce.

[C.O.B.]

OTE=Bruce Day;261119]I’ll bet this rifle cost far more than an annual membership in the Parker Shotgun Collectors Association.[/QUOTE]
Bruce your math skills are amazing just a heads up it was more than a life membership BUT I'll get a lot of pleasure from this investment. Seeing it was you who made the comment that the annual member wasn't committed to the PGCA I ask What's your point!?

I have never been a fan of the 06 either. No real reason really I have a pre 64 FWT but have never shot it. My favorite caliber is the 7x57 (275 Rigby). Others are the 257 Roberts the 250 and 300 Savages. I have almost everything and can hunt anything on the planet with a rifle suitable for the game intended. This is my first 6.5x55 but I'm liking it a lot so far. I had a Creedmore in a #1 but it left me cold.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

I have never been a fan of the 06 either. No real reason really I have a pre 64 FWT but have never shot it. My favorite caliber is the 7x57 (275 Rigby). Others are the 257 Roberts the 250 and 300 Savages. I have almost everything and can hunt anything on the planet with a rifle suitable for the game intended. This is my first 6.5x55 but I'm liking it a lot so far. I had a Creedmore in a #1 but it left me cold.

I suppose you might say I’m a hardcore fan of most any 6.5mm or 7mm . However I can’t get excited about the 6.5 or 6mm Creedmoor. Now just let me say I’ve shot a bunch of the Savage Model 12 LRP rifles in 6.5 CM and they ALL were tack drivers , those guns also come with the “Competition Accu-Trigger” all the new ones I’ve sold I checked with the gauge and they were all 10-14 ounces from the factory . Anyway the 260 and 243 are more to my liking over the two CM cartridges . Being a big Jack O’Conner fan the 270 has always been a favorite, however I gotta say I like the 6.5-06 and 280 more .

[charlie cleveland]

MY FAVORITE CALIBERS ARE THE OLD ONES.....32-20 the 25-20 22 hornet the 222 rem the old 30-30 the 32 winchester special the 35 remington and the list goes on.....charlie

[Tom Flanigan]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

MY FAVORITE CALIBERS ARE THE OLD ONES.....32-20 the 25-20 22 hornet the 222 rem the old 30-30 the 32 winchester special the 35 remington and the list goes on.....charlie

I'm right there with you Charlie. I am a traditionalist and those older calibers always interested me. I have taken a few crop damage permit deer with the little 222 and 55 grain handloads just for the hell of it. It's not a deer caliber per se but none of those deer went over 50 yards after being hit and one went only 10 yards. I used a bunch of different calibers for those crop damage deer just to see how each would perform. I even took one with my 32-20 Winchester model 92.

[Big D]

Isn't orange a requirement? Sure is here in Mich, and our hunting accidents are 'way down since the law was enacted.

[Tom Flanigan]

It's not a requirement in NY as far as I know. I hunt on the old Governor Dewey estate and adjoining property. I wear what I want. We've had darn few trespassers over the years. Only 5 of us hunt the property for deer, I am the only bird hunter. We each have our separate section that we hunt and never run into each other in the woods. Even if orange was required, I wouldn't use it. I know it's probably saved lives but I like blending into the surroundings. I don't hunt deer anywhere else except for Saskatchewan on occasion. My biggest bucks have come from there.

[David Lien]

I too Have a 6.5 Mannlicher ((6.5x54)) My gun is a 1903 Steyr Ser. # dates date of Manufacture as 1910. The Steyr 6.5 is not as fast as your Swede, but very much effective, and pleasant to shoot, easy to load for with plenty of good bullets to choose from. I mostly shoot the 150 to 160 Wt. bullets.

[Jeff Christie]

David-- your little MS 6.5 is absolutely elegant!! They are one of the most classy rifles or carbines ever to come directly from the factory. Simply cannot be made better. Don't EVER let it go. Jeff