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6.5 × 55 SE is the European C.I.P. designation with SE being the Swedish two-letter ISO country code. [7] 6.5×55 Swedish is the American SAAMI designation (official SAAMI abbreviation 6.5×55). [8] [9] 6.5 × 55 SKAN is the Scandinavian designation used by the Scandinavian shooting associations DFS, DGI and SvSF. [10]
All Swedish Mausers other than trials rifles were chambered for the 6.5×55mm Swedish cartridge, and all Swedish-made actions were proof-tested with a single 6.5×55mm proof round developing approximately 455 MPa (65,992 psi) piezo pressure (55,000 CUP).
Unsafe firearm and cartridge combinations are combinations of firearms and cartridges which can cause an unsafe condition for the shooter when firing. The unsafe condition can arise due to use of a cartridge intended for another chambering (see SAAMI list below), or using overpressure ammunition in a firearm not designed for such pressures, or ...
Previously it was a military cartridge in Norway and Sweden, and was then also referred officially to as 6.5×55 mm. Calling the cartridge 6.5x55 mm Swedish is a misnormer, strengthening the misconception in the U.S. that this cartridge was developed in Sweden, for Sweden, by Sweden.
Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point.. This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name.
The cartridge was created by reducing the neck of the 6.5×57mm Mauser by 2 mm. [1] The .256 Gibbs Magnum is very similar to, but not interchangeable with, the 6.5×55mm Swedish cartridge. [1] One famous user of the .256 Gibbs Magnum was Denis D. Lyell who used a rifle in this calibre for hunting in Africa. [2]
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The 6.5-284 has been used extensively in benchrest competitions and is known as an extremely accurate long range round. Using an improved version of the 6.5-284, Rich DeSimone set a 1,000-yard (914.4 m) world record with a 1.564-inch (39.73 mm) group. [4]