ammunition companies, and they are available from just about all European manufacturers. As they say, it's hard to argue with success.Р”В¦.5x55 factory loads are available from the major U.S. The 6.5x55 has also proven itself on thin-skinned game all over the world, including Africa and North America, and garnered a reputation for killing power out of proportion to its rather modest paper ballistics. The cartridge was designed for the military use of Norway and Sweden before the turn of the 20th Century, and it has been in regular use as a sporting round ever since. If I could have only one metric rifle, it would be in 6.5x55. This is one of my favorite rifle cartridges. If I were living in Europe, a rifle in this caliber would be my top priority. The 6РµСљвЂ 2 offers flat trajectory, good killing power, and moderate recoil.Р”Р„s something of a 6mm fan, the 6РµСљвЂ 2 Freres is a cartridge I would very much like to try.

The 100 grain bullet seems particularly suitable for European deer and goat hunting, and would also be excellent for North American deer, sheep, goat, and antelope hunting. These loads are effective on a wide variety of small and medium game. of muzzle energy (ME), and a 100 grain bullet at a MV of 3313 fps and ME of 2442 ft. The 6РµСљвЂ 2R is a rimmed version of the cartridge for use in single shot rifles and drillings.Р”В¦РµСљвЂ 2 factory loads drive an 85 grain bullet at a muzzle velocity (MV) of 3460 fps with 2260 ft. The 6РµСљвЂ 2 is based on the 9.3РµСљвЂ 2 case and requires a standard length rifle action. It is basically equivalent to the North American 6mm-06 wildcat, and just a step behind the. The 6РµСљвЂ 2 significantly out performs the 6mm Remington and. This is a relatively new cartridge introduced by MEN of Germany. These are the cartridges I would be hunting with if I lived in Europe. We have so many domestic hunting cartridges from which to choose that I suppose this is inevitable, but there are some European hunting cartridges that I would very much like to try. Those metric cartridges are worldwide favorites, but some fine metric cartridges are virtually unknown here in the U.S. Just as those of us living in North America have access to a number of European metric cartridges, such as the 6.5x55 Swede, 7x57 Mauser, 7РµСљвЂ 4 Brenneke, 7.62x39 Soviet, and 8x57S Mauser, all of which are loaded by major U.S. These have become world hunting cartridges. 338 Winchester Magnum, and the Weatherby Magnum series.

The European hunter has access to many North American hunting cartridges including such favorites as the. Author's Choice: European Metric Rifle CartridgesР”Р„ Classic European rifle in 6РµСљвЂ 2R.

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