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1. GREEK 6.5 X54 MANNLICHER SCHOENAUER RIFLE MANUALS
2. GREEK 6.5 X54 MANNLICHER SCHOENAUER RIFLE FULL
3. GREEK 6.5 X54 MANNLICHER SCHOENAUER RIFLE PROFESSIONAL
4. GREEK 6.5 X54 MANNLICHER SCHOENAUER RIFLE FREE

Mannlicher was a mechanical genius and a prolific inventor. Otto Schoenauer (1844-1913), were the team. Mannlicher (1848-1904) who together with a close, associate engineer,

The Chief of Research & Development was Ferdinand Ritter von The design talent housed at Steyrĭuring that period was, to use the current adjective, "Steyr," Romania worked with Steyr on the development a Gesellschaft of Steyr, Austria, a firm we simply refer to as As former customer of Osterreichische Waffenfabriks In early 1890, Romania went shopping for a new The 6.5x54 cartridge did not begin life as sporting round or as a It is only a question of directing the bullet at a vital or disabling My experience to me is a demonstration that with the. (6.5x54) with the right bullet at a muzzle velocity of 2,300 fps isĬompletely satisfactory for all game on this continent, including moose,Ĭaribou and the large bears, many of which I have killed during years of When he wrote: "It seems to me perfectly clear that the. Sheldon captured the hunting world's enthusiasm for the 6.5x54 To a generation just emerging from the big-bore, black-powder era. Rifle dropped everything from antelope to elephants and was almost magic 6.5mm bullet driven at 2,200 to 2,400 fps from a light, handy To our very own North American trophy hunter, Charles Sheldon, a 156- orġ60-grain. Vilhajalmur Stefansson, to the Gobi Desert with Roy Chapman Andrews, to Hunting World," it would have to be the 1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer International following reading like a "Who's Who of the If there ever was an "iconic" firearm with an

GREEK 6.5 X54 MANNLICHER SCHOENAUER RIFLE FREE

GREEK 6.5 X54 MANNLICHER SCHOENAUER RIFLE FULL

Note: A full length article about the 6.5x54 can be found on the Rifle Cartridge Page.Ĭopyright 2005, 2013 by Chuck Hawks. Zero a scoped rifle for 200 yards, and the bullet will land 3.07" high at 100 yards and 12.03" low at 300 yards. According to the Sierra external ballistics tables, from a scoped rifle the trajectory of this load looks like this: +2.31" at 100 yards, 0 at 200 yards, and -9.64" at 300 yards.įrom the same 20" barrel the Sierra 140 grain Game King bullet can be driven to a MV of 2300 fps with ME of 1644 ft. The muzzle energy (ME) of these loads is 1801 ft.

GREEK 6.5 X54 MANNLICHER SCHOENAUER RIFLE MANUALS

Most reloading manuals include loads for the 6.5x54, and any shooter with a 6.5x54 rifle in North America (or perhaps anywhere, given the high cost of factory loaded ammunition) would do well to reload his own ammunition.Īccording to the Sierra Reloading Manual, Second Edition the 120 grain spitzer bullet can be driven to a muzzle velocity (MV) of 2600 fps from a 20" barrel by 35.9 grains of IMR 3031, 37.3 grains of IMR 4895, 37.8 grains of IMR 4064, or 41.2 grains of H380 powder. Most of the bullet makers supplying reloaders offer a decent selection of 6.5mm (.264") bullets.

Norma offers factory loaded cartridges and brass to American as well as European shooters, and RWS offers factory loaded ammunition in Europe.

Its case is 54mm (2.11") in length with a 24 degree shoulder and a. Physically the 6.5x54 is a modern looking, rimless, bottle neck cartridge that uses standard 6.5mm (.264") diameter bullets. The 6.5x54 has remained reasonably popular in Europe and Africa, although it never really caught on in the New World. He liked the moderate recoil and deep penetration of the little 6.5mm cartridge. The factory loads at that time had a MV of about 2230 fps. Bell used the 6.5x54 with 160 grain solid bullets for brain shots on elephant. Bell, who is reputed to have killed over 1000 elephants. Included in that number was the legendary ivory hunter W.D.M.

GREEK 6.5 X54 MANNLICHER SCHOENAUER RIFLE PROFESSIONAL

The 6.5x54mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer became a favorite of many well-known professional hunters in Africa before the beginning of the Second World War.