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6.5 × 55 mm
Region
United States
Czech Republic
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Portugal
Austria
Germany
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
The case is rimless, bottlenecked, brass and Berdan or Boxer primed. The original bullet was round-nosed, but was later changed to a jacketed ogival type with the usual lead-antimony core. It should be noted there were several 6.5 mm cartridges of this era, of Mauser or Mannlicher ancestry, many of which are still in existence as hunting rounds. They all look very alike with similar dimensions but none are interchangeable, although a few can be loaded into the wrong weapon. This cartridge was adopted by Sweden in
1895 together with the M94 and subsequent M96 Mauser rifle. Though largely replaced by the 7.62 × 51 mm NATO cartridge in the 1970s it is still in use with some weapons. Fired from a suitably chambered Krag-Jorgensen rifle it was also used by the Norwegians for many years. The cartridge is well designed and has a high reputation for accuracy; for this reason it continues in widespread use throughout Scandinavia and North America in sporting rifles. Surplus military rifles in this caliber continue to be available on the international arms market. Applications include swedish Models 94, 96 and 38 rifles and carbines. Suitably chambered FN MAG machine guns, Browning Automatic Rifles Ksp M36 and AG42B rifles.