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yeah i saw the live stream. The question is whether or not they will be able to bring the 7-30 back since it is no longer avaliable as a factory round. If they bring it back in just the custom shop it will have a following like the 7mm TCU...and still be around, it was just convienant for people who do not reload to buy factory ammo. From what it sounded like they are going to focus on the popular and straightwalled rounds first. So i would expect 30-30, 44 mag, 45-70. 357 mag, 22 lr, 22 hornet, 223, 350 legend and the like in the Contender when i resurfaces...maybe in 2025. We shall see. As long as they make frames we can get barrels in whatever will work in the Contender from MGM, Bullberry, and others. We shall see in 2 years what the future holds. As long as i can get supplies i will continue to shoot the 7-30 in a Contender and my 375 Wn and others...

TC has been purchased and there is supposed to be an announcement tomorrow. Go check out their website. Here’s hoping they bring it all back or at least the core products to begin with.

@@kirkwhitaker6422 so I am hearing on the forums.

Here is hoping...I have been shooting Contenders and TC muzzle loaders since the 90's. I hope things pan out.

@@kirkwhitaker6422 one way or the other they will.

Tikka...

yup....I have s Super 14" and a 21" and they are both equally fun.

I don't disagree with you. Modern rifles rock when it comes to performance. I tend to follow published reloading data with my rifle since it is 111 years old. If I had a Remington 700, Ruger 77, Sako or Tikka and could load it to 55k and not worry about stressing and the old girl out I know I could easily beat a 6.5 CM and get 2800 fps +. We just don't have as many of the newer Swed chambered guns over here. I bought my Swed for 75 dollars at a gunshop in 1995. For me hunting at 300 yds or less most of the time, 2650 fps works in my old gun like a charm. I just follow the rifle...like I have to do with my 45-70...hotter loads in modern rifles and more sedate loads in older guns. My 6.5 will do 1/2 to 3/4 inch at 100 yds with just about any bullet...so I know when I put the X on the target it goes there. I was at the range about 20 years ago and a guy was there that had a Sako 308 and was shooting Federal match 168 gr ammo. I was killing it and he was amazed at how accurate my "old" rife was. Load was a 120gr Nosler BT at 2775fps and you could put a dime over the groups.. I couldn't keep the grin off my face. I just can't say enough good stuff about the 6.5x55 or 7x57....they just work.

Well said. I have an Oberndorf M-94 Carbine and an M-96 Carl Gustav, unfortunately sporterized long before I got them, but yes, they can safely handle hotter than "factory" loaded spec ammo. Most people will say don't go above book pressures. Well, I'd not use a steady diet of proof loads, but you can make hotter than factory loads safely, just check your pressures and use "common sense". I've known people that used the 6.5x55mm in Mauser's of all "sizes" / models and they successfully harvested all species of American deer, including elk and even moose and black bear. Generally they used the 140 gr. projectiles for the larger animals and deer but some have used 120 gr. for deer as well. 1-8.66 Twist is what I've read to be a common twist. I'd imagine a good handload using a 140 gr. Nosler Ballistic Tip would be great deer medicine, i.e., whitetail deer. 6.5x55 like powders one would think would crazy for said caliber as well. I'd not be afraid to use a good Match primer, maybe a magnum primer would be overkill? Correct me if I am wrong, please? With the correct and safe handloads the 6.5x55mm would be sufficient for most North American game. Here in Pennsylvania the 6.5x55 is a great cartridge whether you use factory loads or respectable handloads. Too bad back in the day most people scoffed at this cartridge, because they more than likely figured: "Those metric calibers ain't worth a hoot.". Well, the 6.5mm took too long to catch on in my humble opinion. It had a "cult like" following before the "Creedmore" came along. I wish Sierra would bring back their Semi Spitzer 160ish gr. bullet they had. Was it 156 or 160 gr.? I knew some now late "old timers" that loaded it in the 6.5x55mm and it was flawless on deer and bear at respectable ranges. These new "whiz bang" cartridges are ok. But the 6.5x55mm is tough to beat. Try to find 6.5x50mm or 6.5x52mm or 6.5x54mm, if you can find them they are salty in price but the 6.5x55mm keeps on keeping on, quite commonly. To go a little off topic the old .264 Win. Mag. and the old 6.5 Rem. Mag. are also great, too, but the 6.5 Rem. Mag really got kicked to the curb. 6.5x.284, or the 6.5 PRC are also great "off topic" cartridges, but they are salty as well. So, I think I'll stick to the great old 6.5x55mm, of which I have a rifle and carbine, and sleep quite well.

@@travischapin886 I don’t specialize in collecting, shooting or hunting with any one specific style of rifle or cartridge. Mauser bolt actions 96 and 98 in various bore diameters and cartridges; Currently have 6.5x55, 7x57, 308 Winchester, 338-06, 358 Winchester 35 Whelen, Siamese Mauser 45-70 in case the dinosaurs come back. One early 98 Mauser in 8x57 that’s getting turned into a 257 Roberts. Marlin levers 35 Remington and 444 Marlin. Savage 99 in 250-3000, 300 Savage and 308 Winchester. Currently no MILSURPS but I am envious of your Swede carbine. I have load data developed with that in my favorite old Speer #9 manual. My only 6.5x55 is one of the Sporterized by Kimber of America Inc. of Clackamas Oregon, an off shoot of the original Kimber. It’s a 1914 Carl Gustaf. For those who don’t know, in 1995-96 that Kimber was going broke. To help raise cash they imported a bunch of Swedish Mauser and sporterized them in various caliber/cartridges including 243 and 308 Winchester in addition to 6.5x55. If the original barrels were in good condition they were cut to 22” then turned down to a smooth what I call a medium sporter profile eliminating the step in the mid point of the barrel. I’ve read that the twist on some barrels were as fast as 1/7.5”. If the barrel was not good a new barrel was used. I don’t know for sure, but I would speculate that those new barrels were the ones in 243 and 308. There were also some different barrel finishes. New bluing applied and the muzzle crowned. Finally some work done on the trigger, new safety, drilling and tapping for scope mounts before dropping into a new Ramline synthetic stock and mounting an inexpensive but serviceable scope. Not fancy, but a good general purpose hunting rifle. Mine came with what appears to be one of the re-contoured barrels (because of the hump at where it threads into the receiver) and a Tasco 2-10x40 scope. The barrel and receiver are nicely blued. All the numbers on the bolt and receiver match. I’ve never weighed mine but specs I’ve seen say 6.9 pounds without scope. I don’t know how it’s bedded but it shoots well enough for me with my old eyes. If you’re really into collecting Swedes the best reference I have found is “The Swedish Mauser Rifles” by Steve Kehaya and Joe Poyer. North Cape Publication. 262 pages including a section on the testing, manufacturing and metallurgy of the steel used. There are some other scholarly publications on the metallurgy including why the steel was so good compared to other steels of the time. It started with the Swedish iron ore that was relatively impurity free and high in trace elements that helped improve the quality of the steel. Regarding pressure, I would never load up to those proof load levels. Anything that I would load are probably going to max out around 57,000 psi. That’s close to the maximum for 9.3x62 as load in my Husqvarna with the 96 action. It’s like you said you’ve got to carefully develop your loads and watch your pressure signs. In addition to primer flattening signs I’m starting to use a micrometer to measure case expansion. Randy Selby, a.k.a. uTube The Real Gunsmith has a good video on that. Happy hunting!

@@travischapin886 I’ve only used magnum primers where specified. I suppose you could use them in a starting load and work up.I think it really depends on what powder you’re using. It takes more oomph to get some started consistently for even burning in the case. I’ve never used any match primers as I’ve never done any really long range target shooting requiring precision other then just informal. Looking back at my records I see that the only magnum primers I’ve used are CCI 350 for use with Winchester 296 hot loaded 45 Colt in my Ruger Blackhawk.

Amen that man! I say similar further up the comments (today being Feb 27th). I reload my rebarrelled Tikja t3 ‘Sporter’ version with 139gr Lapua Scenar projectiles at just a whisker over 2,900fps for my target shooting rig. Damn accurate too may I say! 😉👍🏻

​@@travischapin886 7.9 twist in the Swedes = super fast my 96 has done -2" group at a little under 300yds = all the way around there"s nothing like them...! NOT to take away from the 38's = the quality in steel & craftmanship in any Swede is not surpassed...! Had two 42-B's that were stolen worth $5-6k now they say...and by a friend...lol That life huh...!

You are right. I misspoke. It is 156gr bullet in a standard length action and is a medium length cartridge. Hope that sets the record straight.

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