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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4005 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Anyone have any experience with 6.5x57R? Apr 29^th, 2025 at 1:10pm	Print Post
	My Heeren now has a second barrel mounted.


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Duck_Rider Junior Member Offline Posts: 58 Location: Knoxville, Tenn Joined: Dec 16^th, 2005	Re: Anyone have any experience with 6.5x57R? Reply #1 - Apr 29^th, 2025 at 3:33pm	Print Post
	I have one in a drilling. It likes 160g Hornady RN bullets. Harry


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4005 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Anyone have any experience with 6.5x57R? Reply #2 - Apr 29^th, 2025 at 3:35pm	Print Post
	Thanks, that's a start.


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chipmaker Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 351 Location: san diego Joined: Sep 24^th, 2007	Re: Anyone have any experience with 6.5x57R? Reply #3 - May 1^st, 2025 at 12:45pm	Print Post
	Factory ammo from S&B is readily available and relatively inexpensive. It uses a 131 gr bullet at a stated velocity of 2543 fps. The brass is boxer primed and suitable for reloading, which avoids the reforming problem using the bigger 57 R length cartridges. I did experience a problem with small primer pockets that had to be enlarged in order to seat Remington 9 1/2 LRP's. I'm reloading the first box of brass with 123 gr lead bullets and Unique powder. QL estimates the velocity at 1500-1600 fps and the pressure at about 21,000 psi. It's an accurate and fun cartridge to shoot. Otto


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4005 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Anyone have any experience with 6.5x57R? Reply #4 - May 1^st, 2025 at 1:10pm	Print Post
	Actually I ordered some of the S&B yesterday as it turned out I didn't have the brass I thought I did and that ammo is quite reasonable. After I shoot some of that ammo to get the brass and center the scope I will try the lead bullets from the molds that I have although I may start with a heavier one first and with LP primers as LR are getting scarce. Just went looking and the lighter of my 6.5 Lyman moulds has gone AWOL. It was 266455, a 127 grain Loverin GC, so I'll be starting with 266469 GC HP a 140 grain Loverin. The Loverin GCs have a long shank with many, many lube grooves designed to permit high velocity (for lead) loads. We'll see.
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