I am looking for some 156 or 160 gr bullets for my 6.5 swede. I have slugged the barrel and tried out some .268's I have on hand and found that the "normal" .264 dia bullets do not perform at all. it is a difference of 3-5 MOA on the paper. please reply if you have some .268's to sell or suggest a trade.

Thanks for looking

Steven V.

PROBLEM SOLVED!!

Cast lead molds in .269 dia, gas checked. Light loads, soft recoil, and accurate.

Got the molds and gas checks from NOE. Great guy to do business with and has a lot of molds on his web site. Cast and pass through a .269 sizer from Magma Star and things are good on the range. I am using a moderate amount of SR4759 for the powder (worked up from 13gr to 17gr) and have not checked the fps yet and maybe I wont ever. I do not see any pressure signs after shooting in my .268 bore and there is a nice rounded dimple firing pin mark with no flattening.

Thanks to all for looking.

Can anyone tell me how to delete my own posts please?

wherdthatunhit,
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Glad you found an answer to your problem!

ShootingStar

Thanks!