6.5x55 wooden bullets ?

[flinter]

I have some loaded cartridges in 6.5x55 but they have wooden bullets
any info or history on these
I was told they were WW2 practice rounds

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[tiriaq]

They are practice rounds in the sense that they are blanks - noise makers. The wooden bullet facilitates feeding. A shredding device was installed on the muzzle to prevent the wooden bullet from acting like a projectile. Search the Sweden section here.

[flinter]

Thankyou for your reply

[Badger]

Here's an example of how wooden bullets were used with Swedish military rifles and BFA's.

Swedish BFA (Blank Firing Attachment) designed to be used with WOODEN bullets

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The following pics show ..........

M96 or M38 threaded barrel rifle ............... plastic or metal thread protector ..................... BFA mounted for use

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Swedish 6.5 x 55mm m/14 wooden-bullet blanks for use with threaded muzzle BFA (blank firing attachment) and Swedish 6.5 x 55mm m/12 Kammarpatron (gallery cartridges) for indoor training use at 15 meters. Harmless beyond 200 meters.

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Swedish Service Ammunition (lots more detailed pics ... click here)


Regards,
Badger