6.5x58

[Eaglelord17]

Hi all,

Thought I would show you the ammo I just finished making up for my 6.5x58 M1904 Mauser-Vergueiro.

Making the 6.5x58 has been a massive pain for me, but I am pretty excited to test it out. I had to resize the brass from 8mm Mauser (necks down beautifully, to basically the exact neck length you need, I had a difficult time adjusting it to the proper point but once it was set up it went great) with a expensive set of CH4D 6.5x58 dies (though they are extremely well made dies).

From there I was having some issues with getting the bullets to stay where they needed to be (either from the necks being a bit too loose from the sizing down or the bullets were slightly undersized, either way they wouldn't stay where they needed to be). So I had to order a 6.5x55 crimp die set to crimp in the necks a bit so they would hold the bullets. From there it was standard reloading until I was finally seating the bullets, which I had to do in groups of 5 then crimp the necks to hold the bullets in place (99% sure it was the bullets, they appear to be Swedish surplus 156grn bullets, and they have a slight taper on the case, however they are really close to the original profile of 6.5x58).

With this all done, I am now ready to test it out at the range. I am also having to develop my own load data, as there is next to none in existence (looked at similar cartridges at similar weights and velocities and adjusted accordingly starting low and moving higher).

Overall I am pretty excited, this whole process being 3 months in the works. I also haven't been shooting for about the same length of time so that is also something exciting. Here is some photos for your viewing pleasure (also likely the most 6.5x58 that has ever been photographed in one location, a full 50rds). Here is a older photo I took of the rifle that will be shooting them.

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