Comments on: Building a Remington 700 in 6.5×55 Swedish Mauser Part 2 https://wjowsa.com/building-a-remington-700-in-6-5x55-swedish-mauser-part-2/ Things that may or may not be interesting. Tue, 24 Mar 2015 21:49:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: merbeau https://wjowsa.com/building-a-remington-700-in-6-5x55-swedish-mauser-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-138126 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 21:49:01 +0000 http://www.wjowsa.com/?p=996#comment-138126 I basically did a similar build. Started with a Remington BDL 30-06 that was really beat up but the receiver was not rusted or pitted. I purchased a PTG oversized bolt as a replacement for the original. I used a Hart chrome moly premium barrel at 27 inches with a heavy varmint contour with a 1:8 twist. Had the bolt/receiver/barrel blue printed. My barrel/receiver were blued. Gunsmiths prefer stainless because it is easier to work with and can be bead blasted. The 6.5 Swede is good choice for barrel life, availability of components, lots of load data and is accurate. It also is in between a short and long action so using a long action will allow for seating bullets further out and still chamber. I also purchased a Bobby Hart LRT stock with the aluminum block and new floor plate and cartridge tray. I used Valdata bases, Warne rings and mounted a Bausch and Lomb 6x-24×40 scope.

Be careful on your bolt face. Norma and Nosler brass have larger rims in that they conform to CIP standards whereas Remington and Winchester are smaller conforming to SAMMI standards. My bolt face had to be enlarged slightly after it returned from the smith who tested it with Remington ammunition. My Nosler would not allow the bolt to close.

I kept the Remington trigger and adjusted it to about 2 lbs which is fine for me.

]]> By: admin https://wjowsa.com/building-a-remington-700-in-6-5x55-swedish-mauser-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-129696 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 23:09:27 +0000 http://www.wjowsa.com/?p=996#comment-129696 In reply to Triston shivers.

I would start with a remington 700 30.06, order a stock from any number of stock sellers…. then get a Kreiger barrel. ;-).

]]> By: Triston shivers https://wjowsa.com/building-a-remington-700-in-6-5x55-swedish-mauser-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-129496 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 07:38:41 +0000 http://www.wjowsa.com/?p=996#comment-129496 I’m looking to build a 6.5 x55 Swedish mouser I have one that is all original and I can’t find where to buy barrels or stocked or triggers where do I start

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