One of my winter projects is to square up some ammunition for a 1950 Mannlicher Schoenauer carbine in 6.5x54MS.
(Its going to be one of my old guy rifleslight handy and no kickyet still good to 200 yards on deer.)
I have a bunch of brass and a couple different bullets.
I also have a good supply of Alliant Reloader 15 powder which I use exclusively in both my 9.3x74R double rifle and drilling.
I was hoping to use this powder in the Mannlicher too!
Anyone have experience using Reloader 15 in the 6.5x54MS?
I did manage to find an old Rifle magazine article (buried in my magazine archive) on the rimmed version 6.5x53R where they used 36 grains of RL-15 behind a 160 grain round nose bullet and I expect that would be adequate.
However, availability on the Hornady 160gr round nose is sparse.
The bullets I have are the 6.5mm Nosler Accu-bond 140grain and the Hornady 129grain spire point.
My plan is to use the Carbine and a 140grain bullet load for deer blasting next season.
Any guidance would be appreciated.
