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So it is Georg Honold or Georg Hunold? I don't think the 2nd character is a U but an O? But I have not re-read the thread.



Ford, have you musings that it was rechambered?

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Büchsenmacher Georg Honold, Hafengaßse 7, Ulm & the torch was passed sometime prior to 1928 to Vinzenz Huber.

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Gunwolf,
I understood your intention, I just wanted to be sure no one thought all Hunold's were made by Merkel. BTW, with regard to the caliber being 6.5x53 R Romanien, the original caliber is clearly marked 6,2x48 which would be the 6.5x48R S&S cartridge. I understand your point, but I couldn't see a crown R proofmark. This would have been required for a properly proofed rechamber job, in my understanding. Aside from the fact that I'm opposed to most drilling rechamberings, this one may be especially troubling. The 6.5x48R is sometimes found with barrels smaller than the military 6.5 cartridges, sometimes as small as .260" groove diameter. Depending on neck/throat dimensions, this could be a dangerous condition, and could have led to damaging the forearm (not as likely as other causes).The bore diameter being shown as 6,2mm supports this. "What's done is done" and the drilling is likely still useable, as long as proper sized bullets are used. Handloads for 6.5x48R S&S (as well as 6.5x58R S&S)often use .257" bullets. Sometimes standard .265" 6.5mm bullets are sized to .260-.262"( depending on groove diameter) and used (best solution).
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Mike, I don`t know enough about calibers and had a look at

http://www.municion.org

an excellent site, I think. There I found the 6,5x53R as well as the 6,5x48 S&S
(and all their other names)
For me the hulls look quite different, so it should be possible, to clear this.

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The cartridges that came with the gun fit the chamber and also looking thru cartridges of the world it appears they are 6.5x53Rmm Mannlicher (Dutch
& Romanian)
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KWD,
I could tell from the photo that the cartridges were the 6.5x53R(sometimes shown as 6.5x54R), while the original chamber was 6.5x48R, which caused my concern. It was either rechambered or rebored and rechambered. You should be able to tell by slugging the barrel, which will tell you which diameter bullet to use. The maximum pressure for the 6,5x53R was listed as 2800 bar (in 1989-CUP?).I couldn't find the pressure limit for 6.5x48R S&S, but it would have been between 1500 (8.15x46R) and 1800 (8x48R S&S). It may even have been as low as 1200 bar, however. Since I couldn't see reproof marks, I would be very conservative with handloads.
Gunwolf,
I also use that site and find it very helpful, but I wish it was in German or English instead of Spanish. The Bing translations give very weird results.
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Be sure to slug the bore, my 6.5x58R Sauer has a .260 bore. C&H4D had a .260 bullet sizer die in stock, even my reloading dies were in stock and half the price of a set from anyone else. My .260 barrel shoots .257 bullets very well, sub MOA bu5 as this email s my coyote gun I want to take no chances of try ng the barrel and shoot .264's sized to .260.


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oskar,
I remember your "coyote" gun, see my comment above. Deer season is coming up, 6.5x58R will kill one too, good luck.
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I appreciate all the info I will not even think of shooting this gun until I get a forend for it. I definately will check the bore size before loading her up.
Ken

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