deer/elk combo cartridge for wife

[Andy L]

Amen on the reduced recoil ammo. Makes no sense. Actually, your not even making a 7-08 out of a 308. More like making a suped up 30-30 out of a 308. 7-08 would be considerable faster and better trajectory than light loaded 308.

Back to the 6.5x55, if you handload at all, this is the easiest round I have ever loaded for. You cant hardly screw it up. I loaded several different loads with the 129gr Hornady, starting at book max and going up in 1gr incriments. The differences were minute. The load I settled on was a grain lighter than the hottest I tried, and like I said its damn near compressed. You cant hardly mess up. It seems to shoot about anything you poke in it.

Pretty neat.