The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

So that 6.5x55 Swedish practice ammo with the 9 grain bullet seems to be in abundance when compared with the normal 6.5x55 ball round. NOW what if, and im going out on a limb here, I were to take the 9 grain bullet pull it and the powder out, then reload it with the proper bullet and powder... would this work?

Ive got a bullet/powder scale here at the house and a good supply of the practice ammo. I'd like to actually shoot full sized loads again though.

Don't know, I never thought about doing it, It's not a crimped blank so I guess it would be possible.

It would be a good solution to provide ammo for the AG42 except for the corrosive primers, the AG is one I like to shoot non corrosive ammo in, they were known for erosion issues even with the B upgrades. Fine for the bolt rifles however.

Even though I don't own an AG42 (darn it) I still would like to have a nice abundance of ammo for my m96. I did some research online and apparently a few guys have done it with pretty good results.

So I was thinking a 120 grain bullet over 45.0 grains of IMR 4831? Found that load online, just curious to see if any of you guys have a better recipe.

Is that considered a minimum or close to minimum load? That is some good powder.

Not sure exactly, but I heard it was a fairly common load that performs well on deer sized game.