6.5 X 68 RWS
This European cartridge goes by several names. It has been called 6.5 x 68 Schuler, 6.5 x 68 Vom Hoffe Express and of 6.5 x 68 RWS. There is absolutely no difference between any of them!
The following data was developed in a Steyer-Mannlicher Model S rifle. It has a 25.5-inch barrel. The rifle has had about 500 rounds through it already when we started this test. We installed a Weaver 4-16X scope in an EAW mounts on it.
RWS brass and Federal 215 primers were used throughout our tests. All groups are 3 shots at 100 yards. All bullets were molly coated.
|
POWDER |
VELOCITY |
GROUP |
BULLET |
|
RWS FACTORY |
3421 |
1.012 |
93 SP NICKLE PLATED |
|
RWS FACTORY |
3619 |
0.413 |
93 SP |
|
67.0 VVN 165 |
3115 |
1.062 |
NOSLER 100 BALLISTIC TIP |
|
68.5 |
3206 |
1.238 |
|
|
70.0 |
3310 |
0.254 |
|
|
65.0 RELOADER 19 |
3119 |
0.763 |
|
|
66.5 |
3214 |
0.872 |
|
|
68.0 |
3332 |
1.192 |
|
|
69.5 |
3431 |
2.622 |
|
|
66.0 RELOADER 22 |
3108 |
2.269 |
SIERRA 107 MK |
|
67.5 |
3221 |
1.270 |
|
|
69.0 |
3306 |
1.233 |
|
|
70.0 H 1000 |
3232 |
1.32 7 |
|
|
71.5 |
3296 |
1.639 |
|
|
73.0 |
3363 |
1.039 |
|
|
65.0 |
2854 |
0.767 |
SIERRA 120 MK |
|
66.5 |
2924 |
0.809 |
|
|
68.0 |
3023 |
0.783 |
|
|
69.5 |
3137 |
0.753 |
|
|
71.0 |
3199 |
1.137 |
|
|
73.0 H 870 |
2831 |
0.294 |
|
|
75.0 |
2968 |
0.663 |
|
|
77.0 |
3064 |
0.768 |
|
|
79.0 |
3176 |
1.038 |
|
|
81.0 |
3229 |
1.445 |
|
|
83.0 |
3272 |
0.816 |
SIERRA 140 SP |
|
70.0 |
2737 |
1.128 |
|
|
72.0 |
2811 |
1.676 |
|
|
74.0 |
2902 |
0.315 |
|
|
76.0 |
3008 |
1.251 |
|
|
55.0 VVN 165 |
2532 |
1.658 |
|
|
57.0 |
2629 |
0.759 |
|
|
59.0 |
2685 |
0.686 |
|
|
61.0 |
2765 |
0.671 |
|
|
63.0 |
2884 |
0.826 |
|