6.5 jap ammo in a 6.5 swedish mauser carbine,?

Question

A idiot working in a sporting goods shop tried to tell me the ammo was interchangeable. How far would you trust his judgement?

I didn't and don't trust him.I posted this for laughs. How many other uninformed people out there are giving other people bad advise about firearms?

Answer 1

This guy isn't just ignorant and stupid, he is criminal dangerous. Thankfully, you had enough knowlege not to take his advice, but what about the poor shmuck who dosen't? You need to speak with this guy's boss before he hurts or kills somebody.

Answer 2

I collect and shoot a lot of old war rifles and I'm amazed at some of the dumb things people (who should know better) say to me about this gun or that.

Yeah, I've heard the "6.5 Italian is the same as 6.5 Jap" and the "7.5 Swiss and French are the same" too.

You have a Swede M38? I have the 96 long rifle, but I want a carbine. The 96 is a beautiful rifle and the 6.5mm continues to impress me with it's range. AIM Surplus has some sweet Ingman 6.5 ammo....I've tried it and it's very good.

Answer 3

Base of semi- rimmed Jap round is about the same diameter .475/.480 as rebated Swede round, bullet is about same basic size .264. If extractor grips rim of Jap case enough to hold while pin hits primer- quite possible with Mauser wide extractor lip- the cartridge will fire. Cartridge case -Jap case more like a Mannlicher size .454 diameter- will expand to its metal limit and probably split at head/shoulder area, possibly rupture at front of base. Action has gas relief hole in side of bolt so shouldn't get more than slight face singe. This is basically way excess head-space situation.

Answer 4

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your right, he's a jerk.
(I'd advise the management, as the guy is dangerous,
and they might be held responsible.)
The Japanese Arisaka takes a 6.5x50 rimmed round.
The Swedish Mauser takes a 6.5x55 rimless round.
The only thing similar is the bullet dia.
You might chamber the 'Jap` in the 'Swede`, but pulling
the trigger would be asking for a face-full of hot gas.

Answer 5

I am a owner of a Swedish Mauser 6.5x55 and i only use 6.5x55 ammunition. If the round were any shorter gas would go past the round in the barrel and disrupt the trajectory causing it to disrupt the rifling and cause injury.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

6.5 Jap Ammo

Answer 8

DO NOT fire 6.5x50 (Japanese Arisaka ammo) in a rifle chambered for 6.5x55 (Swedish Mauser). The two rounds are very different dimensionally and are not interchangeable

Answer 9

You really shouldn't call the counter help at wally-world sporting goods...
As a matter of fact you shouldn't be shopping at wally-world period...go to the auto repair section and read about wally-world stripping the threads on a guys oil pan...Duh,,,ain't our fault...

Answer 10

ammo is interchangeable,the only drawback is -is it rimfire or centre fire,you can use .38 ammo in a 9 mm but the 9mm is not capable of being extracted from a 38 S&W you have to pull or empty the cases out.There are many cases of this,but you must know what you are doing.