The detailed machining and hand-fitting that went into the M-S guns were almost second-to-none, and they handle like a fine shotgun. They were fairly expensive, even for their day. Nobody is quite sure how the Greek army could afford them. E. Hemingway both wrote about the gun, and often carried one on the Pilar.
Today the 6.5mm is still considered to be one of the most efficient projectiles ever engineered, with both high b.c. and s.d., so even though it starts "slow" out of the 6.5X54 at around 2,600fps, it also sheds velocity slowly and is likely to punch deeply through any game. Mine at over a century old shoots bug-hole groups with 140 Hornady Interlocks.
Last edited by Grouse Guy; 03/17/20 09:46 AM.
