Scope settings for 6.5 SWEDE

[Mike 3-4]

Hi: I would appreciate someone giving me their zeros for C-P-T-R with the 6.5 x 55 SWEDE. I’ve only shot at 500 meters once but found that it seemed to shoot 2 moa high with the settings I’m getting from the exterior ballistics programs on the net. Most calculators indicate 10 or 11 moa but I seem to only need 8 moa with a 218 yard zero. My carbine has a 22” 1/9 twist barrel and the scope base is with a 20 moa angle. The handload is a 140gr SMK at 2525 fps. Could the barrel length or base be the culprits? The day I shot 500 meters at Ben Avery the fellow that spotted for me said to bring the setting down 2 moa and bingo I hit the gong. The next two shots were offhand and both Ram went down very nicely. I never did see the first high shot over the gong so can I assume it was around 10” high? Thanks, Phil

[Jerry G]

I would start with;

Chickens - 0
Pigs - 2
Turkeys -5
Rams - 10

That should put you on all the animals. You may have to do some adjustments to get zero on all but chickens.