Craig Boddington was the senior contributing editor of our modern gun and ammunition caliber dictionary. Craig was involved in the development and testing of many of these and writes from first hand experience. This dictionary was written exclusively for Wholesale Hunter with unique information found nowhere else.
GUN CALIBER DICTIONARY
Rifle Ammo
6.5mmX52R
The 6.5mmx52R (6.5x52R) is a rimmed cartridge, still loaded in Europe and occasionally seen in European rifles, but never loaded or chambered in the United States. The 6.5x52R is extremely similar and visually indistinguishable from the American .25-35, but actual dimensions are slightly different, specifically, 6.5x52R specifications call for a slightly smaller bullet diameter. The two should not be considered interchangeable. Now that Hornady has introduced a .25-35 load modern ammo is available, and .25-35 can be readily handloaded by resizing .30-30 brass. It is best to use .25-35 ammo in .25-35 rifles, and 6.5x52R ammunition in rifles specifically chambered for the 6.5x52R. — Craig Boddington
