This PPU 6.5×54 MS 156gr SPRN 20-Round Box holds twenty rounds of 6.5×54 Mann-Schoenauer loaded with a 156-grain soft point round nose bullet (PPU part no. PP6MS). It comes from PPU (Prvi Partizan), which makes ammunition in Uzice, Serbia and has done so since 1928. PPU lists it as the single 156 SPRN load under its 6.5×54 Mann-Schoenauer heading. PPU created its metric rifle series for the foreign military and commercial rifles that have been entering the U.S. market since World War II. PPU publishes a muzzle velocity of 2395 fps, 1987 ft-lbs of muzzle energy and a ballistic coefficient of 0.329 for this load.

Key Specifications

• The chambering is 6.5×54 Mann-Schoenauer, the designation PPU prints for this load.
• Bullet weight is 156 grains, the figure PPU lists for this item.
• The bullet is a soft point round nose (SPRN) design, the style PPU publishes for this load.
• Published muzzle velocity is 2395 fps, a number you can compare against other loads in the same chambering.
• Published muzzle energy is 1987 ft-lbs, which shows how much energy the bullet carries at the muzzle.
• The ballistic coefficient is 0.329, a measure of how well the bullet holds its speed in flight.
• Published velocity at 100 yards is 2145 fps, showing how quickly the bullet sheds speed after the muzzle.
• Published velocity at 300 yards is 1690 fps, a longer-range figure for judging retained speed.
• Published energy at 300 yards is 987 ft-lbs, the energy PPU lists for the bullet at that distance.
• Each box holds 20 rounds, the quantity you receive with this listing.

Frequently Asked Questions

What velocity and energy does PPU publish for this load? PPU lists 2395 fps and 1987 ft-lbs at the muzzle. At 100 yards the published velocity is 2145 fps, and at 300 yards it is 1690 fps and 987 ft-lbs.

What bullet does this 6.5×54 MS load use? It uses a 156-grain soft point round nose (SPRN) bullet, as listed by PPU for this load.

How many rounds come in this box? This listing is one box of 20 rounds.

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