20rds – 6.5 Japanese Bannerman 139gr. FMJBT Ammo

Bannerman 139 Grain Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail (FMJ-BT) Ammo Details

Are you going nuts looking for 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka (aka 6.5 Japanese) ammunition? Then say “sayonara” to all your troubles! This isn’t century-old military surplus from the land of Nippon, either. It’s brand spanking new, and it’s ready to work its magic on the souvenier your pa or grandpappy brought back home from the Pacific Theater!

This cartridge is loaded with a simple enough target projectile: a 139 grain full metal jacket boat tail. Its lead core and copper alloy jacket leave nothing for a magnet to attract itself to, and its tapered base helps the bullet retain more velocity so it can exhibit a flatter velocity downrange. A boat tail also helps reduce the effects of wind drift.

If you want to handload your own 6.5 Japanese ammo, then these cartridges give you the most important component: virgin brass, made by none other than Prvi Partizan of Serbia. And remember: this is modern ammo, so there’s no need to worry about its Boxer primers rusting your antique rifle.