6br brass in canada, and 6mm bullets???

Your local gun shop should have the Speer 105 grain SP bullets in stock. They're not uncommon. They might have the Sierra 107 grain Matchking bullets too. If not, they can order you either. If you have a load already worked up, buy a thousand. Just be prepared to pay up front if it's a special order. Match grade bullets are not cheap. Mind you, neither is Lapua brass.
 
thesilverfox said:
i get it from http://www.hirschprecision.com/brass.htm

About a week delivery from Nova Scotia
6mmBR per 100 $ 68.00
6mm HPBT Scenar 105gr. $ 35.00
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Ditto, that's Peter Dobson just for the thread starter's reference. Great guy to deal with.

sunray said:
Your local gun shop should have the Speer 105 grain SP bullets in stock. They're not uncommon. They might have the Sierra 107 grain Matchking bullets too. If not, they can order you either. If you have a load already worked up, buy a thousand. Just be prepared to pay up front if it's a special order. Match grade bullets are not cheap. Mind you, neither is Lapua brass.
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Not many of us LR guys would shoot Speer SP's... The Match King's OK, but the Scenar, and AMAX are better in my opinion.
 
Norma and Lapua are both from Europe. It is common knowledge that the two brands tend to keep tolerances tighter for production and that both are popular for benchrest shooters. Lapua is used/seen more frequently because it is slightly cheaper and the primer pockets keep their tightness/strength longer then Norma. Really I have used both and you can't go wrong. Domestic brass is pretty good too (depending on Manufacturer) but you do have to cull/work the brass more to produce match quality stuff but as it is cheaper/more easily available it is sometimes worth doing. I do both (buy foreign brass/produce Match brass from domestic) and sometimes it is nice to just get some brass and start loading match ammo as opposed to playing around with primer pockets/neck turning/deburing flash holes/weighing/etc..
 
ok well thanks guys, im grabbin the norma brass for starters, not sure what i'll do for bullets yet, but u at least now i know where to start. thanks guys.

i dont think i'll mind doing all that work to it if i have to, but i'd definitely like to spend more time shooting then reloading..:) how many times can a guy usually reuse this brass?
 
"...barrel was chambered for..." No it wasn't. Rifles aren't chambered for specific makes of brass. Any good quality brass will do nicely.
"...how many times can..." Brass life depends entirely on the load. A hot load will shorten case life. Repeated sizing and firing will work harden the necks and shoulders. You can anneal the necks and shoulders to extend case life. Put the cases into a pan of water up to just below the shoulder and heat with a regular propane torch until the brass changes colour and tip the case over. There's no need to go to red hot and you'll only be doing it when you get one cracked neck.
"...not sure what I'll do for bullets..." Start with any 85 grain and up bullet. V-Max bullets are good, but any make will do. You'll at least be able to shoot. Then you can decide iof you want to spend the money for match bullets.
 
sunray said:
"... Rifles aren't chambered for specific makes of brass. Any good quality brass will do nicely.
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Sunray, this is not quite true in the case of the 6BR. There is 6BR Rem and 6BR Norma. Lapua and Norma brass is "6BR Norma" there is a difference is case dimensions near the head. Make sure your gunsmith knows the difference and isn't using the original 6BR Rem reamers.
 
sunray said:
"...barrel was chambered for..." No it wasn't. Rifles aren't chambered for specific makes of brass. Any good quality brass will do nicely.
"...how many times can..." Brass life depends entirely on the load. A hot load will shorten case life. Repeated sizing and firing will work harden the necks and shoulders. You can anneal the necks and shoulders to extend case life. Put the cases into a pan of water up to just below the shoulder and heat with a regular propane torch until the brass changes colour and tip the case over. There's no need to go to red hot and you'll only be doing it when you get one cracked neck.
"...not sure what I'll do for bullets..." Start with any 85 grain and up bullet. V-Max bullets are good, but any make will do. You'll at least be able to shoot. Then you can decide iof you want to spend the money for match bullets.
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Actually, yes, bench rest and precision rifles are frequently chambered for a specific type of brass sunray, especially 6BR's, see the comment above from rpollock. As for bullets, you can order the 105gr AMAX from many sources online, I believe both SIR mail order and Wholesale sports stock them. Good bullet, if you want to shoot heavy LR pills, no sense wasting your time on lighter projectiles and having to do all new load development again when you get ahold of the bullet you actually want. Hirsch Precision is almost certainly stocking Lapua Scenars too, excellent projectiles.
 
yeah i'll definitely try some 105-107 grain bullets for starters, i got a 1 in 8 twist specificially for it. im sure i can find a load that'll work in the norma brass, i want to start off a lil slower anyway. i work a fair bit, on a drilling rig out of town so its hard for me to shop around, or just walk into a store and order something. now i just need an rcbs chargemaster!
 
rick pollock

knows of what he speaks. He beats me all the time at his home range and I have competed in the usa and overseas.

Jefferson
 
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