6mm br

[danny45]

I am looking for dies at this moment and I am not sure what to buy. Are the dies the same whether they are 6mm br, 6mm Norma br or 6mm br remington? Is there such a thing as just 6mm br dies?

 

[bigedp51]

Dies and "cartridge names" are discussed at the link below.

From the link below. (Also accurateshooter.com is a wealth of information on reloading and accuracy)
"The 6mm BR that is most commonly used today is also called 6mm Norma BR, “6BR Norma”, or just plain “6BR”.

6mmBR Cartridge Guide
http://www.accurateshooter.com/cartridge-guides/6mmbr/

 

[sunray]

For all thing 6mm BR go to www.6mmbr.com. However, those 3 are virtually the same thing. I suspect 6mm BR dies will be a special order thing, but talk to your local gun shop. Their supplier may have a set in stock. Not likely, but if you don't ask you won't get. What brand doesn't matter.

 

[CyaN1de]

If you are using Lapua brass then you will be looking at the 6BR Norma dies.

6BR Rem is similar but there are different dimensions between the 2.

From 6mmbr.com

What is the 6mm BR?
The 6mm BR that is most commonly used today is also called 6mm Norma BR, "6BR Norma", or just plain "6BR". Norma started with the 6mm Remington Benchrest and increased the base dimension slightly. But the official SAMMI cartridge OAL is the same: 1.560". (However Remington did originally produce brass at 1.520" OAL and some older chambers have been cut to a shorter length.) Though Norma standardized the round, most people shoot Lapua brass, because of its superior quality and uniformity, not to mention lower cost. The case capacity of Lapua brass is about 38-39.5 grains of H20, after fire-forming. The exact capacity depends on your gun's chamber and the brass lot.

 

[danny45]

If you are using Lapua brass then you will be looking at the 6BR Norma dies.

6BR Rem is similar but there are different dimensions between the 2.

From 6mmbr.com

I read up on that as well. That is what confused me. I will be using Lapua brass, so the 6mm br Remington is out of the question?

 

[bigedp51]

For all thing 6mm BR go to www.6mmbr.com. However, those 3 are virtually the same thing. I suspect 6mm BR dies will be a special order thing, but talk to your local gun shop. Their supplier may have a set in stock. Not likely, but if you don't ask you won't get. What brand doesn't matter.

Some people do not understand that 6mmbr.com was renamed accurateshooter.com and if they would have clicked on the link I posted they would have seen that. But some people still live in the dark ages while the rest of the world passed them by.

 

[peterdobson]

The CIP legal definition of the common 6mmBR is 6mm B.R. Norma which is derived from the 6mmBR Remington cartridge, made necessary by the authorities when Norma started to load long 108 grain bullets which exceeded the 6mmRem spec.

 

[danny45]

Redding lists the dies as 6mm br Norma and Remington. I am guessing that if dies say 6mm br Remington, then I am in business according to Redding. Right?

 

[Eluder]

My dies are Redding and say 6mm Br Rem. I have no issues reloading my 6mm Br Norma using Lapua brass.