Is there anyone in Canada who will fire-form some Lapua .220 Russian brass into 6 PPC for a fee? I'd like to get some Lapua cases for my two 6 PPCs, but would like to avoid the chore of fire-forming it. There are guys in the US who do this, but importing it would be a hassle.
Obtaining fire-formed 6 PPC Brass
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fire forming yields some of the best groups you'll get from your rifle.........
Just expand the necks, neck turn and fill the case up to the brim with N133 and seat your favorite bullet and your good to go.....
I just finished having my barrel set back and chambered with a .2735 neck......no neck turning required
Just expand the necks, neck turn and fill the case up to the brim with N133 and seat your favorite bullet and your good to go.....
I just finished having my barrel set back and chambered with a .2735 neck......no neck turning required
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Thanks, yodave. This raises a question that's been bothering me for a while. I have two Sako 6 PPCs--one a sporter weight repeater and the other the bench version with the heavy barrel and match trigger. I assume both have 6 PPC-USA necks--so something around or above .270". I'm planning on turning necks, and will end up with loaded rounds that mic about .263" neck OD. My question is: Will this cause me problems down the road with split necks? I'm wondering whether the large expansion on firing followed by necking down (I use Wilson chamber-type neck dies) each reloading will over-work the brass. I want to turn necks to make the neck tension identical from round to round.
That's interesting mctrigger. I do have a good supply of Norma brass and can use it going forward. It's just that I've heard so much favorable press surrounding Lapua brass that I wanted to explore getting some. As for the Sako loaded ammunition, do you know whether the brass used is Lapua? I ask because both companies are Finnish, and I can't see Sako actually making brass cases. I posted a question on the Ammo subforum about the availability of loaded Sako 6 PPC ammo. However, in the meantime, I contacted Stoeger Canada and was told that it is available. I might buy a couple of boxes just to see how good it is.
Sako factory ammo uses Sako brass
ideally you only want 1.5-2 thou total clearance on the loaded neck, 2.5 thou works but it's getting on the larger size for the mighty 6mm ppc
new blue box lapua brass is 0.271-.0272 loaded with Barts bullets, factory Sako brass runs 0.268ish loaded, funny thing is different manufactures of bullets also make bullets of differing diameters...so if and when you change bullets also double check your neck diameter
ideally you only want 1.5-2 thou total clearance on the loaded neck, 2.5 thou works but it's getting on the larger size for the mighty 6mm ppc
new blue box lapua brass is 0.271-.0272 loaded with Barts bullets, factory Sako brass runs 0.268ish loaded, funny thing is different manufactures of bullets also make bullets of differing diameters...so if and when you change bullets also double check your neck diameter
from my experience sako brass and norma brass are good for the gopher fields.......you need lapua brass in the PPC world to be competitive on paper......you'll get more speed and better accuracy with the lapua brass hands down..
If your chamber is within minimum spec you should get a slight crush fit with 220 russian brass out of the box, I have 2 chambers that I have to bump the shoulder back 2 thou in order to close the bolt with just a hair of resistance....
If your chamber is within minimum spec you should get a slight crush fit with 220 russian brass out of the box, I have 2 chambers that I have to bump the shoulder back 2 thou in order to close the bolt with just a hair of resistance....
Why is this (that Lapua brass is superior for accuracy to Norma)? If both cases show the same low case-weight variation, and both have the necks turned, and all the other BR tricks are employed, shouldn't the accuracy potential be the same?
Well, yes, I guess in a way--at least the brass will have a Sako headstamp. But it seems very unlikely that Sako actually makes it; so who does? With Lapua in the same country as Sako, does it perhaps make sense that it is Lapua that makes the brass for Sako and stamps "Sako" on the head?
Interesting. I always thought sako had some decent brass.
Interesting. I had always thought that it was the other way around--that the Norma cases were the lightest.
