Thanks much Idaho-45McGraw, Sorry, I failed to answer the second part of your questions..... I actually had purchased some 'used' 6x47 bras to start shooting in my new rifle. Long- story-short, that turned out to be a mistake. But, what it did do for me was to give me a few cases fired in MY rifle, so I could figure out where to set my FL sizer to bump back the shoulder approx. .002". Some others might jump in here with better ideas, & info. But, since you don't have your rifle yet, you might just do the initial body die sizing, & only FL size a few, like you said. altho, I'm thinking as long as you don't push the shoulder back any on your new cases you should be fine. Anyone can correct me on this, if I am wrong here!!!!!! Good Luck with your new 6x47L. I'm sure you'll LOVE IT!!!!! Idaho-45
Thank you sir!I vote Body Die, Sir......... But, please don't feel like its not that easy. I sized down those 200 Virgin Lapua cases this past weekend. No issues at all. One pass with the 6x47L body die, They a pass through a Forster FL sizer. Ended up with 200 nicely necked-down cases, ready to load. Just for an FYI, I don't screw the body die down to touch the shell holder. I carefully screw it down until I see the neck being sized to just slightly above the Neck-Shoulder junction! (The Redding Body Die is really not that expensive, knowing that the sizing should go pretty easily using it)......... One change I did do was to use Hornady One Shot on those cases, instead of Imperial Sizing Wax that I've used in the past. Good Luck with your venture!!!!!! Idaho-45
So if the 47 is not a real bench cartridge were does it really shine or do it's best?1-8 with 105's is perfect.
I have a 6-47 along with a few others. I LOVE my 6-47....it is my favorite rifle....just not for serious BR work.
6BR, 6BRA, or even a Dasher. If making brass for the dasher seems like to much work you can always have it custom made by one of the guys on this sight or use a reamer made for the new Norma brass.
You didn't say what kind of BR work........100-300, 600, 1000?
Again...LOVE my 47...just not for BR.
Good luck, and WELCOME,
Tod
So if the 47 is not a real bench cartridge were does it really shine or do it's best?
Thanks ,so it does the job at 1000+? Good to noDon't get me wrong...it is VERY accurate.....just not as much as my Dasher. The 6-47 won't agg with my dasher....it will shoot seriously small groups....just not as consistent. My 6-47 is on a Rem platform that I have 2 different stocks for. One is the factory VS stock that has been bedded and weight added to it and the other a full out 1K stock...MBR Tracker.
Mine gets used for banging steel out to 4 digit distances and varmint patrol!!
Tod
I chose the 6x47L because of how easily it is to size down 6.5x67L brass.
Really? Where did you hear that from?Just a heads up Lapua make 6x47 brass now
Really? Where did you hear that from?
That’s the Creedmoor.... not 6x47. We don’t have any Creeemoor shooters over here.We even have in stock over here
http://belmontammo.co.nz/product/6mm-creedmoor-brass-new/
Lapua's web site
https://www.lapua.com/cases/6-mm-creedmoor/
That’s the Creedmoor.... not 6x47. We don’t have any Creeemoor shooters over here.
I vote Body Die, Sir......... But, please don't feel like its not that easy. I sized down those 200 Virgin Lapua cases this past weekend. No issues at all. One pass with the 6x47L body die, They a pass through a Forster FL sizer. Ended up with 200 nicely necked-down cases, ready to load. Just for an FYI, I don't screw the body die down to touch the shell holder. I carefully screw it down until I see the neck being sized to just slightly above the Neck-Shoulder junction! (The Redding Body Die is really not that expensive, knowing that the sizing should go pretty easily using it)......... One change I did do was to use Hornady One Shot on those cases, instead of Imperial Sizing Wax that I've used in the past. Good Luck with your venture!!!!!! Idaho-45
Just down enough to get the brass chambered. Don’t bump the shoulders unless it’s necessary.So after a pass through the body die, do you screw the fl die all the way to the shell holder?