Need 6XC brass for XTC

[Hengehold]

I am going to have to get some 6xc brass for my xtc rifle. Looks like Peterson is $70 per 100. In an effort to spend less money I am willing to make some brass as long as neck turning is not involved. I will fireform during matches so it is not a cost consideration for me.

There are probably a bazillion options now for parent cases to use for making 6xc. (6-Creedmoor, 6.5-Creedmoor, 22-250, 6xc from Peterson, Alpha, etc.)

Any suggestions what my cheapest option for parent case is and who sells it for the best price?

Thanks,

-Trevor

 

[22XC Guy]

I have 100 rounds of new 6XC Norma 2nd generation brass, PM me, if your interested.

Steve

 

[Hengehold]

I have 100 rounds of new 6XC Norma 2nd generation brass, PM me, if your interested.

Steve

Thanks for the offer but I will need several hundred pieces (approx 400) at a minimum.
-T

 

[22XC Guy]

I figured I ask.

 

[TMiller]

I used 22-250 brass for the short lines because the fireforming process didnt affect the accuracy needed for offhand or sitting rapid fire. After you shoot a few matches you have the brass formed and ready for 300 and 600. I actually splurged and bought some Norma 6XC brass for 600. The 22-250 brass comes out a little short but I havent seen that it hurts anything.

 

[DTubb]

The next batch of Peterson 6XC brass available from SSS in about a week for $.60 per piece.
This brass doesn’t have any excuses like some of its competitors.
Large or small primer.

 

[Hengehold]

The next batch of Peterson 6XC brass available from SSS in about a week for $.60 per piece.
This brass doesn’t have any excuses like some of its competitors.
Large or small primer.

Thanks David,
Do you still feel that the large primer is the best choice for the 6XC?

-Trevor

 

[ballisticxlr]

Hey David, any ideas when you'll be getting the Norma brass back in? I'm not into buying from Midway when I can buy from SSS.

 

[Walt Krafft]

I just formed 1000 22-250 Sig Sauer cases. Easiest nicest cases I have ever used. Very uniform.

 

[BOB LEE SWAGGER]

The next batch of Peterson 6XC brass available from SSS in about a week for $.60 per piece.
This brass doesn’t have any excuses like some of its competitors.
Large or small primer.

Your site shows .69 per piece. Is the price coming down?

 

[Mudcat]

the only brass I have NEVER had issues with is winchester....and I think I have pretty much tried them all but peterson (cost and I already have thousands of Win pcs that have lasted well over a decade so far. Its the easy button, imho. Run it through the 6xc or an expanding mandrel first, then load it, shoot it then continue to shoot it for years. Note, however, that I do not use powder charges in the thermonuclear range, I only load 38 grs of H4350, which is the 2900fps node for the berger 108, so I am not stressing my brass at all. Thus it lasts a lot of firings...actually dont know how many as I have some fired over 20x and its still going.

 

[TAJ45]

Very, very, very long brass life with our 6XC long necked, Lapua Palma, 107 Sierras @ a 3250 node. Lotsa zeroes shot.

 

[DTubb]

Your site shows .69 per piece. Is the price coming down?

I guess I need to pay attention to the websiet abit more....
So if you call Katy before the 10th of the March the price is $.60 for the Peterson.
Otherwise on 3-10-19 it goes back to $.69.

 

[tomswede]

Why would you mess with reforming brass when you can get excellent quality brass for 60c?

 

[tomswede]

the only brass I have NEVER had issues with is winchester....and I think I have pretty much tried them all but peterson (cost and I already have thousands of Win pcs that have lasted well over a decade so far. Its the easy button, imho. Run it through the 6xc or an expanding mandrel first, then load it, shoot it then continue to shoot it for years. Note, however, that I do not use powder charges in the thermonuclear range, I only load 38 grs of H4350, which is the 2900fps node for the berger 108, so I am not stressing my brass at all. Thus it lasts a lot of firings...actually dont know how many as I have some fired over 20x and its still going.

The Winchester brass I got last time (308) put me off them, used be good stuff not so much anymore.

 

[Mudcat]

Why would you mess with reforming brass when you can get excellent quality brass for 60c?

cause i got the Win brass for a lot less than 60c each and fireforming is done with my 200 yard loads and you cant notice a difference in accuracy. And at least for all the 6xc brass I have had the chance to use, none has been issue free except for the winchester brass. Several of the others have been "sticky", others have worn out too fast, others get doughnuts in the neck......the win brass has literally been the easy button for me. Form up 1000 pcs, shoot it for the next 10-20 yrs. No fuss, no muss.....easy.

 

[Hengehold]

cause i got the Win brass for a lot less than 60c each and fireforming is done with my 200 yard loads and you cant notice a difference in accuracy. And at least for all the 6xc brass I have had the chance to use, none has been issue free except for the winchester brass. Several of the others have been "sticky", others have worn out too fast, others get doughnuts in the neck......the win brass has literally been the easy button for me. Form up 1000 pcs, shoot it for the next 10-20 yrs. No fuss, no muss.....easy.

An early experience with a 6XC was with the 115gr DTAC bullets and Norma 6XC brass. My chamber was cut with an early reamer that was throated for the 107 class bullets and the 115gr had to be seated past the neck/shoulder junction as a result. I experienced a stiff seat feeling on about 40%-50% of my loaded ammo. Looking back I realize that it was a doughnut issue. If I had used the 105/107gr class bullets I believe that I would not have had an issue. Later barrels were chambered with a longer throat and no doughnut issues were experienced with the 115gr in the longer throats.

Can you explain how you experienced doughnut problems? Were you seating past the neck shoulder junction with 115gr like I was or was it higher in the neck area where you could not avoid it with the shorter bullets?

Thanks,
-Trevor

 

[Mudcat]

Trevor, I played with 115s for a bit but realized there was no advantage there for me over the 108s. I also dont go for speed demons, as i mainly use the 6xc for xtc use, though I have shot LR with it and done well, even with my not so speedy loads. Doughnuts were with Lapua brass. Great stuff, but when you neck up the 22-250 stuff you get a doughnut that you can ream out easily, or load over. My plan, when I get back to that batch of brass, is probably ream them out, but thats an extra step I currently dont have time to mess with so that brass is just sitting to the side for now. If I stop shooting the Palma rifle all the time, I will probably run that step and then use that brass for LR and keep shooting the cheap Win stuff for xtc where i lose a few here and there.

 

[m1jeff]

I’ve had good luck fireforming the older blue label Winchester brass, but the newer stuff with the red labeling is horrible. At least a third showed neck or shoulder splits upon running through the die, and many more showed up after the fireforming.

FC fireformed has been performing very well so far.

I’ve got 500 pieces of that first run of Peterson 6xc sp I’m starting to work with. I had to reduce a full grain of 4350, and I don’t load hot to begin with.

My understanding is the current runs of Peterson have a larger internal capacity.

 

[tomswede]

I’ve had good luck fireforming the older blue label Winchester brass, but the newer stuff with the red labeling is horrible. At least a third showed neck or shoulder splits upon running through the die, and many more showed up after the fireforming.

FC fireformed has been performing very well so far.

I’ve got 500 pieces of that first run of Peterson 6xc sp I’m starting to work with. I had to reduce a full grain of 4350, and I don’t load hot to begin with.

My understanding is the current runs of Peterson have a larger internal capacity.

I have 500 of those also. They have worked very well for me and the price was very reasonable. My load is very mild so have not tried their capability to take high pressure.