6mm ppc brass

[Murray Brook]

@Dusty Stevens
Do you know if the Sako brass was made by Norma and is the Norma 6ppc brass today made for the USA chamber. TKS

 

[cwebster]

@Dusty Stevens
Do you know if the Sako brass was made by Norma and is the Norma 6ppc brass today made for the USA chamber. TKS

I don't think the sako brass was made by norma but not %100 sure. Norma brass is 6ppcUSA. It's what I use and haven;t seen any in the States for sale in a while.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

@Dusty Stevens
Do you know if the Sako brass was made by Norma and is the Norma 6ppc brass today made for the USA chamber. TKS

Yes it was and it was 6ppc usa. The current norma offering is supposed to be for the regular lapua chamber everybody uses these days. They tried to break into that market

 

[DDT414]

I got some Norma PPC from RPS International years ago. He is by Edmonton. It shot ok but wont last like Lapua. It may be worth a call to see if he still has some.

 

[South Pender]

I don't think the sako brass was made by norma but not %100 sure. Norma brass is 6ppcUSA. It's what I use and haven;t seen any in the States for sale in a while.

Whatever the case in the past, current Sako brass is made in-house by Sako, and I suspect that this has been true for some time. Here's a piece that describes the Sako ammunition and component operation:

Hunting Ammunition from Sako - Guns and Ammo

I don't know exactly how Sako became so proficient at building bolt-action rifles, but it has

www.gunsandammo.com

 

[COLT45SA]

I don't think the sako brass was made by norma but not %100 sure. Norma brass is 6ppcUSA. It's what I use and haven;t seen any in the States for sale in a while.

Now you tell me~! I recently sold 400 virgin cases pretty cheap trying to be a 'good guy' helping fellow shooters. Guess I won't be selling the rest of them~!

 

[dgeesaman]

Now you tell me~! I recently sold 400 virgin cases pretty cheap trying to be a 'good guy' helping fellow shooters. Guess I won't be selling the rest of them~!

I’ve bought, used, and sold some myself. It seems like the demand is extremely sporadic. Some people come looking for it because they dont want to mess with forming and neck turning Lapua 220R, some think it has the better chamber fit, etc.

I not longer have any Sakos with factory chambers but when I did I found Lapua, Norma, and Sako all to be of good quality and equal accuracy if you weren’t trying to max out the loads.

 

[Murray Brook]

Well I purchased the rifle. Really like it. With the rifle the previous owner had these RCBS dies. He wasn't a reloader. Shot factory. I called RCBS and a tech told me they were custom dies not for the PPC USA chamber but knew little else about them. Do any of you guys have any info on theses dies. TKS

 

[dgeesaman]

It's definitely not a 6PPC, because the 35° shoulder angle is different from the 30° angle of the 6PPC, 6PPC-USA, and 22PPC. It's some wildcat, probably similar to 6PPC.

If you're looking for normal PPC dies, I have several I can sell. I'm sure I have dies that will meet your expectations.

 

[Murray Brook]

Thanks for the offer, I have already ordered some, on their way.

 

[Murray Brook]

I got some Norma PPC from RPS International years ago. He is by Edmonton. It shot ok but wont last like Lapua. It may be worth a call to see if he still has some.

Could you supply me with a phone # or a link. I've searched for them with no luck. TKS
Edit: OK I found them.

 

[Murray Brook]

Picture of the rifle I purchased. Mint on the inside and outside. Hope it shoots like it looks.

 

[Murray Brook]

@DDT414
Thank you ever so much for the info. I got in touch with RPS and they had some Norma 6 PPC USA. Ordered some.

 

[Bill Norris]

Picture of the rifle I purchased. Mint on the inside and outside. Hope it shoots like it looks.View attachment 1419091

Nice looking rifle no doubt.

 

[cwebster]

Picture of the rifle I purchased. Mint on the inside and outside. Hope it shoots like it looks.View attachment 1419091

Is that a s491 or axxx, bxxx, cxxx ? The s491 is a 12 twist, and the a,b, or c's are 14 twist.

 

[Murray Brook]

It is Bxxx. Quite sure it is a 14 twist. Will do the cleaning rod method shortly.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Well I purchased the rifle. Really like it. With the rifle the previous owner had these RCBS dies. He wasn't a reloader. Shot factory. I called RCBS and a tech toldView attachment 1418564 me they were custom dies not for the PPC USA chamber but knew little else about them. Do any of you guys have any info on theses dies. TKS

Its hard to get enough powder in a ppc case as it is

 

[DDT414]

@DDT414
Thank you ever so much for the info. I got in touch with RPS and they had some Norma 6 PPC USA. Ordered some.

Great glad it worked out!
Enjoy the rifle. What part of Canada are you from?
I’m out of SE Alberta.

 

[Murray Brook]

Great glad it worked out!
Enjoy the rifle. What part of Canada are you from?
I’m out of SE Alberta.

I live in Eastern Quebec. TKS again for the heads up on the brass.

 

[cwebster]

Its hard to get enough powder in a ppc case as it is

If one loads the 6ppc usa in these factory Sako rifles like the custom benchrest shooters do, you will get yourself in trouble real fast. These small actions cannot take those amounts of pressure. Stick to Published loads for these rifles and you will never have any trouble not having enough room in the case for the powder. Be careful.