6XC SRP or LRP

[SVT_Tactical]

Ordered a barrel today and gathering components. Anyone compared the Peterson SRP brass to the LRP brass in the XC? Any reason not to go SRP?

 

[urbanrifleman]

Ordered a barrel today and gathering components. Anyone compared the Peterson SRP brass to the LRP brass in the XC? Any reason not to go SRP?

Tubb says that they are the same except in cold weather.

 

[xswanted]

If I’m shooting it as strictly a target rifle in temps over 30 degrees (bald eagle) I’d run the SRP

If you’re hunting in cold weather or plan on shooting it a lot in cold weather run the LRP.

 

[6xcshooter]

If your shooting lrp brass use large rifle primers if your shooting srp use small rifle magnum primers. I found srp brass the regular small primers dont have quit the umf for optimum ignition for accuracy. For some reason I really don’t find magnum primers in lrp brass that optimal for accuracy either.

 

[Logbuilder35]

I’d go srp because in my area LRP’s are hard to come by

 

[SVT_Tactical]

Going to start with srp. One main reason for this build was to get a round that uses srp and based on all I'm reading the cci 450s should work very well in this round.

 

[Bill Norris]

Of course we are not in the real cold climates but in the winter here I'm getting real good results with my custom build 260AI using the SRP lighting up as much as 48.0 gr. of H-4831 and 45.0 gr. of H-4350 with great accuracy.

 

[J.d. Popkes]

If your shooting lrp brass use large rifle primers if your shooting srp use small rifle magnum primers. I found srp brass the regular small primers dont have quit the umf for optimum ignition for accuracy. For some reason I really don’t find magnum primers in lrp brass that optimal for accuracy either.

205m’s work great.

Lower es/sd in my tests on my current barrel.

I don’t think there’s a hard fast rule, test it yourself, always, with everything.

 

[urbanrifleman]

Going to start with srp. One main reason for this build was to get a round that uses srp and based on all I'm reading the cci 450s should work very well in this round.

That's what I use.

Tubb like the Rem 7.5.

 

[urbanrifleman]

If I’m shooting it as strictly a target rifle in temps over 30 degrees (bald eagle) I’d run the SRP

If you’re hunting in cold weather or plan on shooting it a lot in cold weather run the LRP.

That is nearly exactly what Tubb said.

 

[Lone Hunter]

I have both SRP brass and LRP brass and they both shot the same as has been said above. I am currently shooting the SRP brass because LRPrimers are hard to come by. I use LRP in my hunting loads but it doesn’t get far below the 20’s around here much.

 

[Twdmar]

I would say they are largely interchangeable but for LR I have moved over to small primers. That's mostly in the hope of getting a couple more loads per case. Performance wise, I don't see much difference. Rem 7 ¹/² and cci 450s work excellent.
The only time I've blanked primers was in palma loads with varget and 205m primers.
I do use some formed 22-250 cases and they have large primers and no problems there either.

 

[6MMsteve]

What barrel what twist may I ask

 

[SVT_Tactical]

UrbanRifleman 8 twist

 

[Hoot]

UrbanRifleman 8 twist

I use the exact same barrel in my XC and it loves both 450's and 7 1/2's with Peterson brass.

Hoot

 

[Walt Krafft]

I have been shooting the 6XC for 20 years. SRP brass is a solution looking for a problem lmo.

 

[Downeast]

That's a cool avatar @SVT_Tactical

 

[Twdmar]

I have been shooting the 6XC for 20 years. SRP brass is a solution looking for a problem lmo.

Walt, do use it just for xtc or for long range too?

 

[Walt Krafft]

Both. I do not push it as hard as some. Have not found a need to. 38.0 H4350 works for me with every bullet from 100 to 115 grains.

 

[SVT_Tactical]

That's a cool avatar @SVT_Tactical

Thought you might like that. King of Karson City lol