6 creed to 6xc

[Farmerboy78]

hey guys, I'm a newbie to this site but I thought I'd share some info with everyone. I'm not sure if it's been brought up before or not so here goes. I shoot prs matches and people always leave behind brass at the end after cleanup. for some reason they just dont worry with it. so I have acquired a bunch of hornady 6.5 creed and 6mm creed brass over the last year. fast forward to now, I acquired a switch barrel repeater setup over on the hide that has a 6xc barrel. after I received the dies I ordered, I got to thinking and comparing 6 creed to 6xc. there's not alot of difference between the two, so I ran a few creed through my FL 6xc sizer die to see how well the conversion will work. it works outstanding and I now have 201 hornady 6xc cases that chamber perfectly fine without any trimming. anyone do this from one case or another to 6xc?

 

[Dave Marshall]

6XC has been formed from several parent cases. Originally it was made from .22-.250. It has also been made from .308 Lapua Palma brass. It can also be formed from 6.5 and 6mm Creedmoor. When forming from the creedmoor case, extraction after the first firing can be sticky. This usually goes away on the second firing. It also helps to anneal the cases before sizing down to 6xc.