6br to bra with Peterson brass

[Bojo]

I have 105 hybrids and 107 sierras.
Varget and aa2495.
205m , 400, 450 primers.

I have already previously been using Alpha brass and am looking to try and get better groups.


This is my first attempt to FF.

Can anyone help guide me for starting loads with my available components ?

 

[madmixerman]

Since the hybrids are kinda scarce ,I would use the 107s. Jam the bullets at least 15 thousands, use 29- 30 grains of varget. I always used lapua so maybe around 29grs. might be best.I would use the 400s to ff but I would use the 450 after that.

 

[JFrank]

I would try one at 28.5 and see how the shoulder came out.
Grease the bolt lugs well and jam the bullets a wee bit, shouldn’t need to much.

 

[DJSBRS]

Or, send them to me and I will hydro-form them for $70.00 per hundred and they will fit your chamber properly.

DJ
DJ's Brass Service
205-461-4680

 

[madmixerman]

Or, send them to me and I will hydro-form them for $70.00 per hundred and they will fit your chamber properly.

DJ
DJ's Brass Service
205-461-4680

Very reasonable. The components to fireform would cost you that much.

 

[Bojo]

Or, send them to me and I will hydro-form them for $70.00 per hundred and they will fit your chamber properly.

DJ
DJ's Brass Service
205-461-4680

But first I have to try and mess it up all by myself and learn my lessons the hard way !!!!

 

[Link]

If you are turning necks, send em to DJ. He does good.
Don.

 

[Mulligan]

Or, send them to me and I will hydro-form them for $70.00 per hundred and they will fit your chamber properly.

DJ
DJ's Brass Service
205-461-4680

Barrel cost/life could be more that that!

If a barrel costs $450.00 delivered and you pay $200-$450 for chamber and fitting you have between $650 and $900 in a barrel. Say you get between 1000 and 3000 rounds of barrel life depending on what you do and what you expect from the gun and load.

That gets you a from .22 to $0.90 per round in just barrel cost....... and you have not included components yet.
Just something to ponder

CW

 

[DJSBRS]

I wouldn't say hydroforming is going blow your shoulders out all the way. You may find you are still 1 full firing away from load development. Not knocking the service...but I doubt the shoulders will be fully blown out. 30 gr Varget will give you a pretty clean slate to start with. Not knocking anyone's service...and understand saving bbl life. Just not sure you will gain anything in this case. My opinion blow them out to your chamber.

This is what you get with my hydro-forming. Put your match load for Peterson brass +1 tenth of one grain and go shoot a match if need be. If not comfortable, use them as sighters. Check them on your ladder test for consistency. If you don't like them, remember, For the last 14 years, you get money back guarantee no questions asked.
DJ

 

[DHuffman]

I wouldn't say hydroforming is going blow your shoulders out all the way. You may find you are still 1 full firing away from load development. Not knocking the service...but I doubt the shoulders will be fully blown out. 30 gr Varget will give you a pretty clean slate to start with. Not knocking anyone's service...and understand saving bbl life. Just not sure you will gain anything in this case. My opinion blow them out to your chamber.

I've used DJ's hydroformed brass before and it's close enough to get real load development done and shoot a match in my experience.

 

[urbanrifleman]

I have had customers that shot a club match fireforming.

 

[JFrank]

I use my older barrel to FF Lapua brass with 29.5 gr of Varget also have no problem tuning on young brass with only one firing.
I have no personal experience with Peterson although from reports they have slightly less capacity leading to lower charges so 28.5 gr Varget would be my starting FF load then add if necessary.

 

[RiflePainter]

Send them to DJ! Trust me there are plenty of us who have shot matches with just his hydroformed brass and won matches.

 

[Bojo]

Thanks for the input guys !!!

 

[David 0306]

DJ Brass no worries. Ready to load and go when you get them back.