6slr

[Phys86]

I don't see much recent talk about 6slr. Why is that? Seems like an awesome and easy to form cartridge.

I looked for dies and it seems no one really makes them anymore except whidden.

 

[1shot]

Whiddens dies are great, I have a set for the 6SLR.

Lloyd

 

[R.Morehouse]

I think the 6 SLR may have taken a back seat to the 6 Creedmoor.

Regards
Rick

 

[One Eye Pete]

The 6SLR is a great cartridge. I have a number of barrels chambered for it. It has a longer neck than the 243win which I like. It will do anything the 6 creedmoor will, only a little bit better. The only drawback I have found with it is you have to form it from the right type of brass. With some brass such as Lapua the shoulder is thicker than the neck. When pushing the shoulder back on this brass you end up with really bad doughnuts. Winchester brass has uniform thickness in the shoulder and neck so it doesn’t have this problem but its quality is lacking. The best brass I have found to form into the SLR is Sig Sauer 243 brass. Excellent quality and uniform thickness in the shoulder and neck, but it can be hard to find - nothings perfect. R.Morehouse above summed it up the 6 Creedmoor has taken over in popularity, it is almost as good and a lot easier to come by.

 

[Savagenut71]

Redding was making them and Hornady and Redding will make with fired cases sent to them

 

[Dgd6mm]

I don't see much recent talk about 6slr. Why is that? Seems like an awesome and easy to form cartridge.

I looked for dies and it seems no one really makes them anymore except whidden.

So Redding isn't making the die anymore?

 

[Phys86]

The 6SLR is a great cartridge. I have a number of barrels chambered for it. It has a longer neck than the 243win which I like. It will do anything the 6 creedmoor will, only a little bit better. The only drawback I have found with it is you have to form it from the right type of brass. With some brass such as Lapua the shoulder is thicker than the neck. When pushing the shoulder back on this brass you end up with really bad doughnuts. Winchester brass has uniform thickness in the shoulder and neck so it doesn’t have this problem but its quality is lacking. The best brass I have found to form into the SLR is Sig Sauer 243 brass. Excellent quality and uniform thickness in the shoulder and neck, but it can be hard to find - nothings perfect. R.Morehouse above summed it up the 6 Creedmoor has taken over in popularity, it is almost as good and a lot easier to come by.

Yes, I had read about the donut formation from using lapua brass. And I figured that it may have waned in popularity due to the rise of the six creedmoor.

I thought I had read somewhere that sig Sauer brass is made by starline. I don't know if that is true or not, but I think that came from some testing. Somebody did where they did a bunch of measurements between the two as well as shooting results and it was so uniform between the two that they were likely the same manufacturer. Any thoughts on that?

Do you happen to know if Peterson brass would create donuts as well?

 

[Phys86]

So Redding isn't making the die anymore?

I looked all over the Internet for them and couldn't find them for sale.. not even a used set!

 

[One Eye Pete]

Yes, I had read about the donut formation from using lapua brass. And I figured that it may have waned in popularity due to the rise of the six creedmoor.

I thought I had read somewhere that sig Sauer brass is made by starline. I don't know if that is true or not, but I think that came from some testing. Somebody did where they did a bunch of measurements between the two as well as shooting results and it was so uniform between the two that they were likely the same manufacturer. Any thoughts on that?

Do you happen to know if Peterson brass would create donuts as well?

Starline makes excellent brass. I don’t know if Sig Sauer and Starline are the same and I haven’t tried Starline 243win brass. I have tried Peterson brass to form the SLR and did end up with doughnuts.

 

[Idaho-Lefty]

SADLY, the 6 Creed has, even "Drowned Out",. the Fabulous,.. 6 XC ( Fortunately, Brass, IS still, Avail ! ).
Gotta remind myself,.. to Buy another, 100 !
For Thousand Yard Competition shooting, the Faster, High BC, 6.5's and 7 MM's,. HAVE, "Taken Over" especially, IF,. Windy !
The 6 SLR is a Fine Cartridge,.. IF, you don't mind,.. Making Brass !
And the 6 SLR is a fine, LR,. Deer / Antelope Cart, also,..108 grain, Berg. Elite Hunters, come to Mind, for THAT, use !

 

[Rubberduckie]

The 6SLR is a great cartridge. I have a number of barrels chambered for it. It has a longer neck than the 243win which I like. It will do anything the 6 creedmoor will, only a little bit better. The only drawback I have found with it is you have to form it from the right type of brass. With some brass such as Lapua the shoulder is thicker than the neck. When pushing the shoulder back on this brass you end up with really bad doughnuts. Winchester brass has uniform thickness in the shoulder and neck so it doesn’t have this problem but its quality is lacking. The best brass I have found to form into the SLR is Sig Sauer 243 brass. Excellent quality and uniform thickness in the shoulder and neck, but it can be hard to find - nothings perfect. R.Morehouse above summed it up the 6 Creedmoor has taken over in popularity, it is almost as good and a lot easier to come by.

My experience has been exactly the same as this.

 

[Liven The Dream]

Just reading this! I asked myself Why ???
The easy thing is availability. Would have me sold.

 

[Capt. Oblivious]

I don't see much recent talk about 6slr. Why is that? Seems like an awesome and easy to form cartridge.

I looked for dies and it seems no one really makes them anymore except whidden.

We try and keep it a secrit.
Whidden dies are the easy button and the best brass I found is Sako.

All out pedal to the floor the Creed cant run with it. Ive had 105gr Bergers close to 3400fps out of a 28” barrel and when people ask you what your shooting you dont have to say a creedmoor

 

[1shot]

We try and keep it a secrit.
Whidden dies are the easy button and the best brass I found is Sako.

All out pedal to the floor the Creed cant run with it. Ive had 105gr Bergers close to 3400fps out of a 28” barrel and when people ask you what your shooting you dont have to say a creedmoor

I shoot an SLR, I don't "needmoor'!!

 

[clowdis]

Tried it and found it to be "nothing special" for 1,000 yd. shooting. I still have dies, I think, if somebody wants to try it.

 

[Bob3700]

The 6mm Creedmoor is a virtual twin to the 6 XC. I have made small primer 6XC brass out of the 6 mm Creedmoor. The XC is a known excellent cartridge and the Creedmoor is picking up where the XC left off. The issue is that the industry never chambered any rifles for the XC ( T2K was it).