Where to buy 6.5 Creedmoor brass?

[ballison]

I just picked up a new 6.5 Creedmoor and need some brass. Any good sources out there that have Hornady in stock?

Thanks.

 

[mac86951]

Midway and a few others were having sales on 6.5CM brass.

Its out there, but I feel as though popularity is diminishing.

-Mac

 

[bsumoba]

Third gen shooting supplies had it last time I looked.

 

[hpshooter]

Recently purchased 200 rounds of the Hornady brass from Sportsmans Warehouse. Don't know if you have one in your area.

T W Hudson

 

[drglock]

+1 on third generation shooting supply

 

[Tony B]

Creedmoor sports

 

[nhm16]

Also consider just buying loaded ammo, shooting it and reloading the cases. Brass is going for around $0.71 a piece, loaded ammo around $1.21 a round for the the 140gn A-Max load, less for the 120gn loads, and I've seen it go on sale now and then for even less.

 

[Milo 2.0]

Also consider just buying loaded ammo, shooting it and reloading the cases. Brass is going for around $0.71 a piece, loaded ammo around $1.21 a round for the the 140gn A-Max load, less for the 120gn loads, and I've seen it go on sale now and then for even less.

In theory this makes sense, but why would you waste barrel life shooting substandard ammo?

 

[nhm16]

Also consider just buying loaded ammo, shooting it and reloading the cases. Brass is going for around $0.71 a piece, loaded ammo around $1.21 a round for the the 140gn A-Max load, less for the 120gn loads, and I've seen it go on sale now and then for even less.

In theory this makes sense, but why would you waste barrel life shooting substandard ammo?

Depending on what you do with it, barrel life on a Creedmoor should be pretty good. It's not a 6.5x284 where anything past 1000 rounds is borrowed time. Also, Hornady factory ammo is not substandard ammo, from what I gather it shoots pretty good. Again, depending on what you want to do with it.

 

[Jdne5b]

Also, Hornady factory ammo is not substandard ammo, from what I gather it shoots pretty good. Again, depending on what you want to do with it.

I'll agree with this. Using Hornady 140 Amax factory ammo, I had better velocity with no pressure signs than I could work up with my own handloads and met my reloads in accuracy. I havent priced it recently, but when I ran the numbers 2 years ago, buying factory ammo as a source of brass was the same or less cost than reloading new brass.

If you're going to run Berger Hybrids or VLD's, then it might not make sense to shoot factory ammo but the Amax worked fine for me just shooting steel.

 

[mac86951]

Also, Hornady factory ammo is not substandard ammo, from what I gather it shoots pretty good. Again, depending on what you want to do with it.

I'll agree with this. Using Hornady 140 Amax factory ammo, I had better velocity with no pressure signs than I could work up with my own handloads and met my reloads in accuracy. I havent priced it recently, but when I ran the numbers 2 years ago, buying factory ammo as a source of brass was the same or less cost than reloading new brass.

If you're going to run Berger Hybrids or VLD's, then it might not make sense to shoot factory ammo but the Amax worked fine for me just shooting steel.

I too love Hornady's Amax ammo for 6.5CM, great for practice, matches and brass. Then I use it to test my loading skills against. I like the sierra 142. Extra helpful to compare groups to the 140amax to know the rifle was working, but I wasn't.

-Mac

 

[ballison]

Thanks for your help guys! I was ready to order some from 3rd Gen and found some at a LGS.

Appreciate the help!!!!