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Which BR?

I have a Rem M700 in 6mm Rem that I would like to rebarrel to a 6mm BR. There are several variations of the 6mm BR. Which is the most common and/or the best for use in informal bench rest competition?
 
6mmBR Norma is the most popular and the answer you were looking for. If you go with a no turn neck, go .272", if a turned neck is desired than a .269" would be my choice. For the 105-107 bullets, anywhere from .103" to .113" freebore will work. I have .113" in my 6BR but we just ordered a Reamer with .103" freebore so we could chamber the 95 BIB's as well. A .262" neck would mean multiple passes with the tool, it would suck. My 6mmBR has a .269" neck and I can clean up the necks with one pass, I have a 6XC project in the works though, .272" no turn neck for it.
 
wnroscoe said:
6mmBR Norma is the most popular and the answer you were looking for. If you go with a no turn neck, go .272", if a turned neck is desired than a .269" would be my choice. For the 105-107 bullets, anywhere from .103" to .113" freebore will work. I have .113" in my 6BR but we just ordered a Reamer with .103" freebore so we could chamber the 95 BIB's as well. A .262" neck would mean multiple passes with the tool, it would suck. My 6mmBR has a .269" neck and I can clean up the necks with one pass, I have a 6XC project in the works though, .272" no turn neck for it.

Any accuracy advantage having a .269 neck compared to a .272 no turn neck? Wondering if I should try that neck size for my next barrel and also invest in a neck turner. Thanks :)
 
CatShooter said:
Get a chamber cut for a Lapua "no turn neck", or life will get bad real quick. I neck turned 1,100 pieces of brass for a 0.262 neck :, :,

It sucked!!

.

Not my idea of fun.:eek:

I can't see getting a tight necked rig for anything short of a full blown Comp rig.
 
rmorr01 said:
Any accuracy advantage having a .269 neck compared to a .272 no turn neck? Wondering if I should try that neck size for my next barrel and also invest in a neck turner. Thanks :)

No huge advantage to a .269" over a .272", I just like turning my necks for the uniform neck tension it gives. I think Jason Baney proved that a .272" neck shoots good and can win in comps. My 6BR is a comp gun and thats just the way I went. Would I do it again, my new reamer is just that, a .269" neck so, yes I would do it again and again.....etc.

If you get a neck turning tool the Hart Tool is real nice as is the Pumpkin Tool. A .269" neck is just a single pass clean up, no big deal. Good luck and good shooting.
 
Mark Schronce just shot the smallest group EVER at 600 yards: 5 shots in .749". He shots a BRX with a no-turn neck.

Mark says his SD is single digit. He experimented with a slight neck turn and found zero accuracy advantage.

Spoke to him yesterday and he says he's pretty much gotten rid of all his neck-turning equipment.

For the PPC crowd, who use short bullets with prominent pressure rings I think turned necks can have an advantage. I personally think that thinner necks take longer to work harden, so if you're reloading your case 15-20 times, the thinner necks might stay consistent longer.
 

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