6mm Rem reloading questions

dvdcrr · September 26, 2016, 08:40 PM

going to load some 87 gr. vmax. I could use some load suggestions in terms of powder type, charge, and seating suggestions. I do not like to load out touching the lands.

Lastly, who has 6mm brass for sale?

oldscot3 · September 26, 2016, 10:44 PM

Natchez. Also Midway.

dvdcrr · September 26, 2016, 10:56 PM

Natches has one offering and they are more expensive than midsouth. Anywhere else?

Ben Dover · September 26, 2016, 11:24 PM

My best load in 6MM Remington (Custom, heavy barrel) Used 85 grain Speer BTSP bullets, W-W 760 and Remington 9 1/2 primers.

Killed a heck of a lot of coyotes with it.

dvdcrr · September 27, 2016, 08:00 AM

Sounds good to me since I have enough 760 to get started!

oldscot3 · September 27, 2016, 09:00 AM

Hornady brass seems to be about all that is available at this time, the price is what it is.

You might find some brass for sale on gunbroker but everytime I've seen it come up it has been pricey also.

If you find some that's available and cheap, let me know, I could use some also.

T. O'Heir · September 27, 2016, 12:09 PM

$37.99 per 50 for Hornady at Midway. $36.87 at Midsouth. Nobody else is currently making it.

dvdcrr · September 27, 2016, 12:09 PM

midsouth is my best link right now

cptjack · September 28, 2016, 07:15 AM

dont remember what i bought ,but comparing midsouth to midway, midway had cheaper shipping ,so cheaper to buy from midway even though the price was higher

oldscot3 · September 28, 2016, 08:23 AM

Another option of course is buying loaded ammo. The Hornady brass at 80 to 90 cents a piece is almost certainly going to mean your loaded rounds will go over a dollar each.

PPU 6mm Rem ammo is available for 20 to 21 dollars a box. Who knows your rifle might like it and my experience so far has been that their brass is decent.

Roadkill2228 · September 28, 2016, 09:48 AM

I'll vouch for ppu brass as well, it's very consistent, not quite as long lived as Winchester, a bit softer, kind of like federal but a bit roomier. This in my .300 win mag anyways. With that bullet weight I would expect good things from the general 4350 burn rate of powders, also your 760 should be great, the new imr 4451, rl 19 should also do well, it's in that neighbourhood.

Sure Shot Mc Gee · September 28, 2016, 09:58 AM

7X57 mauser is the 6mm Remingtons parent brass.
Commented: Just in-case owners of the 6MM suffer the indignity of watching their "littl' deer get'er" slipping into full obsolescence.

dvdcrr · September 28, 2016, 10:14 AM

Anybody tried Ramshot Hunter or Big Game in 6mm? What are your experiences with it?

Snyper · September 28, 2016, 01:53 PM

Quote:

My best load in 6MM Remington (Custom, heavy barrel) Used 85 grain Speer BTSP bullets, W-W 760 and Remington 9 1/2 primers.

I used CCI primers with those other components and got great groups in my Model 7.

I believe it was 49 grains of 760 that gave the tightest groups

dvdcrr · September 29, 2016, 01:25 PM

49 gr. seems a little hot ?

ammo.crafter · September 29, 2016, 01:53 PM

Here is an ancient reloading label showing all components I used for 6mm reloading:

CALIBRE 6mm
DATE 13-Aug LOADED xxx PRIMER CCI
POWDER 4831 CHARGE 48 TYPE IMR
BULLET HORN WEIGHT 75 TYPE HP
VELOCITY 3310 ENERGY 1824 TKO 8
CUP 52,000 TRIM TO 2.222 OAL 2.74
. .

surveyor · September 29, 2016, 08:30 PM

Dads varmint rig with a 29" barrel likes a couple tenths of a grain under max per hodgdon data of imr 4064, under a 87 v max, it runs these at 3425 fps,

5 shot groups 1/2" at 100 yds.

Work the load up, and I think you can find something there.

dvdcrr · September 29, 2016, 09:05 PM

I like the sound of that.

September 26, 2016, 08:40 PM	#1
dvdcrr Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2010 Posts: 665	6mm Rem reloading questions going to load some 87 gr. vmax. I could use some load suggestions in terms of powder type, charge, and seating suggestions. I do not like to load out touching the lands. Lastly, who has 6mm brass for sale? __________________ "All warfare is based on deception. Hence when we are able to attack we must seem unable....when using our forces we must appear inactive. When we are near we must make the enemy believe we are far away."Sun Tzu The Art of War.

September 26, 2016, 10:44 PM	#2
oldscot3 Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2007 Location: texas Posts: 997	Natchez. Also Midway. Last edited by oldscot3; September 26, 2016 at 10:54 PM.

September 26, 2016, 10:56 PM	#3
dvdcrr Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2010 Posts: 665	Natches has one offering and they are more expensive than midsouth. Anywhere else? __________________ "All warfare is based on deception. Hence when we are able to attack we must seem unable....when using our forces we must appear inactive. When we are near we must make the enemy believe we are far away."Sun Tzu The Art of War.

September 26, 2016, 11:24 PM	#4
Ben Dover Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2013 Location: High up in the Rocky Moun Posts: 665	My best load in 6MM Remington (Custom, heavy barrel) Used 85 grain Speer BTSP bullets, W-W 760 and Remington 9 1/2 primers. Killed a heck of a lot of coyotes with it. __________________ The soldier's pack is not so heavy a burden as the prisoner's chains. Dwight Eisenhower It is very important what a man stands for. But it is far more important what a man refuses to stand for.

September 27, 2016, 08:00 AM	#5
dvdcrr Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2010 Posts: 665	Sounds good to me since I have enough 760 to get started! __________________ "All warfare is based on deception. Hence when we are able to attack we must seem unable....when using our forces we must appear inactive. When we are near we must make the enemy believe we are far away."Sun Tzu The Art of War.

September 27, 2016, 09:00 AM	#6
oldscot3 Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2007 Location: texas Posts: 997	Hornady brass seems to be about all that is available at this time, the price is what it is. You might find some brass for sale on gunbroker but everytime I've seen it come up it has been pricey also. If you find some that's available and cheap, let me know, I could use some also.

September 27, 2016, 12:09 PM	#7
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	$37.99 per 50 for Hornady at Midway. $36.87 at Midsouth. Nobody else is currently making it. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

September 27, 2016, 12:09 PM	#8
dvdcrr Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2010 Posts: 665	midsouth is my best link right now __________________ "All warfare is based on deception. Hence when we are able to attack we must seem unable....when using our forces we must appear inactive. When we are near we must make the enemy believe we are far away."Sun Tzu The Art of War.

September 28, 2016, 07:15 AM	#9
cptjack Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2014 Posts: 314	dont remember what i bought ,but comparing midsouth to midway, midway had cheaper shipping ,so cheaper to buy from midway even though the price was higher

September 28, 2016, 08:23 AM	#10
oldscot3 Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2007 Location: texas Posts: 997	Another option of course is buying loaded ammo. The Hornady brass at 80 to 90 cents a piece is almost certainly going to mean your loaded rounds will go over a dollar each. PPU 6mm Rem ammo is available for 20 to 21 dollars a box. Who knows your rifle might like it and my experience so far has been that their brass is decent.

September 28, 2016, 09:48 AM	#11
Roadkill2228 Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2014 Location: Nipawin, Saskatchewan Posts: 311	I'll vouch for ppu brass as well, it's very consistent, not quite as long lived as Winchester, a bit softer, kind of like federal but a bit roomier. This in my .300 win mag anyways. With that bullet weight I would expect good things from the general 4350 burn rate of powders, also your 760 should be great, the new imr 4451, rl 19 should also do well, it's in that neighbourhood.

September 28, 2016, 09:58 AM	#12
Sure Shot Mc Gee Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,876	7X57 mauser is the 6mm Remingtons parent brass. Commented: Just in-case owners of the 6MM suffer the indignity of watching their "littl' deer get'er" slipping into full obsolescence.

September 28, 2016, 10:14 AM	#13
dvdcrr Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2010 Posts: 665	Anybody tried Ramshot Hunter or Big Game in 6mm? What are your experiences with it? __________________ "All warfare is based on deception. Hence when we are able to attack we must seem unable....when using our forces we must appear inactive. When we are near we must make the enemy believe we are far away."Sun Tzu The Art of War.

September 29, 2016, 01:25 PM	#15
dvdcrr Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2010 Posts: 665	49 gr. seems a little hot ? __________________ "All warfare is based on deception. Hence when we are able to attack we must seem unable....when using our forces we must appear inactive. When we are near we must make the enemy believe we are far away."Sun Tzu The Art of War.

September 29, 2016, 01:53 PM	#16
ammo.crafter Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2006 Location: The Keystone State Posts: 1,970	6mm Here is an ancient reloading label showing all components I used for 6mm reloading: CALIBRE 6mm DATE 13-Aug LOADED xxx PRIMER CCI POWDER 4831 CHARGE 48 TYPE IMR BULLET HORN WEIGHT 75 TYPE HP VELOCITY 3310 ENERGY 1824 TKO 8 CUP 52,000 TRIM TO 2.222 OAL 2.74 . . __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading". --Thomas Jefferson

September 29, 2016, 08:30 PM	#17
surveyor Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2007 Posts: 770	Dads varmint rig with a 29" barrel likes a couple tenths of a grain under max per hodgdon data of imr 4064, under a 87 v max, it runs these at 3425 fps, 5 shot groups 1/2" at 100 yds. Work the load up, and I think you can find something there.

September 29, 2016, 09:05 PM	#18
dvdcrr Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2010 Posts: 665	I like the sound of that. __________________ "All warfare is based on deception. Hence when we are able to attack we must seem unable....when using our forces we must appear inactive. When we are near we must make the enemy believe we are far away."Sun Tzu The Art of War.