6.5 Creedmoor Brass

[svxwilson]

Gearing up to have a second 6.5cm upper. I am short on brass and now that I want to buy some bulk of course I can't find it. Just looking for leads. I have checked every major site I can think of. I saw nosler 6.5cm at powder valley but I didn't pull the trigger. Not sure it's worth almost double what the hornady brass costs. Of course they are also now out of that. Some thoughts on nosler brass? I found some on cheaperthandirt, At the price they want for it I would expect lapua quality.

Is patience and gunbot my best friend in this scenario?

 

[Millionaire]

I bought the last 4 boxes of Nosler brass at PV yesterday

I haver never used the Nosler brass before.

Feedback in comparison to Hornady brass to follow.

 

[sib1948]

I find that Nosler brass is good or even better than Lapua brass. Necks camphered and deburred already, so just load. Getting 10-15 reloads per case. Bruno's had a ton of brass last week, but website most times behind, but you might call them.

 

[Early Cuyler]

6.5 Creedmoor*Unprimed Rifle Brass | MidsouthShootersSupply.com

 

[MarinePMI]

Push come to shove, you can always form it with a shortened 7mm-08 die from .308. You'll need to trim and neck turn, but its doable in a pinch...

 

[sentry1]

Push come to shove, you can always form it with a shortened 7mm-08 die from .308. You'll need to trim and neck turn, but its doable in a pinch...

Can you explain the reason for using the 7mm-08 die vs. just using a 6.5 Creedmoor die? I have a bunch of LC .308 brass I'd like to try and turn into 6.5 Creedmoor. Because I just want to try it, no particular need behind the attempt.

 

[MarinePMI]

Because the .308's shoulder and neck being pushed back and down at the same time is too much at one time. A cut down 7mm-08 die (IIRC .125" taken off the bottom), bumps the shoulder back enough and allows the 6.5 CM FL die to work just on necking down to 6.5mm, versus necking AND pushing the shoulder back at the same time. A lathe works best (more time setting up, than cutting), but a belt sander will work as well, in a pinch.

Without the intermediate step, I was collapsing shoulders. Some are using .243 and necking up to 6.5CM (much easier), but I have a pant load of LC .308 brass, so I took Trent's info in his post on the Creedmoor forums and used that to get .308 down to 6.5CM. Just have to neck turn and anneal afterwards.

If nothing else (like you) I wanted to do it, as well as set up dies and neck turning gear so that if I needed brass in a (relative) hurry, everything would already be set up.

 

[Jon Lester]

We made a pile of 6.5 creed, for a boltgun, from 118lr back when it was made from unobtainum. its work turning and trimming,but it works.

 

[sentry1]

So, in this case, if I were to use a Redding 6.5 Creedmoor bushing die with the bushing removed, I'd accomplish the same thing, i.e. pushing the shoulder back without reducing the neck.