I have been looking around and I see people loving both cartridges but I really want a 6br or a variant of it. I feel that you get the same results witht the 6brx as you do with the 6br but with a little more velocity? Also which is more accurate?
6br norma vs 6brx?
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I just ordered a 6mm bartlein barrel and a 6br reamer last week for a 6br build. velocity is all that I have found out on my research. the barrel I bought is 31" unfinished so i'm thinking 28" or 30" finished length, probly 28". i hope to get 2900fps with 105-108 bullets. time will tell.
kyle
kyle
you live in oregon too 
well at least there are some people who have same interests as me in oregon . Also I live in oregon city how bout you? Also have you heard of jon benjamin he did a barrel job recently the barrel looks beautiful its a 28in 260rem barrel light palma. He has a beautiful shop! a machinists heaven!!!
well at least there are some people who have same interests as me in oregon . Also I live in oregon city how bout you? Also have you heard of jon benjamin he did a barrel job recently the barrel looks beautiful its a 28in 260rem barrel light palma. He has a beautiful shop! a machinists heaven!!!
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Own them both, great cartridges, no difference in accuracy, the BRX will crack 3000 but the price will be shorter barrel life.
From everything I've read & everyone I've talked to Gary is correct, BRX will be shorter barrel life but same accuracy for both. I am currently building a 6mm BR, don't need the extra velocity of the BRX. If I need the extra velocity I'll use my 6mmXC.
how much shorter barrel life? are you gary eliseo or do you just have it in your signature? Because I was wondering if I'm aloud to go by your guys shops this summer if I can
My 26" criterion prefit 6 br barrel gets 105 hybrids to 2915 fps. Confirmed with 1k drops, have 17 firings on the brass.
2900fps with a 105 is reasonable for a 6BR. Im able to get that out of all of mine (two 28" barrels & one 26" barrel) with RL15. Im getting ready to ream one of mine out to a BRX for that extra velocity needed at 1000yds ... but don't under estimate a straight 6BR at 1000 in good to fair conditions!
The 6 BR and 6 BRX use the exact same brass, powder, primers, bullets. Dies are readily available at the same price as 6 BR dies.
You can even use 6BR dies shimmed .100". Though they do make BRX dies ... Whidden makes a good set at a more than fair price.
One thing to consider is if you are going to try to build it as a repeater or a single shot. It may not seem like much, but the extra .100'' does make a difference when feeding out of a mag. I chambered a Tubb rifle in 6BRX recently. When fireforming I would get a round every now and then that wouldn't feed. Since the cases have been blown out I have yet to have a round fail to feed.
