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Hey all, just seeing if anyone has doen this or indeed 6mm rem from 6.5x57 headstamped brass? Basically trying to get away without too much neck turning which I will have to do if formed from 7x57 brass. I wish to use Norma brass hence not using remi or winch 6mm rem brass Thanks all z | ||
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z I'm assuming you have a factory chamber and want thicker neck walls (but not too thick)? Short answer is yes, it is OK to use 6.5 x 57. Many shooters have used 7 x 57 to get the higher quality Norma or Lapua brass but that has fallen out of favor in the past few years as the quality of Winchester 244 brass has improved greatly. I can't say what Rem brass is like but I have been using WW SUPER for long range Benchrest and it is really good stuff. Ray Arizona Mountains | |||
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Should work well. Free men should not be subjected to permits, paperwork and taxation in order to carry any firearm. NRA Benefactor | |||
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Thanks guys. It will be a custom chamber but a .272/3 neck which with factory brass would mean no-turn. Just trying to save labour. I will bear that in mind about WW Super. Thankyou. z | |||
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Are you trying to make 6mm Remington from 5.6x57mm or 6.5x57mm? The 5.6x57 has a hugely thick neck that is going to give you a problem. Also, IF you are trying to go in the other direction, making 5.6x57mm from 6mm Remington, you have a problem too, also because of that thick neck. Sizing 6mm Remington brass in a 5.6x57mm doesn't yield useable brass because the Remington brass necks are too thin, you will have to resize the neck again with a proper .224 die, like from a .22-250 set, to get the necks squeezed down small enough to hold a .224 bullet. The 5.6x57mm is a frustrating round to load. LLS  | |||
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All I have ever used in my Shilen 6mm is WW SuperX brass. It has always worked great for me and the gun will shoot a 5 shot singel ragged hole, usually in the 3's. Texas Verminator Verminator Predator Calls Pro Staff | |||
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Oh, I thought you meant 5.6X57 RWS, which has alot thicker brass than the 6.5X57mm..... Of course, if you were to expand a 5.6X57mm case to 6mm, the neck would thin out a little. But it might still require turning to thin it further. Also, I suspect the 5.6X57mm would have less case capacity.... "Bitte, trinks du nicht das Wasser. Dahin haben die Kuhen gesheissen." | |||
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