6mm Remington brass

[MCF]

Hi everyone, my first post here. Bought a 6mm Remington because I've always wanted one. Checked midway, local gun shop, and one of the other sites. I can't find any 6mm Remington brass. Anyone have any recommendations where to look? Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[witchhunter]

Welcome to THR. It looks hard to find around my neck of the woods too. You can make some from 7x57 mauser brass just by running it through a FL die. My buddy just did a couple of hundred.

 

[morcey2]

Grafs.com had some Hornady brass a couple of weeks ago. Right before Sandy hook, several LGSs were swimming in it.

 

[Dudedog]

Maybe by ammo for donor brass??
https://www.targetsportsusa.com/hornady-superformance-6mm-remington-95-grain-sst-81663-p-2164.aspx
$26 for 20 but should be sweet ammo. Hornady Superformance

Privi makes 6mm ammo which should be a decent price.
I saw some someplace the other day now I can't remember where.:banghead:
(about $20 a box as I recall)
If I remember I will update this.

PS: We;lcome to THR, lots of great people here.

 

[gamestalker]

Welcome to THR.

If you don't mind once fired, USA Brass company, Inc. has it cleaned & polished for $35 per 100 count. I don't know if that is mixed head stamp, probably is though, as that seems to be what most of the processors are selling these days.

I use once fired 6mm all the time, and considering what it goes for new, that is if you can even find it, I can't complain. And to be perfectly honest, I prefer it once fired because half the work has already been done for me.

GS

 

[MCF]

Thanks for the replys. I will checking them out today. And once fired won't bother me. And didn't realize I could make it from 7x57. Which sounds like it would be fun to do.

 

[Lloyd Smale]

another donor case is the 257 roberts necked down. but that brass can be just as hard to find.

 

[Sunray]

Cabela's says they have Hornady 95 grain SST in stock. $32.99 per 20. And 100 grain SP Federal Power-Shok at the same price.
Midway hasn't had any 6mm Rem brass for at least 2 years. Question came up on another forum in 2013. 'Out of Stock, No Backorder' then too.

 

[KansasSasquatch]

Is there any reason it couldn't be formed from the very common .30-06 cartridge? .30-06 rim thickness is .004" thicker, .30-06 base diameter is .002" smaller, and .30-06 rim diameter is .003" smaller. Would these very slight differences cause issues? I'd think some annealing might be necessary to go down to a .243" bullet might be in order and most likely some trimming. But wouldn't it be feasible if you're willing to anneal and trim?

 

[gamestalker]

I really don't know if it you could do it with 30-06 brass, but if it can be done, I would personally turn the necks. .308" necked down to .243" might make the necks too thick, which could cause some pressure issues.

GS

 

[JimKirk]

I had a few fired Berdan primed 7mm Mauser cases laying around ... I took my deprime pin out and sized one down in a 6mm Remington die ... then seated a 6mm Nosler bullet ... I measured the outside of the brass with the seat bullet and divided the difference by two... between bullet diameter and measured outside number and came up with a brass thickness of 0.0167" .... that may be too thick, but it would depend on the chamber neck diameter ...

 

[Clark]

I built a 6mmRem this year with a Douglas barrel, 1903 Turk Mauser action, and Boyds pro varmint stock.

I necked down 257 Roberts RP brass.

 

[horsemen61]

Clark and anybody else feel free to post pics of your guns in this caliber

 

[Clark]

I built (3) rifles this year:
91/30 300WM shot a mule buck
Dumoulin Mauser 6.5-06 shot two does
1903 Turk 6mmRem, did not get to kill, but it did get a nice US Optics scope.

 

[highlander 5]

25'06,270 Winchester or 280 Remington could be used to make 6mm Remington as well.