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6.5 creedmore loads
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<blockquote data-quote="44-40" data-source="post: 2852100" data-attributes="member: 126985"><p>No, I use regular dies to reform them from 6.8 X 51 is what the headstamp says on my bimetal SS case heads. But will chamber in the 277 Fury. The SS head has continued to be slightly smaller the die, after three ot four firings they have tight primer pockets. I have used every commercial die on them from Wilson to Lee. Just lube and size, 308 in one pass but I lube and mandrel up first. One pass in each die. I neck turn in the shiulder on both . The 6.5 Creedmoor I run a 308 die first only short then a 6.5 Creedmoor die and trim to length. And neck turn in the shoulder. Lots of extra performance available, in 6.5 Creedmoor. Just look at rge performance differences between the bi-metal SS heads and brass heads of the 277 Fury fired in the same gun on video....you get the same increase in performance increase in the 6.5 Creedmoor.</p><p>It is not recommended to reload these cases so say Sig and they say no dies are made for them.</p><p>But I had to investigate it myself. They work ike regularl brass cases. I just did it for personal experiment and risk my equipment and a lot of time to say yes you can...and report it as such. It's just there, it exists. And it can be applied to any 308 based cartridge. I run SS heads in 308, 6.5 Creedmoor, and 358 Win in an AR 10, but at close to normal pressure in the AR10, just to see.</p><p>Remember it's not recommend by manufacturers and any warranty would be void on the firearm used. One of those, "do at your own risk". </p><p> So I "do"..but that's just me. Definitely not for the beginner. But a factory 24" 6.5 Creedmoor RPR rifle is used in this test, and running the 147 eldm , 150 gr SMK, and 153 gr Atip at about 3000 fps. It will go faster with no harm to the SS case but the pressure is too high for the rifle in continuous use.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="44-40, post: 2852100, member: 126985"] No, I use regular dies to reform them from 6.8 X 51 is what the headstamp says on my bimetal SS case heads. But will chamber in the 277 Fury. The SS head has continued to be slightly smaller the die, after three ot four firings they have tight primer pockets. I have used every commercial die on them from Wilson to Lee. Just lube and size, 308 in one pass but I lube and mandrel up first. One pass in each die. I neck turn in the shiulder on both . The 6.5 Creedmoor I run a 308 die first only short then a 6.5 Creedmoor die and trim to length. And neck turn in the shoulder. Lots of extra performance available, in 6.5 Creedmoor. Just look at rge performance differences between the bi-metal SS heads and brass heads of the 277 Fury fired in the same gun on video....you get the same increase in performance increase in the 6.5 Creedmoor. It is not recommended to reload these cases so say Sig and they say no dies are made for them. But I had to investigate it myself. They work ike regularl brass cases. I just did it for personal experiment and risk my equipment and a lot of time to say yes you can...and report it as such. It's just there, it exists. And it can be applied to any 308 based cartridge. I run SS heads in 308, 6.5 Creedmoor, and 358 Win in an AR 10, but at close to normal pressure in the AR10, just to see. Remember it's not recommend by manufacturers and any warranty would be void on the firearm used. One of those, "do at your own risk". So I "do"..but that's just me. Definitely not for the beginner. But a factory 24" 6.5 Creedmoor RPR rifle is used in this test, and running the 147 eldm , 150 gr SMK, and 153 gr Atip at about 3000 fps. It will go faster with no harm to the SS case but the pressure is too high for the rifle in continuous use. [/QUOTE]
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