Hornady 6.5 Creedmoor brass bushings

[Milgauss223]

For anybody who is reloading for the 6.5 Creedmoor using hornady brass, what size bushing have you been using in a neck size only die? I've been using the .290 bushing with good, but not great results.

[markm]

Have you considered the Lee Collet neck die? Bushings were a miserable ass ache for me in 30 cal ammos. Dreaded donut, different neck thickness needing different bushings, neck runout, etc.

Disregard if this is off topic or if you only want bushing info.

[Kenneth]

I believe I am using the 289 but I’ll have to check and make sure.

Do yourself a favor and buy some Lapua brass for that 6.5. All your brass problems go away.


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[Milgauss223]

Thanks gents, I've considered Lapua but it's just so damn expensive. Lee is another option I'll look in to. I just figured with the $300 I have invested in Redding I might as well figure out what I can do with that set up. Do you guys typically go .001 less?

[Kenneth]

Lapua is expensive but it last almost forever.






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[markm]

I'm not doing 6.5, but I set up the Lee based on neck tension feel on the press. For .308, I like enough neck tension to where the ammo is sturdy for feeding and handling.

I've not measured, but I bet I'm over .002" by a bit... again... not 6.5 though.

[Milgauss223]

Lapua is expensive but it last almost forever.






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I've got a bunch of Lapua .308 brass that I got a while ago and never even used it. (Will be selling that as soon as I hit 30 posts I guess) I know it's great brass. I guess now that I think about it, I don't shoot my 6.5 that often anyway, maybe I'll make the investment into some 6.5 brass.

[gunnerblue]

I was using Hornady brass with a .290 bushing in a Redding FL sizing die and getting five-shot groups of about 3/4” no matter what I tried. Switching to Lapua brass (and the nessecary small rifle primers) returned a 10-shot group under one-half inch.

[markm]

If the 6.5 uses small primers, the Lapua brass will last forever with annealing and proper die set up. Lapua .308 brass (large primer), although noticeably better than other brass accuracy wise, gets loose primer pockets with hot bolt gun loads.

[Milgauss223]

I was using Hornady brass with a .290 bushing in a Redding FL sizing die and getting five-shot groups of about 3/4” no matter what I tried. Switching to Lapua brass (and the nessecary small rifle primers) returned a 10-shot group under one-half inch.

So the Lapua 6.5 brass uses small rifle primers? What's the reasoning behind that?

[Vegas]

More consistent ignition and keeping the primer pocket tight I believe.

[Kenneth]

Lapua does use small rifle primers. CCI 450’s is where it’s at.

I also had to trim my Hornady brass after every firing just about. I’m on the 4th firing of Lapua and have yet had to trim.

When doing load work up it was hard as all of the powder charges shot good lol. I just picked the one with the lowest SD and ES.

42.2 of H4350
140 eld M
2.200 CBTO




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[markm]

So the Lapua 6.5 brass uses small rifle primers? What's the reasoning behind that?

The milder the primer (up to the point of diminishing returns) the lower the SDs. We got some Lapua 308 palma brass to try... hoping the WOLF primer would prove to make awesome .308 ammo. But the Wolf primer was too mild. We had hang fires.

[Milgauss223]

Alright guys I get the point hahah. I guess I'll be spending some Christmas bonus money on some new Lapua brass. 6.5 has been such a joy reloading for as it is one of my first "precision" loads. So far mine seems to like 140 ELD. Thanks for all the info Folks