6mm creedmoor brass

Lapua first then Peterson or Starline and unless your going to hunt in really cold weather get SRP.

If your going to loose a lot of brass then go Starline. Its really good brass for the price and results.

Hornady would be by far my last choice because its so soft and primer pockets go quickly with hot loads.
 
Currently my only 6mm Creedmoor is a freshly finished build done on a Stiller action specifically for Coyote hunting and would be used in cold weather so I went with LRP for all my brass.

I have some Alpha Munitions brass that is insanely consistent as far as weight. It is large rifle primer pocket.

Lapua only makes the 6mm in SRP but is excellent quality.

I recently got 500 peterson .243 Win cases for a varmint build I have planned and it is excellent brass too.

If you dont mind spending some money, Lapua, Peterson, Alpha, ADG, Eagle Eye Munitions, Norma and Nosler are all great brass. I have used General Dynamics .223 brass as well and like it but you dont see much if any of it.

I personally have used just about all of them but will likely be moving to more Peterson in the future unless I need to go with one of the others. With my 6.5x47L, I only had one option initially and that was Lapua.

I also am not a huge fan of Hornady brass, it is known to be soft and thin. Winchester is a toss up. Starline isnt bad, I just got some .270 brass to try from them but I like their handgun brass. Federal is known to be inconsistent. Remington is a toss up.
 
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I had a .22x47 Lapua that was SRP Lapua brass and it didn't want to go boom very bad one morning when it was 18 below. Go with the big primer and stay away from ball powder and you'll be good.
 
That's too cold, definitely run large primers and H4350 is your best friend for powders with heavy high BC bullets.
 
Ok thanks. Thats too bad because SRP is available all over but LRP is all sold out. Majority of shooting will be done with 70-75gr but I might try some 90-95gr just for grins.
 
I shoot my 6mm Creedmoor with Lapua 6CM brass, 70 Nosler ballistic tips 10 thou off touch, Fed 210m, and RL16. It shoots that combo extremely well. Mine is built on a trued SA Rem 700 and a 9tw Proof Research CF barrel.
 
Originally Posted By: midwestpredatorHow cold is too cold for SRP? I've hunted in 15-20 below on occasion and it's not uncommon to hover around 0 for several days/weeks.

I spoke to the owner of Peterson cartridge asking him that specific question. I am about an hour south of their facility so we have very similar weather patterns. Generally the coldest winter day here in SW Pennsylvania is maybe 25 degrees before windchill. IIRC, he urged anything under freezing to use LRP as they will be much more consistent.
 
In my 6mm Creedmoors I've used Lapua (6.5 resized with LRP and 6mm with SRP), Peterson and Hornady Brass. I've used the 6.5 Creedmoor Nosler Brass in my 6.5 Creedmoor that I could easily resize to 6mm Creedmoor. In other cartridges I've used Remington, Norma, Winchester and many other brands of brass. They will all serve the purpose and with the current shortages I would buy whatever brand you can find at a reasonable price. I've yet to have any issues with the small rifle primers in cold weather but I don't think I've tried shooting them in below 0 temperatures yet. If you are often hunting in very cold temperatures, then I could see a reason to avoid small rifle primers but for most of us that is going to be a none issue. The advantage to the SRP is that the primer pockets will likely last longer. My 22-250 has ruined LRP pockets in less than 4 loads on cheaper brass, with Lapua LRP in my 22-250 I haven't had an issue with "loose" primer pockets after multiple hot loads.

Lapua brass has a solid history of quality and durability that all other brass are compared to. I have been very impressed with the Peterson brass. If my Peterson brass lasts as long as my Lapua brass, I would be buying Peterson brass as a 1st choice in the future because their packaging is superior. Every piece of Peterson brass that I've bought has been flawless. With new boxes of Lapua brass there are often a few pieces out of 100 that have been dented because it isn't packaged as well as Peterson.

With all that said, I recently ordered 500 Peterson 6mm Creedmoor SRP. If I could have found Lapua SRP for the same price, I would have been tempted to buy Lapua instead. Lapua quality is excellent but due to the way it is shipped, I often find myself doing at least a little prep work the first time I load it. The nice thing about the Peterson brass in the 50 boxes that I've ordered in the past took zero prep work before I load it for the first time. My bulk order of 500 does have a disclaimer that it is not packaged as well as the 50 boxes so I guess I'll find out if some of it has dents that requires resizing.

Peterson brass is also made in America. I'm also happy to support a good company like Lapua but it is good for us shooters to have multiple American made components from quality companies like Peterson, Hornaday, Nosler, etc.

 
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