Thread: 6x45 Rem barrel

It was great to catch up with @southernman today who was generous enough to loan me his Redding 6x45 die set (among other goodies for my .17 Mach IV and .20 Vartarg builds) for a few months until mine turn up.

He was also good enough to bring his 6x45 Cooper S/S rifle (lovely bit of kit!) and ammo with him which I go to measure up against my chamber.
He had loaded 70gr Nosler BT, 65gr V-Max, 85gr Sierra Gamekings and 75gr Sierra Varminters all loaded between 60.00 and 61.0mm COAL apart from the 75gr Varminter which was about 59mm and fitted my mag.
All dropped into my chamber without contacting the lands even though they were longer than my mag length apart from the 75gr Varminter once again that entered the lands.
Once again I appreciate southernman's generosity and help as he let me pull one of his 75gr Sierra HP loads to set up in my chamber.
It turns out this proectile is about as perfect as it gets for my chamber, it kissed the lands at 58.83mm so will grab a box and load some test rounds at 58.80mm (about .8mm clearance in my mag) to put on paper too.

Always cool to meet like minded people with the same interests, so thanks again for stopping in and sharing your Redding and Lapua goodies mate. Theres always a coffee and a test range here for you whenever you are travelling past.