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Thanks very much to all who took the time to reply. This is very helpful to me.

I have searched the site and not found explicit instructions on this. I have been using a stoney point tool and am not satisfied with the results. How do you determine bullet jam? I end up pulling the bullet out of the case, not helpful when trying to determine length. Do you lube the...

Case capacity in grs of water for the 6.5 jap = 47.044 try a search - I think some one on this board has answered on the 6.5 x 47 lapua already. I can fit 41 grs of RL19 in one with a little space to spare if that helps

FWIW I have necked down about 2500 of 6.5 x 47 to 6 x47 using the forster die - I use Hornady one shot spray. I put 50cases in a loading block, spray them from each side, and then size them. Easier to do for the volume I sized. Mostly a prairie dog shooter, is why I need so many cases. I...

BBrient I started my prairie dog and jack rabbit shooting career right there at Boss Ranch near Marathon. We spent a couple of nights running to Fort Stockton and shooting jack rabbits at a large center pivot irrigation system there. Had nights where 4 of us killed 50 jacks each with 17 hmr's...

.272 neck works great - no turning necessary Neck ends up just slightly over .270 with a bullet in it I would be amazed if Dave does not have reamers on the shelf for a 6x47 shooting a 105+ grain bullet I just had him shorten on of those for me to shoot 70-80 gr bullets out of a 1-12

Another vote for the Savage LRPV over the cooper - LPRV should be 800 to 900 bucks, put the extra money in a better scope. Just had a bad experience with a cooper in 6Mm Rem. After 800 rounds, still could not get it to shoot well consistently. Waited months for it, paid $1350 for it. Gave up...

I use the 6 x 47 forster full length sizing die to size down to 6 x47 the first time. It works very well. I don't know enough about this to know if it matters, but you get a much nicer looking result when necking down this way versus using a neck only die. The neck only die left a ridge in...

Berger stopped making them - not enough demand, plus they have the flat base 70's and 80's that are close. They will make them for you if you buy 10,000. I love the 71 BT - prints several inches higher at 300 yards over the same amount of powder then the flat base 70, shoots into a nickel at...

Cheechako - do you know of a place that has any of the 71 bergers left? Minute of PD means different things to different people. I insist on match grade accuracy, even if I will never use it that way. If it don't shoot, it gets redone until it does shoot. Been down that road, have the canceled...

You will be happy with your 6X47 I have several now - all in 1-8 twist to shoot 100 gr + vld's and BT's Couldn't get the 87gr to shoot well in the 1-8. 105gr+ with IMR4350 and RL19 are doing 3050 to 3100 fps - incredible accuracy with bergers 105/108, 105 amax's not far behind. Using 28 inch...

I Had Mine Ground So That The 105 Berger Bt/bj Is Slightly Ahead Of The Nsj So That I Would Not Have To Deal With Donuts If They Form. It Has Worked Very Well For Me So Far Out To 450 Yards. Have Not Had A Chance Yet To Shoot It Further. I sent a loaded dummy round in to have the reamer ground...

Every rifle I have is muzzle braked and I have personally used a number of different makes of muzzle brakes. The JPRifles recoil eliminator is by far the most efficient of ones I have used. The bigger the caliber, the better it works - more gas hitting the baffles. In addition, you can send...

I stopped working with a 6mm Ackley improved after realizing that while I could push a 105 gr bullet faster than 3200 fps, it seemed to not be worth it as the groups opened up. I am currently very happy with a 6x47 Lapua - getting 3100 with 105's with significantly less powder, plus can use...

http://www.6mmbr.com/6XC.html Norma makes brass for it now. No Lapua is made. I don't really know much about this case. I am afraid that at this point, I have become a Lapua snob. If Lapua does not make brass for it, I won't consider it. I would check 600 and 1,000 yard match results and be...

A lot of development has happened with the 6 x 47 Lapua over the last year or so. I am in the process of changing any 6mm BR I own to a 6 x47 lapua. I have owned no Dashers, but have owned (still own) other improved cases. My point of view is that the 6 x 47 lapua is the 6 mm answer. Enough...

G Seekins - The barrel is a 28 inch Shilen Lynn - I have another 6X47 Lapua that shoots the 105 VLD's very well. I will also look at the 105 BT's - did not realize that Berger made a VLD and a BT in 105. Thanks Marks - I tried the VLD's in and out of the lands at different lengths with a...

I am very pleased to report that I have a 6x47 Lapua built on a Predator action with a Shilen 1 in 8 twist that I could not get to shoot the 105 Berger VLD's no matter what I tried. Today I tried the new 108 Bergers loaded to the lands with IMR 4350 and Reloader 19 and both loads gave me sub...

I am also running .2705 on 6x47 necks with 105 bergers. I don't turn the brass. I use a .268 bushing to load. 41.0 RL19 touching the lands. Most accurate rifle I own - bulit on a Bat with a Krieger. shoots ridiculuosly small groups at 300 yards - have not shot it further yet. I really think...

If you were varmint hunting, I would answer differently, but as you are competing and want to win, given the time, effort and money you are spending already, it does not make sense to leave neck tension to chance. BTW, many short range guys believe that not turning necks may cause an occasional...