6.8 Reloading

[TheBelly]

OK... I have 6.8 brass. I need a good recipe and (hopefully) someone who would like my company while I borrow/utilize your setup to load up a couple hundred.

Any takers? Please?

[fly boy]

subscribing...

I will be getting into 6.8 reloads withen a month or two

[NightCat]

I have about 60-90 6.8mm brass if anyone who shoots in wants it.

[Jherexx]

I'll take the brass.

[TheBelly]

Well, shit.

[Jherexx]

OK... I have 6.8 brass. I need a good recipe and (hopefully) someone who would like my company while I borrow/utilize your setup to load up a couple hundred.

Any takers? Please?

If you can make it up to the Aurora area, you are more than welcome to use my gear. Lots of recipes on the Hodgdon website and 6.8forums, pick one based on the supplies you have.

[TheBelly]

Sweet. Thanks so much!!!! I'll pm you for details.

[DHC]

OK... I have 6.8 brass. I need a good recipe and (hopefully) someone who would like my company while I borrow/utilize your setup to load up a couple hundred.

Any takers? Please?

Unfortunately, I cannot offer use of my reloading setup, but I can offer some of my experiences for reloading that round. In terms of brass, the 6.8 comes in both large primer brass (Remington, primarily) and small primer brass (Hornady and SSA). Small primer brass seems to be preferred by most and that is what I use. The primers I use are either CCI-41 or CCI-450. I've not seen any difference between them. A variety of powders can be used, but I prefer AA2200, though H322 has been equally as accurate with only a small loss in velocities. I've also used X-Term (same as AA2230) with good success. There is a broad range of projectiles available for the 6.8. I tend to stay within a range of 85 gr. to a max of 120 gr. My son took a deer this year using a 110 gr. Sierra Pro Hunter bullet with devastating results in terms of internal damage.

Loading the Sierra 110 gr Pro Hunter with OAL of 2.260 (fits both AR and bolt-action) on top of 29.1 gr. of H322 produces a muzzle velocity of nearly 2600 fps (measured). 28.0 gr. of AA2200 produces about the same velocity.

These loads are intended for use in either the older SAAMI spec 6.8 or the newer SPC II spec, as I have one of each and do not want to load separately for each one. If you have the newer SPC II spec, you can load a bit hotter.

As always, use anyone's load recipes with caution and always look for signs of over-pressure. Even with the loads mentioned above, I see some primer cratering/flow in the bolt action (older spec chamber).

IHTH