Experience with the 6mm XC?

[KrazyK]

I recently got into long range precision matches and I decided to build a custom rifle. I was steered toward the 6XC over the 6 Dasher and 6GT due to better feeding. Anyone else have good experiences with this cartirdge?

[ar15barrels]

I have the reamer and gauge if you want one built.
I can't help you with personal experience shooting it as I have not built one for myself.
I also have a few different 6BR reamers as well as Creedmoor and Dasher.

[opticsauthority]

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[bigbossman]

A wood stock bolt-action rifle in .308 Winchester is really popular among hunters and shooters for a few reasons.....

I think you've posted in the wrong thread. This one is the one you're looking for:

Wood stock bolt action, in 308 win ?

[ar15barrels]

I think you've posted in the wrong thread. This one is the one you're looking for:

Wood stock bolt action, in 308 win ?

The bot got crossed up.

[bigbossman]

The bot got crossed up.

Yeah.... I wasn't going to say anything, but since you mentioned it.......

[ShaunBrady]

I recently got into long range precision matches and I decided to build a custom rifle. I was steered toward the 6XC over the 6 Dasher and 6GT due to better feeding. Anyone else have good experiences with this cartirdge?

I've been shooting it for about 10 years. Three guns, 2 barrels replaced for a total of 5. I shoot a lot of long range but not PRS.

Figure 1 mil out of the firing solution for 1000 yards, about 2/3 the barrel life and a near wash on the wind when compared to the 6.5CM.

Do some homework on the 6XC vs. 6XC II. It started as a case head diameter difference but it's a little more complicated than that. I started with Norma brass, a PTG 6XC II reamer and Redding dies. Then I had Whidden make a Dillon trim die and did brass prep on a Dillon 650.

The throat went away on the PTG reamer after a couple chambers and a few years ago I bought 600 pieces of 6XC brass Peterson was closing out. I bought Tubb's reamer and sizing die for the last barrel I chambered. Fired brass from the earlier chambers will chamber in the barrel done with the new reamer. I don't run a lot of pressure. The 6XC should be a slightly smaller chamber than the 6XC II but Tubb likes a looser chamber for a given base dimension and the XC II crowd tends towards tighter chambers. Brass is also generally delivered several thousandths under the SAAMI dimension.

No problems with feeding in Savage and Mossberg actions using AICS and M14 308 magazines. The slickest feeding by far is in a RPR with the plastic Ruger magazine. The rounds feed between the 2 lower lugs rather than over the top as with a conventional 2 lug action.

If you use the Tubb reamer, dies, and brass, he's set up a system that gives the bulk of the benefits you'll get from careful reloading while minimizing the effort.