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The
ultimate competitive round?
I think so. I have now won three Camp Perry across the course championships and one Long Range Championship using the 6XC. Norm Houle won the 2004 across the course title shooting 6XC in his TUBB 2000. This round continues to impress me and I'll be with it across the course for the foreseeable future. In addition to eliminating the problems associated with magazine length round bullet seating (keeping the bullet's full caliber diameter out of the "doughnut"), the 6XC is the best feeding round I've used. Any shorter doesn't work as well and any longer doesn't either. The XC is the ideal across-the-course round.
Cartridge
Origin [by David
Tubb]
The "original" 6mmX
(20-degree shoulder) resulted from
chambering a barrel using a .243
Winchester reamer held (stopped) 0.132
inches short of its intended depth. This
was done to allow use of a .22-.250 case.
The 6mmX sizing die was made by shortening
a .243 Winchester die (seating die also)
0.145 inches (additional length was based
on varying shellholder heights; this
ensured the case could be run fully into
the die and attain adequate case shoulder
contact). We then took a .22-.250 case and
ran it fully into this sizing die and then
loaded the rounds and fire-formed the case
in the 6mmX chamber. The .22-.250 case
neck could initially be expanded using the
sizing die provided a tapered (.17 cal. to
6mm [.243 cal.]) Redding expander
was installed or that the expander had
been modified with a taper.
(Read
an article about
6mmX)
The 6XC (30-degree case shoulder) cartridge came about as a natural progression from shooting the original 6mmX. The 6mmXC has some features which I feel are more desirable compared to the 6mmX. -
1.) The cartridge case body length is 0.023 inches shorter than the 6mmX. This means that 6XC chamber reamer now cuts the base of the case closer to the original .22-.250 base diameter.
2.) Shortening the case body also allows for less longitudinal (length) stretching during fire-forming. This will result in the 6XC having a greater case life (more firings).
3.) Its
30-degree case shoulder allows less case
growth (less trimming
required).
I have found that
velocities attainable with the 6mmXC are
equivalent to those attainable using .243
Winchester. Barrel life is much better
than .243 Winchester due to the fact that
the XC has about 7 grains less powder
capacity.
SSS inc. has match grade 6XC brass available, engineered to meet the demands of High Power shooters. Click HERE.
Reamers
+ Gauges
Hugh Henriksen makes
the 6XC reamers for us and we usually have
his reamers in stock. The reamer I am now
using is compatible with either the 107 or
115 bullet and features a 3/4 degree lead.
We also stock "GO" gauges.
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