October 20, 2013: An interesting phenomenon occurred yesterday while working on resizing the 200 once fired cases (for the 6BR Pink Nightmare). I noticed that the die was resizing (and cutting the brass as it pass down the neck). After contacting Jim Borden, he said send the die to him and he will assess what is going on. This was with no bushing installed. A picture is worth a thousand words. Both are once fired Lapua brass that had been neck turned. Piece on the left was run through the Harrell resizing die while the one on the right is as fired. The OD went from 0.271 to 0.268 with NO bushing installed. Which should not happen.
Hopefully a quick fix so we can get back to reloading.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Sunday, October 20, 2013
6BR-Pink Nightmare
6BR- The Pink Nightmare
Caliber: 6mm 5R Twist: 1-8 Length: 30" Finished, Blank is 31" Contour: #11 Medium Palma Contour 1.25" x 2.50" Taper to 0.820" (5.35lbs) Bore/Groove: .237/.243
My daughter shooting her very bright, pink tube rifle!
The gun is a an Eliseo tube rifle (R5 style) chambered and actioned by Jim Borden. It is a repeater style that uses proprietary clips by Gary Eliseo's company. It is turned for a sight band. The barrel was obtained from Bartlein.
Barrel Specifications:
Specifics about the chambering:
The chamber was cut with Pacific Precision Reamer ground to 0.4714 inch diameter at the 0.200 datum ahead of the boltface. The reamer and the chamber have a 0.272 in diameter neck, with a 1.5 degree throat. The chamber has a 0.2433 in diameter freebore that is 0.105 in long, specifically gun for use with 105 grain bullets. Absolute max loaded diameter of 0.271. The chamber was setup to use cases of 1.550 inches long, with a trim length of 1.540 inches. The reamer was specifically setup for use with Lapua and Norma 6BR cases as a no turn option.
The front rest is an all stainless steel bench rest by Gary Hayes of Canada. The rear bag is an Edgewood Softy Rear Bag (from Sinclair International, item number 749-007-908WS).
Scope is a Weaver 36X. The rings are TPS Tactical Scope 1" rings from SWFA (medium height 0.985 inches, part number TPS30521).
Links:
- Borden Rifles (http://www.bordenrifles.com)
- Competition Machine Incorporated (http://www.gotxring.com)
- Gary Hayes (gwh21439 (at) gmail.com)
- Bartlein Barrels (http://www.bartleinbarrels.com)
- SWFA Optics (http://swfa.com)
- Sinclair International (http://www.sinclairintl.com)
Reloading and shooting results to follow
Thanks for your interest
Sam Glover
gloverxoh (at) icloud.com
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