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6mm BR Rem --- 6MM BR Norma same ?
Aug 20th, 2026 at 6:18pm
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Is there any difference between the 6mm BR Remington and the 6mm BR Norma cartridges ?   Do the both use the same cartridge brass ?
  
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Re: 6mm BR Rem --- 6MM BR Norma same ?
Reply #1 - Aug 20th, 2026 at 7:15pm
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Not really and it depends which brass you use in which chamber.

6 BR Norma has a base diameters about .003-4” larger. Difference between more or less SAAMI and CIP.

As for chambers in general the Norma is throated for longer bullets.
  
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Reply #2 - Aug 21st, 2026 at 8:58am
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Thank you for that.  I was searching last night and think that I discovered that the 6mm Dasher also uses the same brass but it fire forms pushing the shoulder forward.  The case length shows the dasher being .020" shorter .  I guess that happens because the body is being lengthened and the neck shortened in the fire forming process.
The reason I asked is that yesterday I acquired 200 rounds of primed Remington brand small primer 6mm BR brass.  I think I will start looking for a barrel for my TC Encore with preference for the Dasher.  The Dasher shows about 200 fps higher velocity with all bullet weights over either the Rem or Norma BR.
  
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Reply #3 - Aug 21st, 2026 at 9:36am
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bullshop wrote on Aug 21st, 2026 at 8:58am:
Thank you for that.  I was searching last night and think that I discovered that the 6mm Dasher also uses the same brass but it fire forms pushing the shoulder forward.  The case length shows the dasher being .020" shorter .  I guess that happens because the body is being lengthened and the neck shortened in the fire forming process.
The reason I asked is that yesterday I acquired 200 rounds of primed Remington brand small primer 6mm BR brass.  I think I will start looking for a barrel for my TC Encore with preference for the Dasher.  The Dasher shows about 200 fps higher velocity with all bullet weights over either the Rem or Norma BR.


I don’t know if you found this, but the 6mmbr.com info is still out there, it evolved into accurate shooter. Info on all the variants there. 
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Re: 6mm BR Rem --- 6MM BR Norma same ?
Reply #4 - Aug 21st, 2026 at 8:35pm
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If you go with the Dasher, look at the barrel twist. I went through a similar project, and you might go with maximum accuracy potential, a 1-7.5 twist, and load good 105-115gr bullets. Might just start with Varget powder, and call it good. Best of luck with it.
  
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Re: 6mm BR Rem --- 6MM BR Norma same ?
Reply #5 - Aug 25th, 2026 at 1:48pm
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Before being focused on my CPA rifle, I spent a lot of time with an XP-100 chambered in 30 Kern, then 30 PPC, then 30 Silhouette, then 6.5 TKS and finally .22 BR. 

There was list of head scratching about the minor case dimensional differences between the BR and PPC “family” and which case to use gor your selected cartridge. It seems that in that “world”, the focus is the small primer, the short powder column and the 220 Russian case….and then parent case.

My best accuracy and match success was with the 30 PPC.

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Reply #6 - Aug 25th, 2026 at 6:29pm
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I was in the first 10 shooters owning a Dasher when they came out shooting 1K Matches 20+ years ago. a great little round. But over the years its shown that A 105 gr bullet going out around 2950-75 is a sweet spot.the extra velocity just helped burn out the throat quicker. Also the short neck keeps you limited to what bullet being used. The 6BRA ( 6BR Ackley)  gets you to that 2975 velocity but with the longer neck you can use a variety of bullets with different  ogives  and not have to cut your leade or throat to match. A Sierra has a blunt ogive to a Berger with the longer ojive.Just something to think about.....
  

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Reply #7 - Aug 25th, 2026 at 7:33pm
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Bullshop, I'd listen to what Skalkaho said.
  
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Reply #8 - Aug 25th, 2026 at 10:31pm
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It's a fun topic. This Encore barrel would likely be a custom, and the chamber would likely have been cut with a modern reamer, with follow on throating, lead, etc. 

If it doesn't have the relatively quick barrel twist, and throated for long hybrid bullets, a 1-10 twist Dasher would end up being about a 243 Win. A long range sweet spot, might even be a bit under 2900 fps. 

It can be a rabbit hole, or maybe prairie dog hole. I don't compete, but it's a neat thing to watch bullet trace, through the scope, all the way to a seven or nine hundred prairie dog hit.
  
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