I need 6mm Arc brass and have a couple hundred dollars of it backordered from December with no hope in sight. Something has to give.
I have a WTB in swapping and selling concerning 6mm ARC brass and a couple of kind folks mentioned forming it from something else over there. Rather than get spanked for asking these question in the WTB, I thought it best to start one here.
I do have some 7.62x39 brass, but probably not much else to start a forming process. In addition, I really wasn't wanting to form brass, but times are tough. I really don't have the experience (nor tools in some cases) to do a rather complex conversion and was hoping for a simple one. I did find articles on forming 6.5 Grendel which appears to be quick and simple, unfortunately it seems to be as scarce as 6mm ARC brass.
I figure I am going to learn a lot from this exercise (including history). As one member pm'ed me "Well, the 7.62x39 begat the 220 Russian, the 220 Russian begat the 6.5 Grendel, which begat the 6mm ARC" (thanks Corey!). He also pointed me to a site that has 220 Russian brass.
So, before I take off unprepared for the quest, if anyone has some ideas on the best (or available) approach to take to make 6mm Arc brass, it would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Ed