Buying reloading kit in SE England

[BigDuncs]

I've just got a new 6.5mm Creedmoor rifle and am now looking for reloading kit. Factory ammo is £2 a pop and the NRA don't sell it...

Reloading Solutions don't have H4350 nor RS62 powders nor do they have Lapua cases and the lady I spoke to wasn't big on advice re dies.

Can anyone recommend any retailers in the SE / W London area where I could find 6.5 dies/powders/cases and bullets? Andy Allwood is a possibility but he is a Lee man and that's not my first choice.

Could get the dies mail order but that still leaves powder....

Thanks in advance!

[bullbarrel]

Give Tim as GT Shooting (Coulsdon, Surrey) a call. I doubt he'll have dies but normally has a good range of powder. I do recall seeing some 6.5 bullets in there.

I'd advise not order the dies from him as it could take a while.......

There is also a chap in Chertsey who worked out of his house, but don't recall his name. Perhaps someone else can put a name to it.

Post edit. I think its this chap. http://www.itlshootingsupplies.co.uk/index.htm

[BigDuncs]

Give Tim as GT Shooting (Coulsdon, Surrey) a call. I doubt he'll have dies but normally has a good range of powder. I do recall seeing some 6.5 bullets in there.

I'd advise not order the dies from him as it could take a while.......

There is also a chap in Chertsey who worked out of his house, but don't recall his name. Perhaps someone else can put a name to it.

Post edit. I think its this chap. http://www.itlshootingsupplies.co.uk/index.htm

Thanks.

[aris]

Give Tim as GT Shooting (Coulsdon, Surrey) a call. I doubt he'll have dies but normally has a good range of powder. I do recall seeing some 6.5 bullets in there.

I'd advise not order the dies from him as it could take a while.......

There is also a chap in Chertsey who worked out of his house, but don't recall his name. Perhaps someone else can put a name to it.

Post edit. I think its this chap. http://www.itlshootingsupplies.co.uk/index.htm

Ian. I buy from him - and he also sells at the shows at Bisley. Which is probably a good place to go if you are looking for reloading gear. Next one is the Trafalgar meet on the 21st/22nd of October. Note he has loads more than is shown on his website - which is often woefully out of date. He isn't big on e-mail either. You need to call him.


http://www.nra.org.uk/common/asp/Cal...te=NRA&id=4016

There are various tents and stands selling all manner of shooting stuff at good prices. Ian will be there.

You may struggle to find Hodgedon or a fair few other American powders due to the upcoming eu REACH directive - apparently they contain some undesirable chemicals which are banned.

You can get most things mail order - even powder & primers if you are willing to pay for the extra postage costs.

[AC all day]

Wilson and Wilson also carry a good selection of reloading bits and for some odd stuff too....always worth a phone call first. They are in kent by Manston airport on planet Thanet!!

[mickwin]

You could try Andy Allwood in Bracknell Www.tfsa.co.uk.
I have used him a few times and he's a helpfull guy. He gave me a days reloading training ( inc. lunch ) with no obligation to buy
from him when I first started reloading.

[mag44uk]

There is a bullet trading group on Facebook.
There were a couple of ads on there selling creedmore brass.

[tacfoley]

I've just got a new 6.5mm Creedmoor rifle and am now looking for reloading kit. Factory ammo is £2 a pop and the NRA don't sell it...

Reloading Solutions don't have H4350 nor RS62 powders nor do they have Lapua cases and the lady I spoke to wasn't big on advice re dies.

Can anyone recommend any retailers in the SE / W London area where I could find 6.5 dies/powders/cases and bullets? Andy Allwood is a possibility but he is a Lee man and that's not my first choice.

Could get the dies mail order but that still leaves powder....

Thanks in advance!

No dies, no cases and no advice...they don't really deserve to have the name 'Reloading Solutions', then, do they?

tac

[Randy Bohannon]

I've just got a new 6.5mm Creedmoor rifle and am now looking for reloading kit. Factory ammo is £2 a pop and the NRA don't sell it...

Reloading Solutions don't have H4350 nor RS62 powders nor do they have Lapua cases and the lady I spoke to wasn't big on advice re dies.

Can anyone recommend any retailers in the SE / W London area where I could find 6.5 dies/powders/cases and bullets? Andy Allwood is a possibility but he is a Lee man and that's not my first choice.

Could get the dies mail order but that still leaves powder....

Thanks in advance!

I have a kilo of elcho 17 spare if that gets you out of a hole, I believe it's the same as RS62 just without the markup...
If you want RS62 as it is sold now I could pick you a tub and meet you in town for that pint I owe you?

[BigDuncs]

I have a kilo of elcho 17 spare if that gets you out of a hole, I believe it's the same as RS62 just without the markup...
If you want RS62 as it is sold now I could pick you a tub and meet you in town for that pint I owe you?

Thanks Amir and thanks all - I'm shooting at Bisley tomorrow so will pop into Fultons - heard today that they have the bullets and powder in stock.

Appreciate all the comments. Enjoy the rest of your weekends.

[physeptone]

6.5mm Creedmoor has exploded in popularity across the US and here, I am surprised the UK has been that slow (or as everything just sold out? )

[Rickee]

I have a kilo of elcho 17 spare if that gets you out of a hole, I believe it's the same as RS62 just without the markup...
If you want RS62 as it is sold now I could pick you a tub and meet you in town for that pint I owe you?

Elcho/Reloader 17 is the same as RS60 and although single based, it is impregnated with nitroglycerine making it burn very hot.
RS62 is treated with camphor making a much cooler burning load.
I have bought both in the last year from Fultons at Bisley so i assume they still stock them.

[malcolmk]

Myles Robertson at m-b-r sporting may also be worth a try. Details on his web site.
He's in the SE and at Bisley most weekends.
I've bought stuff from him and he's very reliable and very competitive.

[BigDuncs]

Elcho/Reloader 17 is the same as RS60 and although single based, it is impregnated with nitroglycerine making it burn very hot.
RS62 is treated with camphor making a much cooler burning load.
I have bought both in the last year from Fultons at Bisley so i assume they still stock them.

Indeed. Got 1kg of RS62 from Fultons today so sorted now for powder and bullets.

Thanks everybody for all your comments on this thread.

My lad who owns the Tikka T3x TAC A1 rifle, shot it on the zero range this afternoon at Bisley to get it on target, with a few cleans between the first few shots, and then onto the electronics at 300. Two shots got us fairly close and the first 5 shot group was here at 300 yds.

https://imgur.com/a/t8Ktc

Tail wind with some fishtailing but not too bad for the first go with Hornady bought ammo.....

Think I'm going to like this 6.5 mm...

Have a great week.

[RobinC]

Hi Duncan

How are you, and what on earth antique have you bought now!

Reloading kit, the best I've found is not local to you, (is to us though!) Spud1967, google him to find his site, he has a fantastic stock covering just about every thing, and a wide range of choice, and many makes, and he does mail order, I use him for everything.

Also Spud (Mark) is a very knowledgeable man on reloading.

Our reloads were good enough to get Pam top score on the first two days of this years Austrian 300 mt Championships a few weeks back, with world level scores of 594 and 590, so not a lot wrong with our reloads!

We are at Bisley 7th/8th Oct, come over to the 300 mt shed and see what real rifles look like!

Creedmoor 6.5!

Have Fun

Robin