.30-06 Ammo Question

[Eat Dirt]

I need a little help answering an Ammo question a friend On-Line asked me .
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"" I've got Lake City 7.62x51 brass and have reloaded it. When I chamber in my Rem 700 it goes hard. In my FR 8 Fal it slips in sweet as, well you know how it goes. Is this brass thicker?"


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Anybody ???

Thanks

[Jason762]

Accurate hunting rifle v surplus military gun.

Tighter tolerances v looser tolerances. It's possible the brass is thicker than most other brass, but not likely...

I think I read somewhere Winchester brass is thickest. How's that stuff run in his 700?

[Eat Dirt]

Thanks Jason for the Quick answer

Thats what I was thinking but before I zipped out a quick answer / I wanted to throw it out there and run it up the flagpole

I'll ask him how it works in the 700

[ar15barrels]

"" I've got Lake City 7.62x51 brass and have reloaded it. When I chamber in my Rem 700 it goes hard. In my FR 8 Fal it slips in sweet as, well you know how it goes.

As expected, the semi-auto rifle has a looser chamber than the bolt gun.
The brass was not sized enough for the 700, but it was sized enough for the semi-auto.

Tell your friend to adjust his sizing die to push the shoulder down some more for the 700.

[xzw151]

FR-8's are bolt guns if Im not mistaken. The only thing I would suggest you check as well is the seating depth of your bullets, it may be that the FR-8 has a longer throat than the 700 and the bullet is being jammed into the rifling. Just something else to check.

[Mssr. Eleganté]

.30-06 Ammo Question

I've got Lake City 7.62x51 brass and have reloaded it.

Is your friend trying to chamber 7.62x51 ammo in a Model 700 chambered in 30-06 caliber?

[pdq_wizzard]

Is your friend trying to chamber 7.62x51 ammo in a Model 700 chambered in 30-06 caliber?

I seen that too, a 308 in a 30.06 is not going to end well. an .06 is 7.62 x 63 mm in metric.

[ar15barrels]

I seen that too, a 308 in a 30.06 is not going to end well.

I have a picture somewhere of one of those I found in a hunting camp...

The 308 shoulder and neck all become part of the 30-06 body.