Brass Score!

[Blacktail 8541]

Was given 600+ winchester 30-06 cases, 500 new and the rest once fired. The only problem was that I only have 1 bolt action "06". Well I do have a M1a that I needed cases for as I am real low on 308. Solution, form the 30-06 cases into 308!

Used my trim and form die to set the shoulder a few thousands long, cut off the excess neck and then full length sized. Then a final trim and debur and I now have 600 308 cases.

[Cypriss32]

Why dont you sell me some 30-06 winchester brass? I need some NEW unfired. You can PM me if you want.

[Fjold]

Check your neck thickness. You shortened the cases 1/2" but then the full body diameter of the 30.06 case got swaged down to the neck diameter of the 308 case.

[Blacktail 8541]

Already checked it before I did the whole batch. It runs 16 to 17 ths. Fine for my M1a.

[bruceflinch]

Sweet! & I thought I did ok scrounging up 215 pc of .223 yesterday @ the range.

[Timberwolf]

Damn I would have just traded you 500 new 308s for your 500 new 30-06s

[Blacktail 8541]

Guess I should have asked before I did it.

[mousegun]

I may be preaching to the choir, but please be careful. Reformed brass is a different animal than the standard cartridge. Check case capacities carefully before loading up, you may have to drop charges considerably to keep within reasonable pressure limits.

If you're already on board here, ignore my meddle.

[crowbar]

I'll swap you some 1x fired LC 99 & 01 LR brass for some 1x fired '06. I have about 120 LC and 40 Black Hills I'll toss in for 120 '06 cases.

[Blacktail 8541]

I may be preaching to the choir, but please be careful. Reformed brass is a different animal than the standard cartridge. Check case capacities carefully before loading up, you may have to drop charges considerably to keep within reasonable pressure limits.

If you're already on board here, ignore my meddle.

No problem with recieveing frindley advise. I've been doing wildcats for about 20 years and still have all my parts! But a moment of carelessness could change that in an instance.

For genneral info for a 10 case smple of formed vs factory, the formed averaged 2.8 grains less capacity than factory. Which is on par with Military brass that I have compared in the past.